last ten nights of last Ramadan. One of the young men used to pray all
the obligatory prayers in the Haram except for 'Isha' prayer, Taraweeh
and qiyaam, which he prayed elsewhere on the basis that he could not
focus on the prayer or feel at ease because of the voice of one of the
imams of the Haram. He says that he did not want to waste the last ten
nights of Ramadan, and the most important thing to him was his
spirituality. One of those who were observing i'tikaaf said: "I am
observing i'tikaaf for all of the day, except at the time of 'Isha'
and qiyaam, which I pray outside the Prophet's Mosque." What do you
think, may Allah preserve you?
Praise be to Allah.
Prayers offered in the Prophet's Mosque bring a greatly multiplied reward.
Al-Bukhaari )1190( and Muslim )1394( narrated from Abu Hurayrah )may
Allah be pleased with him( that the Prophet )blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him( said: "One prayer in this mosque of mine is
betterthan a thousand prayers anywhere else, except al-Masjid
al-Haraam."
This hadeeth includes both obligatory prayers and naafil prayers that
itis mustahabb )recommended( to offerin congregation in the mosques,
such as Taraweeh.
The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas said:
It is mustahabb to offer naafil prayers at home, whether they are
regular Sunnah prayers )ar-rawaatib( or otherwise, except those which
Allah has prescribed should be offered in the mosque, such as the two
rak'ahs offered when entering the mosque )tahiyyat al-masjid or
greeting themosque(; those which Allah has prescribed should be
offered in congregation, such as Taraweeh and the eclipse prayer,
which should be offered in the mosque; and Eid prayers and prayers for
rain )istisqa'(, which should be offered in the musalla)prayer place(.
End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah, 7/239
With regard to your companion not praying Taraweeh in the Prophet's
Mosque for thereasons you mentioned, undoubtedly khushoo' )proper
focus( in prayer and presence of mind in prayer is something to be
sought, and a beautiful voice in recitation of the Qur'an helps with
that and has an impact on the listener. If your companion was going
topray in another mosque and that would help himto have better focus,
then there is no blame on him. He may have forsaken the virtue of the
place and been keento attain a virtue that has to do with the prayer
itself, namely khushoo'. If there is a conflict between two virtues –
as is the case with your companion – then precedence should be given
to the virtue that has to do with the act of worship itself.
Shaykh Ibn Jibreen said:
A beautiful voice and good recitation have an impact on the heart and
help to bring about presence of mind and physical stillness, and
enable one to be affected by the words of Allah, may He be exalted,and
to enjoy listening to them, which may be a means of understanding
them, comprehending their meaning and appreciating their miraculous
nature, eloquence and style. All of that is in turn leads acting upon
them and accepting their guidance. So the one who looks for a reciter
with a beautiful voice who recites the Qur'an well, has memorised it,
whose recitation helps him to focus and is unhurried in his prayer is
not to be criticized. One should look for suchan imam to pray
behind,even if the place is far away, and this imam is to be preferred
over onewho does not recite well, or makes many mistakes, or does not
have a pleasant voice, ordoes not make his voice beautiful when
reciting Qur'an, or who recites too quickly, or is not unhurried in
his prayer, or does not sound focused in his recitation,even if his
mosque is nearby. End quote.
Fataawa ash-Shaykh Ibn Jibreen, 24/28
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen )may Allah have mercy on him( said:
The questioner asked whether it is better to observe i'tikaaf in
al-Masjid al-Haraam or elsewhere.
The answer is: Yes, observing i'tikaaf in al-Masjid al-Haraam is
better than observing i'tikaaf in other mosques. The next best is
observing i'tikaaf in the Prophet's Mosque, then doing so in al-Masjid
al-Aqsa, then other mosques, the next best then the next best.
But here there is an issue that we should highlight, which is that
paying attention to the act of worship itself is more important than
paying attention to its time and place. In other words, the virtues
pertaining to the act of worship itself are more important than the
virtues pertaining to its time or place. That is, if aperson's
i'tikaaf in a mosque other than the three mosques will be more
perfect, with a stronger focus on humility before Allah, may He be
glorified and exalted, in his worship, then observing i'tikaaf in
those mosques is preferable, because this advantage has to do with the
act of worship itself.
The scholars think that being able to walk rapidly )raml( in tawaaf
al-qudoom )tawaaf of arrival, in the first three circuits( is more
important than getting close to the Ka'bah. Theyexplained that by
notingthat walking at a rapid pace is a virtue that has to do with the
act of worship itself, whereas getting close to the Ka'bah is a virtue
that has to do with the place;paying attention to matters that have to
do with the act of worship itself is more important than that which
has to do with the place. This isa point which people, especially
seekers of knowledge, should pay attention to, namely focusing on the
virtue ofthe act of worship itself more than focusing on the place or
time. End quote.
Fataawa Noor 'ala ad-Darb, 205/4-5
The shaykh also said:
Undoubtedly i'tikaaf observed in one of the three mosques to which
journeys may be made isbetter, and there is no difference of scholarly
opinion on this point, except if observing i 'tikaaf in his own mosque
will lead to greater khushoo' and focus of mind, and he will be safe
from noise and disturbance, and seeing inappropriate scenes. In that
case, we say that his own mosqueis preferable. End quote.
Sharh al-Kaafi, 4/159
What appears to us to bethe case is that there is nothing wrong with
what your companion did, even though the imams of the Haramayn are
carefully selected from among those who recite well and have pleasant
voices.
With regard to one of those who are observingi'tikaaf going out to
pray 'Isha' and qiyaam outside of the Prophet's Mosque, his i'tikaaf
is not valid, because he hasgone out of the mosque unnecessarily.
What he should do is either observe i'tikaaf for all of the last ten
days in the Prophet's Mosque, and not go out except in the case of
necessity, which is best;
Or he should observe i'tikaaf in the mosque where he is going to pray,
so that he will attain the reward of observing i'tikaaf in the last
ten days, and thus he will have followed the example of the Prophet
)blessings and peace of Allah be upon him(.
And Allah knows best.
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