What is the ruling on one who says: I will not do anything but the five pillars of Islam, and I will not add to them?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One says: I will not do anything but the five pillars, the five pillars of Islam, and I will not add to them, citing the hadith of the Bedouin. Is his statement correct?
Answer:
His statement is correct if he performs the five pillars completely. But does he purify himself and claim that he performs them completely? There must be some deficiency in them; ignorance must befall him; so this is not sufficient. Yes, even for the obligatory acts, it is recommended to perform voluntary acts afterward to complete them if there is any deficiency in them. Yes, so he is in need of the obligatory acts, and in need of the recommended practices, and in need of this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One says: I will not do anything but the five pillars, the five pillars of Islam, and I will not add to them, citing the hadith of the Bedouin. Is his statement correct?
Answer:
His statement is correct if he performs the five pillars completely. But does he purify himself and claim that he performs them completely? There must be some deficiency in them; ignorance must befall him; so this is not sufficient. Yes, even for the obligatory acts, it is recommended to perform voluntary acts afterward to complete them if there is any deficiency in them. Yes, so he is in need of the obligatory acts, and in need of the recommended practices, and in need of this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [425 -582] ما حكم من يقول: أنا لن أعمل إلا أركان الإسلام الخمسة ولن أزيد عليها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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