Doing what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded to the extent of one's ability
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The questioner:
The questioner says: The hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Take from it what you can and help in it."
The Shaykh:
I asked.
The questioner:
Or that someone... no thinking, if someone becomes... and this is upon us, and we must leave everyone to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh:
Among the commands of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are those that are obligatory and those that are recommended. As for what is obligatory, a person does what he is able to do; if he is unable to do something, it is dropped from him. For example, if a person praying cannot stand, standing is dropped from him and he prays sitting because he is unable to do it. If he is able to, he does it. If he cannot prostrate on the ground, prostration is a pillar, but if he cannot, he indicates with his head. Prostration on the ground is not dropped from him; rather, he begins with the prostration of faith and lowering the head, which is what he is able to do.
As for the matter of the sunnahs, the sunnahs are commands for which one receives reward if he does them, and if he leaves them, even if he is able, there is no blame on him. If he does them, he has reward, and if he leaves them, there is no blame on him, even if he is able. But if he leaves them while he loves them and desires them, yet an excuse prevents him from doing them, he is given reward for his good intention. As for the one who leaves them while he is able and they are recommended, he is not praised for that. Yes.
The questioner says: The hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Take from it what you can and help in it."
The Shaykh:
I asked.
The questioner:
Or that someone... no thinking, if someone becomes... and this is upon us, and we must leave everyone to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh:
Among the commands of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are those that are obligatory and those that are recommended. As for what is obligatory, a person does what he is able to do; if he is unable to do something, it is dropped from him. For example, if a person praying cannot stand, standing is dropped from him and he prays sitting because he is unable to do it. If he is able to, he does it. If he cannot prostrate on the ground, prostration is a pillar, but if he cannot, he indicates with his head. Prostration on the ground is not dropped from him; rather, he begins with the prostration of faith and lowering the head, which is what he is able to do.
As for the matter of the sunnahs, the sunnahs are commands for which one receives reward if he does them, and if he leaves them, even if he is able, there is no blame on him. If he does them, he has reward, and if he leaves them, there is no blame on him, even if he is able. But if he leaves them while he loves them and desires them, yet an excuse prevents him from doing them, he is given reward for his good intention. As for the one who leaves them while he is able and they are recommended, he is not praised for that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 13/7 شرح الأصول الثلاثة / صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:06:09)
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