Was the law of those before us legislated for us?
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Question:
And his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 1159k Is there evidence in it that the law of those before us is legislated for us?
Answer:
Yes, if our law comes in agreement with it, then it is a law for us. And if our law comes in contradiction to it, then it is abrogated. The disagreement is only when our law has not come to abrogate it, nor to agree with it in its contradiction: is it a law for us or not? Yes, and this is from the first category, namely what our law has come in agreement with, so it becomes a law for us. Yes.
And his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
With Allah the best fasting is that of David
إن أحب الصيام إلى الله صيام داودAnswer:
Yes, if our law comes in agreement with it, then it is a law for us. And if our law comes in contradiction to it, then it is abrogated. The disagreement is only when our law has not come to abrogate it, nor to agree with it in its contradiction: is it a law for us or not? Yes, and this is from the first category, namely what our law has come in agreement with, so it becomes a law for us. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل شرع من قبلنا شرعٌ لنا؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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