The Meaning of the Hadith: “And none of My servants draws nearer to Me than by performing what I have made obligatory for him”
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Question:
The questioner Abu Sa'd says: Shaykh, what is the meaning of the hadithSahih al-Bukhari 6502?
Answer:
Its meaning is that one begins with the obligatory acts and performs them, then comes to the voluntary acts afterward. As for one who comes to the voluntary acts and neglects the obligatory ones, that is not accepted from him. Yes?
The questioner Abu Sa'd says: Shaykh, what is the meaning of the hadith
And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him
وما تقرب إلي عبدي بشيء أحب إلي مما افترضته عليه، ماAnswer:
Its meaning is that one begins with the obligatory acts and performs them, then comes to the voluntary acts afterward. As for one who comes to the voluntary acts and neglects the obligatory ones, that is not accepted from him. Yes?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (129) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1437-08-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (29:53)
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