The ruling on one who denies a Sunnah from the established Sunnahs of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if one rejects or denies a Sunnah that is known in the religion by necessity, following his desire, does he become a disbeliever? For example, if he denies the virtue of the miswak, or denies the two rak'ahs of Fajr,
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he denies the miswak or any other of the established Sunnahs, he becomes a disbeliever by this. He becomes a disbeliever by this.
The questioner:
He mentioned the Sunnah and said, “Absolutely, the miswak.”
The Shaykh:
It is prescribed. This is nonsense and this is play, and this makes one a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that, because the miswak is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
He says: The miswak is prescribed and good, but I am one who uses the miswak according to my desire; it is up to you whether you use it or not. But if he says, “No, it is not prescribed,” this is nonsense. This is lying about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if one rejects or denies a Sunnah that is known in the religion by necessity, following his desire, does he become a disbeliever? For example, if he denies the virtue of the miswak, or denies the two rak'ahs of Fajr,
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he denies the miswak or any other of the established Sunnahs, he becomes a disbeliever by this. He becomes a disbeliever by this.
The questioner:
He mentioned the Sunnah and said, “Absolutely, the miswak.”
The Shaykh:
It is prescribed. This is nonsense and this is play, and this makes one a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that, because the miswak is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
He says: The miswak is prescribed and good, but I am one who uses the miswak according to my desire; it is up to you whether you use it or not. But if he says, “No, it is not prescribed,” this is nonsense. This is lying about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2414 -2802] حكم من أنكر سُنَّة من السنن الثابتة عن النبي ﷺ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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