The caller must distinguish in his speech between the general public and students of knowledge and those who have high aspirations in worship
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The Shaykh : This is not for the general public, because the general public has a specific address. I see that the general public should be convinced by the caller, the reminder, or the teacher to guide them in the manner of that Bedouin who, when asked about what Allah had made obligatory upon him, said:
السائل : يا رسول الله هل عليَّ غيرهنَّ ؟ قال : لا إلا أن تطَّوَّع. The man was straightforward. I wish that the general Muslims today were as straightforward as he was, first, and then committed to what he stated, second. He said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Musnad Ahmad 1390Sahih (Darussalam) My purpose in mentioning this hadith is, given what has befallen Muslims in their neglect of applying the rulings of their religion, first in knowledge and then in conduct, that we convince the Muslims, the general Muslims, to perform only what Allah has made obligatory upon them and to be like the school of that Bedouin who said: Musnad Ahmad 1390Sahih (Darussalam). We convince the general people of this, but we do not accept this satisfaction for everyone, that one of us should only perform what Allah has made obligatory upon him. Rather, as it is said—and some people may think that this saying is a hadith, but it is not; it is from the wisdom: "High aspiration is part of faith," "High aspiration is part of faith." It is not a hadith, but it is wisdom. Therefore, the complete Muslim should not be satisfied with what that Bedouin or desert dweller was satisfied with, limiting himself only to what Allah has made obligatory upon him from the obligations of all types of obligations. Rather, he should increase in obedience and nearness to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), as came in the Holy Hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 6502, and so on.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about what Allah had made obligatory upon him from obligations and duties. He was told, as you know, five prayers in every day and night, fasting one month in the year, Ramadan, and so on. So he said. The questioner: O Messenger of Allah, is there anything upon me besides them? He said: No, except if you do voluntary acts.
سأل النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - عما فرض الله عليه من فرائض وواجبات ذكر له - عليه الصلاة والسلام - كما تعلمون خمس صلوات في كل يوم وليلة صيام شهر واحد في السنة برمضان وهكذا فقال .السائل : يا رسول الله هل عليَّ غيرهنَّ ؟ قال : لا إلا أن تطَّوَّع
By Allah, I will do no more and no less than that.
والله - يا رسول الله - ، لا أزيد عليهنَّ ولا أنقصBy Allah, I will do no more and no less than that.
والله - يا رسول الله - ، لا أزيد عليهنَّ ولا أنقصand My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees
لا يزال عبدي يتقرَّب إليَّ بالنوافل حتى أحبَّه ، فإذا أحببته كنت سمعه الذي يسمع به ، وبصره الذي يبصر به ...
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