The Meaning of the Statement: The Dislike of People Taking It as a Sunnah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it understood from his statement (peace and blessings be upon him)—is it understood from his statement—that it is disliked for people to adopt it as a sunnah, such that a person should not be consistent in doing it so that it does not become a sunnah?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the legislator, but you are not a legislator, my brother. If you were consistent in doing it, it would not become, it would not become an obligation. This is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) because he is the legislator for the people. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it understood from his statement (peace and blessings be upon him)—is it understood from his statement—that it is disliked for people to adopt it as a sunnah, such that a person should not be consistent in doing it so that it does not become a sunnah?
Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the legislator, but you are not a legislator, my brother. If you were consistent in doing it, it would not become, it would not become an obligation. This is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) because he is the legislator for the people. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 35 من 148|شرح كتاب المنتقى|الصلاة|بيان أنها الوسطى وما ورد في ذلك في غيرها|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:11:42)
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