The Ruling on Following Non-Shari'ah Dispensations
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Question:
This questioner, Honorable Shaykh, says: If a person is one of those who strives to follow dispensations, is there something wrong with his creed?
Answer:
Yes. The one who follows dispensations that are the fatwas of some scholars or the statements of some scholars that contradict the evidence, this indicates his misguidance. The one who follows non-Shari'ah dispensations, this indicates his misguidance, and that he is seeking out what agrees with his desires. As for the Shari'ah dispensations, Allah loves for these to be taken, such as shortening the prayer while traveling, breaking the fast in Ramadan during prostration, breaking the fast for the sick person for whom fasting is difficult, and dry ablution with clean earth instead of water if one is unable to use it or if it is absent. These are the Shari'ah dispensations, such as wiping over leather socks instead of washing the feet. These are the Shari'ah dispensations, and there is reward with Allah for acting upon them. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) loves for His dispensations to be taken, just as He dislikes for His disobedience to be committed. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner, Honorable Shaykh, says: If a person is one of those who strives to follow dispensations, is there something wrong with his creed?
Answer:
Yes. The one who follows dispensations that are the fatwas of some scholars or the statements of some scholars that contradict the evidence, this indicates his misguidance. The one who follows non-Shari'ah dispensations, this indicates his misguidance, and that he is seeking out what agrees with his desires. As for the Shari'ah dispensations, Allah loves for these to be taken, such as shortening the prayer while traveling, breaking the fast in Ramadan during prostration, breaking the fast for the sick person for whom fasting is difficult, and dry ablution with clean earth instead of water if one is unable to use it or if it is absent. These are the Shari'ah dispensations, such as wiping over leather socks instead of washing the feet. These are the Shari'ah dispensations, and there is reward with Allah for acting upon them. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) loves for His dispensations to be taken, just as He dislikes for His disobedience to be committed. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/248 — archive.org (13:48)
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