Is a permissible act recommended?
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The questioner : May Allah forgive you. Often in the texts, we say that this act of worship is permissible, not recommended, even though the one who performs this act of worship is either rewarded for it or punished for it. Do you not consider it recommended for him, or not?
The Shaykh : No, and following the Sunnah is better than doing it, like the one who repeats the prayer after finding water, having prayed with tayammum. It is said that the first one hit the Sunnah, so he is better than the one who prayed the reward twice,
The questioner : and he is not rewarded for this last one, the second one he did.
The Shaykh : He is not rewarded, but leaving it is better; he is rewarded with a better reward.
The questioner : But the door, I follow, I follow the...
The Shaykh : Okay, which is better, to have more reward or less reward? That is the end.
The Shaykh : No, and following the Sunnah is better than doing it, like the one who repeats the prayer after finding water, having prayed with tayammum. It is said that the first one hit the Sunnah, so he is better than the one who prayed the reward twice,
The questioner : and he is not rewarded for this last one, the second one he did.
The Shaykh : He is not rewarded, but leaving it is better; he is rewarded with a better reward.
The questioner : But the door, I follow, I follow the...
The Shaykh : Okay, which is better, to have more reward or less reward? That is the end.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2252 - يرد عندنا في النصوص أن نقول إن هذا الفعل من العبادة جائز لا مستحب مع أنه إن فعله يثاب...؟ — youtube.com
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