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(Book 6, Hadith 1) #35303
The Prophet's Fear of Obligation

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) saw people gathering in the mosque to pray and he did not come out to them because he feared that it would become obligatory for them.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr from A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed in the mosque one night and people prayed behind him. Then he prayed the next night and there were more people. Then they gathered on the third or fourth night and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not come out to them. In the morning, he said, "I saw what you were doing and the only thing that prevented me from coming out to you was that I feared that it would become obligatory (fard) for you". This happened in Ramadan.
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَصَلَّى بِصَلاَتِهِ نَاسٌ ثُمَّ صَلَّى اللَّيْلَةَ الْقَابِلَةَ فَكَثُرَ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ اجْتَمَعُوا مِنَ اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ أَوِ الرَّابِعَةِ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ ‏ "‏ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الَّذِي صَنَعْتُمْ وَلَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ إِلَيْكُمْ إِلاَّ أَنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ تُفْرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَذَلِكَ فِي رَمَضَانَ
TOPICS
prayer  *  mosque  *  obligation  *  salat  *  masjid  *  ramadan  *  fard

QUICK LESSONS:
Be careful when introducing new practices or rituals into your life as a Muslim; Take responsibility for any potential consequences your actions may have on those around you; Pray in the mosque during Ramadan.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's fear of making prayer in the mosque obligatory for his followers. He noticed that more and more people were gathering in the mosque to pray at night during Ramadan and he did not come out to them because he was afraid that it would become a requirement for all Muslims. This hadith teaches us that we should be careful when introducing new practices or rituals into our lives as Muslims so as not to make something compulsory which Allah has left open for us. We should also be mindful of how our actions can influence others and take responsibility for any potential consequences they may have on those around us.

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