What is the meaning of the statement, “No one is better than you except one who does what you have done”?
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Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 595a does it mean that the one who says that and leaves the other sunnahs is better than the one who performs the other sunnahs except for this dhikr?
Answer:
No, there is no indication of that. Rather, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wants to make it clear to these people that no one among these rich people is better than you, and this is an absolute statement. Yes.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
only those who do as you do being more excellent than you
ولا يكون أحد أفضل منكم إلا من صنع مثل ما صنعتمAnswer:
No, there is no indication of that. Rather, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wants to make it clear to these people that no one among these rich people is better than you, and this is an absolute statement. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله «ولا يكون أحد أفضل منكم إلا من صنع مثل ما صنعتم»؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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