Imam Malik one day entered the Masjid after ‘Asr. Towards the front of Masjid An-Nabawi he drew closer and sat down. The Messenger of Allah had commanded that anyone who enters the Masjid should not sit until he first prays 2 rak’ahs as a salutation of the Masjid.
Imam Malik was of the opinion however that the Allah’s Messsenger forbiddance of praying after ‘Asr took precedence and so he would teach his students to not pray the tahiyyatul Masjid if they entered between the ‘Asr and Maghrib time. At that moment that Imam Malik sat down, a young boy had seen him sit without first praying the 2 raka’s of Tahiyyatul Masjid. The young boy scorned him, “Get up and pray 2 rak’ahs!”
Imam Malik dutifully stood up once again and began praying the 2 rak’ahs. The students sat stunned: What was going on? Had Imam Malik’s opinion changed?
After he had completed the salah, the students swarmed around and questioned his actions. Imam Malik said, “My opinion has not changed, nor have I gone back on what I taught you earlier. I merely feared that had I not prayed the 2 rak’ahs as the young boy commanded, Allah may include me in the Ayah…
“And when it is said to them, ‘Bow (in prayer)’, they do not bow.”
[77:48]
I just stumbled across this, read it many times before but still it has an effect, just goes to show just how much of a different level they were at then us. May it inspire us ameen!
Imam Malik was of the opinion however that the Allah’s Messsenger forbiddance of praying after ‘Asr took precedence and so he would teach his students to not pray the tahiyyatul Masjid if they entered between the ‘Asr and Maghrib time. At that moment that Imam Malik sat down, a young boy had seen him sit without first praying the 2 raka’s of Tahiyyatul Masjid. The young boy scorned him, “Get up and pray 2 rak’ahs!”
Imam Malik dutifully stood up once again and began praying the 2 rak’ahs. The students sat stunned: What was going on? Had Imam Malik’s opinion changed?
After he had completed the salah, the students swarmed around and questioned his actions. Imam Malik said, “My opinion has not changed, nor have I gone back on what I taught you earlier. I merely feared that had I not prayed the 2 rak’ahs as the young boy commanded, Allah may include me in the Ayah…
“And when it is said to them, ‘Bow (in prayer)’, they do not bow.”
[77:48]
I just stumbled across this, read it many times before but still it has an effect, just goes to show just how much of a different level they were at then us. May it inspire us ameen!
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