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Khayal · **Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf -** 01-26-2008

You haven't prayed for 40 years!

Zayd b. Wahb reports:
We were once sitting in the masjid with Hudhayfah (ibn Al-Yamân) – Allah be pleased with him, when a man entered from the gates of Kindah and stood to pray; but he did not complete the bowing or prostration postures. When he had finished praying, Hudhayfah asked him, “How long have you been praying in this manner?” The man replied, “For forty years.” Hudhayfah said, “You have not prayed for forty years! And if you were to die praying in this manner you would die upon a way (fitrah) other than the way of Muhammad – Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him.”
Al-Bukhârî, Al-Sahîh, The Book of Adhân.

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Khayal a ThOuGhT Status: Offline Posts: 5,358 Reputation: 17249 Rep Power: 47 Join Date: May 2005 Location: iN ThOuGhTs Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Pearls of Wisdom of the Salaf - 01-26-2008 You haven't prayed for 40 years! Zayd b. Wahb reports: We were once sitting in the masjid with Hudhayfah (ibn Al-Yamân) – Allah be pleased with him, when a man entered from the gates of Kindah and stood to pray; but he did not complete the bowing or prostration postures. When he had finished praying, Hudhayfah asked him, “How long have you been praying in this manner?” The man replied, “For forty years.” Hudhayfah said, “You have not prayed for forty years! And if you were to die praying in this manner you would die upon a way (fitrah) other than the way of Muhammad – Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him.” *Al-Bukhârî, Al-Sahîh, The Book of Adhân.* __________________