Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 3 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 343

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بَابُ اسْتِحْبَابِ إِعَادَةِ السَّلَامِ عَلَى مَنْ تَكَرَّرَ لِقَاؤُهُ عَلَى قُرْبٍ.

Chapter: The desirability of repeating the greeting to someone you meet again shortly after.

دَخَلَ المَسْجِدَ، فَصَلَّى صَلَاةً لَا يَطْمَئِنُّ فِيهَا يَنْقُرُهَا نَقْرًا، ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ، وَقَالَ: ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ، فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ، فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ، وَصَلَّى لَكِنْ كَصَلَاتِهِ الأُولَى، بِدُونِ طُمَأْنِينَةٍ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ، وَقَالَ: «ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ، فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، وَالرَّجُلُ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةً لَا يَعْرِفُ غَيْرَهَا؛ لِأَنَّهُ جَاهِلٌ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالحَقِّ لَا أُحْسِنُ غَيْرَ هَذَا فَعَلِّمْنِي، وَهَذَا مِنْ حِكْمَةِ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ جَعَلَهُ يَتَرَدَّدُ، يُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ الَّتِي لَا تُجْزِئُ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنْ يَشْتَاقَ إِلَى العِلْمِ فَيَرِدَ العِلْمُ عَلَى قَلْبِهِ وَهُوَ مُنْفَتِحٌ لَهُ، مُحْتَاجٌ إِلَيْهِ، وَمَعْرُوفٌ أَنَّ الشَّيْءَ إِذَا جَاءَ عَلَى الحَاجَةِ يَكُونُ أَقْبَلَ لِلنَّفْسِ، فَلَوْ أَعْطَيْتَ الفَقِيرَ عَشَرَةَ رِيَالَاتٍ، وَهُوَ مُحْتَاجٌ، فَرِحَ بِهَا فَرَحًا كَثِيرًا، وَكَانَ لَهَا مَنْزِلَةٌ، لَكِنْ لَوْ أَعْطَيْتَهَا غَنِيًّا لَمْ تُهِمَّهُ.

A man entered the mosque and performed a prayer so hastily, like a bird pecking at grain, that he found no peace in it. He approached the Prophet, peace be upon him, who returned his greeting and said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." The man returned and prayed, but again without tranquility. This happened three times, and the man, being ignorant, knew no other way to pray. Finally, he said, "By the One who sent you with the truth, I know nothing else, so teach me." It was the wisdom of the Messenger, peace be upon him, to make him repeat this invalid prayer so that he would yearn for knowledge and his heart would be open and receptive to it. When knowledge arrives at a moment of need, the soul accepts it more readily. If you give ten riyals to a poor person in need, he rejoices and values the gift, whereas a wealthy person would hardly care.

فَالحَاصِلُ: أَنَّ الرَّسُولَ ﷺ رَدَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنْ يَتَشَوَّقَ لِلْعِلْمِ، وَيَنْفَتِحَ قَلْبُهُ لَهُ فَقَالَ: إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَأَسْبِغِ الوُضُوءَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقْبِلِ القِبْلَةَ، فَكَبِّرْ، اقْرَأْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مَعَكَ مِنَ القُرْآنِ - وَلَكِنَّ الفَاتِحَةَ لَا بُدَّ مِنْهَا كَمَا تَدُلُّ عَلَيْهَا نُصُوصٌ أُخْرَى - ثُمَّ ارْكَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ رَاكِعًا، ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ قَائِمًا، ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا، ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا، ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا، ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا - هَذِهِ رَكْعَةٌ تَامَّةٌ - ثُمَّ افْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلَاتِكَ كُلِّهَا عَلَّمَهُ الرَّسُولُ، فَتَعَلَّمَ وَمَشَى.

In short, the Messenger, peace be upon him, sent the man back to stir his desire for knowledge and open his heart. He instructed him, "When you stand for prayer, perform wudu thoroughly, face the Qiblah, and say the Takbir. Recite whatever you can of the Quran—though the Fatiha is mandatory, as other texts confirm. Then, bow until you are settled, rise until you are standing straight, prostrate until you are settled, sit up until you are settled, prostrate again until you are settled, and sit up until you are settled. This constitutes a complete rak'ah. Repeat this throughout your entire prayer." The Prophet taught him, and the man learned and departed.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (46 verbs · 47 nouns)

• تَكَرَّرَ — to be repeated
• دَخَلَ — to enter
• صَلَّى — to pray
• بَابٌ — chapter
• اسْتِحْبَابٌ — desirability
• إِعَادَةٌ — repetition