The Command to Lick the Fingers: Is It Obligatory or Recommended?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the command to lick the fingers for the sake of obligation or for the sake of recommendation? And what is the factor that shifts it?
Answer:
The command is for the sake of recommendation, because they say that the commands intended for the etiquette of the Shari'ah are for recommendation and not obligation, and likewise the prohibitions intended for etiquette are for dislike. This is a rule with them: that whatever falls under the category of etiquette, the commands in it are for recommendation and the prohibitions in it are for dislike. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the command to lick the fingers for the sake of obligation or for the sake of recommendation? And what is the factor that shifts it?
Answer:
The command is for the sake of recommendation, because they say that the commands intended for the etiquette of the Shari'ah are for recommendation and not obligation, and likewise the prohibitions intended for etiquette are for dislike. This is a rule with them: that whatever falls under the category of etiquette, the commands in it are for recommendation and the prohibitions in it are for dislike. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [462 -954] الأمر بلعق الأصابع، هل هو للوجوب أم للاستحباب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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