Is it prescribed for a Muslim to abandon permissible things?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the three Companions, one of whom said, “I will marry women,” the second said, “I will not eat meat,” and the third said, “I will fast and not break my fast,” from abandoning permissible things. Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that the near ones are those who performed the obligatory acts, abandoned the prohibited things, and abandoned some of the permissible things. So when does abandoning permissible things become a means of drawing near to Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
He did not say they abandoned permissible things; he said they abandoned some of the permissible things. So if one abandons some of the permissible things out of caution, that is good. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the three Companions, one of whom said, “I will marry women,” the second said, “I will not eat meat,” and the third said, “I will fast and not break my fast,” from abandoning permissible things. Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that the near ones are those who performed the obligatory acts, abandoned the prohibited things, and abandoned some of the permissible things. So when does abandoning permissible things become a means of drawing near to Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
He did not say they abandoned permissible things; he said they abandoned some of the permissible things. So if one abandons some of the permissible things out of caution, that is good. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [863- 4717] هل يشرع للمسلم ترك المباحات؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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