Does his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, "So let him seek refuge with Allah from four things," indicate that this supplication is obligatory?
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The questioner:
Does his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, "So let him seek refuge from four things," not indicate obligation?
The Shaykh:
The scholars of knowledge: Tawus used to order his son to specify if he left it out, and the majority hold that it is a recommended practice (sunnah); because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the hadith: He did not bind himself to a specific thing, so this is in the category of explaining the appropriate supplication. Yes.
The presenter:
I ask Allah for you. It is said that the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud was earlier.
The Shaykh:
No, no, this is the voice of the sunnah, praise be to Allah, because in your saying, "then he chooses what he wishes, then he chooses," if he likes it, it is the opposite, and praise be to Allah.
Does his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, "So let him seek refuge from four things," not indicate obligation?
The Shaykh:
The scholars of knowledge: Tawus used to order his son to specify if he left it out, and the majority hold that it is a recommended practice (sunnah); because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the hadith:
Mas'ud, then let him lose from the supplication what
مسعود ثم ليخسر من الدعاء ماThe presenter:
I ask Allah for you. It is said that the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud was earlier.
The Shaykh:
No, no, this is the voice of the sunnah, praise be to Allah, because in your saying, "then he chooses what he wishes, then he chooses," if he likes it, it is the opposite, and praise be to Allah.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 474- هل يدل قوله ﷺ : " فليستعذ بالله من أربع" على وجوب هذا الدعاء؟ - فوائد شرح كتاب الوابل الصيب — youtube.com
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