The Meaning of the Hadith: Whoever Introduces a Good Practice in Islam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in the hadith aboutMishkat al-Masabih 210 until the Day of Resurrection. Some of the people of innovation cite this as evidence that their daily recitations and what they do are among the good sunnahs that bring one closer to Allah. So how is the answer to that?
Answer:
We say: This is not among the good sunnahs; this is among the ugly innovations. It is not among the good sunnahs. What is the cause of the hadith? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged charity. People came to him in severe need, so he ordered Bilal to go and call the people. They gathered, and he prayed with them, then he encouraged them to give charity. A man from among those present rushed forward with a purse of gold dinars that his hand could not hold, so he placed it before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was pleased, and his face lit up with joy, and he said: The people followed one another when they saw this man; they followed in his charity.
So he established for them the sunnah of charity and rushing to it. This is the meaning of "whoever establishes a good sunnah in Islam," meaning he revives a sunnah. Whoever establishes in Islam means he revives a sunnah that people had abandoned or neglected. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in the hadith about
If anyone establishes a good sunna in Islam he will have a reward for it and the equivalent of the rewards of those who act upon it
رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من سن في الإسلام سنة حسنة فله أجرها وأجر من عمل بهاAnswer:
We say: This is not among the good sunnahs; this is among the ugly innovations. It is not among the good sunnahs. What is the cause of the hadith? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged charity. People came to him in severe need, so he ordered Bilal to go and call the people. They gathered, and he prayed with them, then he encouraged them to give charity. A man from among those present rushed forward with a purse of gold dinars that his hand could not hold, so he placed it before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was pleased, and his face lit up with joy, and he said:
Whoever establishes in Islam a good sunnah.
من سن بالاسلام سنة حسنةSo he established for them the sunnah of charity and rushing to it. This is the meaning of "whoever establishes a good sunnah in Islam," meaning he revives a sunnah. Whoever establishes in Islam means he revives a sunnah that people had abandoned or neglected. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 52 من 76/شرح فتح المجيد لشرح كتاب التوحيد/اتخاذ القبور مساجد/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:08)
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