Rafa Yadein
How can we say it’s optional? There is no agreement on it being either optional or fard. The three views are that it’s either fard optional or haraam. What evidence do we have to ascribe to any of them?
Oh sorry I’m talking about rafa yadein after/before ruku and when coming out from sajda to standing position. Is it any different? Is it simply optional? What’s the evidence that it’s optional rather than an innovation for example?
Same question comes- why do we even look to ahadeeth for that? It seems ijma and tawattur may be secure but not very clear
No, accepting rafa yadein as an optional practice is not adding anything to the content of religion. The content of religion consists of those compulsory beliefs and practices that we will be held accountable for. We’re very clear on the fact that additional rafa yadein doesn’t fall in that category because it doesn’t fulfill the conditions of ijma and tawatur. If it’s not compulsory then it’s either a bidah or an optional act. Since we have evidence that prophet SAW himself sometimes undertook this practice and that this practice already has a basis in religion, it can’t be categorized as biddah. That only leaves the possibility that it’s an optional practice. Perhaps this can be understood by the example of prophet SAW’s prayer for the rain in the times of drought (salaat al-istisqa). Quite naturally it has not reached us through ijma and tawatur but it’s a great act to humble ourselves in front of God in times of difficulty. Since we have evidence for it in ahadith and since it’s by means of salat which is already established as part of religion, we will categorize it as an optional prayer.
Well the first rafa yadein has always been considered fard to my knowledge
Are ibadi sect left out of every ijma?