The Difference Between the Sunnahs That Are Performed Sometimes and Those That Are Performed Always
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The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, may Allah love you. Shaykh, it is well known that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, loves the people of the Sunnah. He said:[Ali 'Imran 3:31]. The verse says that the scholars state there are sunnahs (recommended practices) that are performed sometimes. How do we distinguish between the sunnah that is performed sometimes and the sunnahs that are performed always? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The scholars have clarified this. The default ruling for a command is obligation, unless evidence indicates that it is for recommendation or that it is for permissibility. In that case, it is understood as recommended based on evidence, or permissible based on other evidence. As for what has no evidence, the default for commands is obligation. Yes. May Allah reward you.
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, may Allah love you. Shaykh, it is well known that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, loves the people of the Sunnah. He said:
Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُThe Shaykh:
The scholars have clarified this. The default ruling for a command is obligation, unless evidence indicates that it is for recommendation or that it is for permissibility. In that case, it is understood as recommended based on evidence, or permissible based on other evidence. As for what has no evidence, the default for commands is obligation. Yes. May Allah reward you.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 13- — archive.org (36:30)
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