Following the traces of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his places
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The questioner:
You follow the Messenger’s traces not for the sake of seeking blessing in them, but to ascertain the Sunnah in the places he passed through.
The Shaykh:
This is not prescribed, because Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was not agreed with by any of the Companions; no one agreed with him. This was his independent legal reasoning (ijtihad). The scholars say that this was an ijtihad of Ibn 'Umar, and even his father did not agree with him on this. However, due to his (may Allah be pleased with him) intense eagerness to follow the Prophet, he did this, but it is not approved of. Yes.
The questioner:
It would be considered an initiation. Yes.
The Shaykh:
It would be an initiation. Yes, it would be an initiation. If one of the mothers did it, it would be an initiation. Yes.
You follow the Messenger’s traces not for the sake of seeking blessing in them, but to ascertain the Sunnah in the places he passed through.
The Shaykh:
This is not prescribed, because Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was not agreed with by any of the Companions; no one agreed with him. This was his independent legal reasoning (ijtihad). The scholars say that this was an ijtihad of Ibn 'Umar, and even his father did not agree with him on this. However, due to his (may Allah be pleased with him) intense eagerness to follow the Prophet, he did this, but it is not approved of. Yes.
The questioner:
It would be considered an initiation. Yes.
The Shaykh:
It would be an initiation. Yes, it would be an initiation. If one of the mothers did it, it would be an initiation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|الحج|باب أركان الحج والعمرة|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (54:43)
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