Abu Hanifah and al-Thawri said: It is not sufficient [to do so separately] because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) combined the two prayers, and thus it was a ritual act (nusuk), and he said: "Take your rituals from me" (9). Our evidence is that every two prayers for which combining is permitted, separating them is also permitted, like Dhuhr and Asr at Arafat. The action of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is interpreted as being (10) the most primary and virtuous, and to ensure his journey is not interrupted; and what they mentioned regarding combining at Arafat invalidates their stance.

641 - Issue: He said: (Then when he prays Fajr, he stands at the Mash'ar al-Haram and supplicates).

He means that he spends the night in Muzdalifah until dawn breaks, then he prays the morning prayer (Subh). It is the Sunnah to hasten to perform it at the beginning of its time, so that the time for standing at the Mash'ar al-Haram is extended. In the hadith of Jabir (1), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed the morning prayer when the dawn became clear to him. In the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud, he prayed Fajr when the dawn had broken, while a speaker was saying: "The dawn has broken," and another was saying: "It has not broken." Then he said at the end of the hadith: "I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) do it." Al-Bukhari (2) narrated something similar to this. Then, when he prays Fajr, he stands at the Mash'ar al-Haram, which is Quzah (3); he climbs upon it if possible, otherwise he stands near it, then he remembers Allah, the Exalted, and supplicates to Him (5) with diligence. Allah, the Exalted, said: {Then when you depart from Arafat, remember Allah at the Mash'ar al-Haram} (6). In the hadith of Jabir (1),