If we were in a lecture and the lecture requires more than one piece of evidence, should he seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan every time he recites a verse? Is this correct?
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The questioner:
Speaking of the Basmalah, if we were in a lecture and the lecture requires more than one piece of evidence, should he seek refuge
in Allah from the accursed Shaytan every time a verse is recited.
The Shaykh:
This is an important question. Many people, among preachers and exhorters, have become accustomed to the practice that when they wish to bring a verse
as evidence for the knowledge they are addressing, they seek refuge before the verse. This is contrary to the Sunnah. Seeking refuge before
a verse is prescribed only when reading for recitation. However, if one cites a verse or more in the context of providing evidence or
quoting from it, it was not the custom of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to seek refuge before them. The hadiths
on this issue are numerous and very numerous. Al-Hafiz al-Suyuti, who is well known, has a specific and beneficial treatise on this
issue, which he included in his book al-Hawi li al-Fatawa. It is a specific treatise in which he clarifies that the seeking of refuge commanded in
the previous verse is specifically for recitation, not for providing evidence with a verse. So there is a difference between
the two matters, and this should be observed in order to follow the Sunnah. From this comes a rule from the rules of usul al-fiqh regarding bid'ah, which is
that what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) left of acts of worship, leaving it is a Sunnah, and what he did of them, doing it is a Sunnah. Therefore, there is
a Sunnah of action and a Sunnah of omission. What the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did, we do, and what he (peace and blessings be upon him)
left, we leave. This is an example from among dozens of examples. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge before recitation, so we seek refuge. He did
not seek refuge before providing evidence with a verse, so we do not seek refuge. This is a Sunnah, and that is a Sunnah. Action where he acted is a Sunnah, and omission
where he omitted is a Sunnah.
Speaking of the Basmalah, if we were in a lecture and the lecture requires more than one piece of evidence, should he seek refuge
in Allah from the accursed Shaytan every time a verse is recited.
The Shaykh:
This is an important question. Many people, among preachers and exhorters, have become accustomed to the practice that when they wish to bring a verse
as evidence for the knowledge they are addressing, they seek refuge before the verse. This is contrary to the Sunnah. Seeking refuge before
a verse is prescribed only when reading for recitation. However, if one cites a verse or more in the context of providing evidence or
quoting from it, it was not the custom of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to seek refuge before them. The hadiths
on this issue are numerous and very numerous. Al-Hafiz al-Suyuti, who is well known, has a specific and beneficial treatise on this
issue, which he included in his book al-Hawi li al-Fatawa. It is a specific treatise in which he clarifies that the seeking of refuge commanded in
the previous verse is specifically for recitation, not for providing evidence with a verse. So there is a difference between
the two matters, and this should be observed in order to follow the Sunnah. From this comes a rule from the rules of usul al-fiqh regarding bid'ah, which is
that what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) left of acts of worship, leaving it is a Sunnah, and what he did of them, doing it is a Sunnah. Therefore, there is
a Sunnah of action and a Sunnah of omission. What the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did, we do, and what he (peace and blessings be upon him)
left, we leave. This is an example from among dozens of examples. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge before recitation, so we seek refuge. He did
not seek refuge before providing evidence with a verse, so we do not seek refuge. This is a Sunnah, and that is a Sunnah. Action where he acted is a Sunnah, and omission
where he omitted is a Sunnah.
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