The Difference Between the Obligatory and the Recommended in the Acts of Hajj
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Question:
Before this, how did we know that this is a recommended practice (sunnah) and that is obligatory, regarding the angels, even though the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only performed Hajj once? These
Answer:
Among the hadiths you have heard and those you have not heard is that what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in the rites of Hajj is obligatory by default, except where evidence indicates it is a recommended practice (sunnah). Hadiths came indicating that some matters are recommended practices (sunnah) that the Messenger did out of recommendation, such as the ordering of the rites on the day of Eid. The Messenger ordered them, so if we remained with the default, we would say the ordering is obligatory. But when he said, "Do it, and there is no harm," and he was not asked about anything being brought forward or neglected except that he said, "Do it, and there is no harm."
Staying overnight at Muzdalifah: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed there. The default is that it is obligatory. But when 'Awadh ibn Madsris came and missed standing at Muzdalifah because he did not reach it in time, it was dropped from him. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever prays our prayer and stays with us until we depart, and had reached [Arafah] before [the time of departure],Sunan Abi Dawud 1950Sahih (Al-Albani) his journey [is valid]." So the evidences are what distinguish the obligatory from the non-obligatory.
The default for what the Messenger did in the rites of Hajj is that it is obligatory, except where evidence indicates it is a recommended practice (sunnah). And the presenter here mentioned to you some of the hadiths containing dispensations (rukhsah) that indicate some of the Messenger's acts in Hajj are recommended practices (sunnah). Yes. So we hold this and say the rule is that what the Messenger did in Hajj is obligatory by default, except where evidence indicates it is a recommended practice (sunnah), and they act accordingly. Yes.
Before this, how did we know that this is a recommended practice (sunnah) and that is obligatory, regarding the angels, even though the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only performed Hajj once? These
Answer:
Among the hadiths you have heard and those you have not heard is that what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in the rites of Hajj is obligatory by default, except where evidence indicates it is a recommended practice (sunnah). Hadiths came indicating that some matters are recommended practices (sunnah) that the Messenger did out of recommendation, such as the ordering of the rites on the day of Eid. The Messenger ordered them, so if we remained with the default, we would say the ordering is obligatory. But when he said, "Do it, and there is no harm," and he was not asked about anything being brought forward or neglected except that he said, "Do it, and there is no harm."
Staying overnight at Muzdalifah: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed there. The default is that it is obligatory. But when 'Awadh ibn Madsris came and missed standing at Muzdalifah because he did not reach it in time, it was dropped from him. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever prays our prayer and stays with us until we depart, and had reached [Arafah] before [the time of departure],
by night or day will complete his hajj and
ليلا أو نهارا فقد تم حجه وقضىThe default for what the Messenger did in the rites of Hajj is that it is obligatory, except where evidence indicates it is a recommended practice (sunnah). And the presenter here mentioned to you some of the hadiths containing dispensations (rukhsah) that indicate some of the Messenger's acts in Hajj are recommended practices (sunnah). Yes. So we hold this and say the rule is that what the Messenger did in Hajj is obligatory by default, except where evidence indicates it is a recommended practice (sunnah), and they act accordingly. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب صفة الحج ودخول مكة — islamhouse.com (21:26)
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