Speaking about the meaning of the Sunnah in technical terminology, and explaining the meaning of the Sunnah in the Shari'ah and in language.
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The Shaykh : First: It appears from your previous words that you are mixing up the meaning of the Sunnah in technical terminology with the meaning of the Sunnah in the Shari'ah and in language. If you clarify the technical term that arose from the old Shari'ah term, the problem will be resolved. The division of worship into obligatory (fard) and recommended (sunnah); do you believe that this division was known in the time of the Companions?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : No; so the word "Sunnah" as the opposite of "fard" is a technical term. So why did you go and perish in thinking that the saying of the Messenger (peace be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1401; means that this Sunnah is what is opposite to the fard and is not a fard, when you know that the Companions did not have this technical term?
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh : Be patient. So the meaning of the Sunnah as the opposite of the fard is a worship that the Lawgiver did not command. That is the meaning of the Sunnah in technical terminology: a worship established in the Shari'ah, but the Lawgiver did not emphasize it by commanding it. As for the meaning of the Sunnah in the authentic hadith:Sahih Muslim 1401, it is not this meaning. Sahih Muslim 1401 which is not from my obligatory duties ; no, it is not this meaning. Rather, the Sunnah in the hadith is the path, the way, and the road. That is, this hadith is interpreted based on the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He): [An-Nisa 4:115]. The way of the believers is my Sunnah, which came in the previous hadith: Sahih Muslim 1401
And what confirms the meaning for you is the reason for this hadith. Do you remember it?Sahih Muslim 1401?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The group, yes, the group legislated a law for themselves. This one said: "I will stand in prayer at night and not sleep."
May Allah have mercy on you. Tell him: May Allah have mercy on you, you. Yes, by Allah, do not be silent.
The questioner : Is it obligatory for every person?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for every listener, not every person.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn).
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Because that is how it came in the hadith:.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Keep your question.
So this one said: "I will stand in prayer at night and not sleep," planning for himself a way to draw near to Allah by standing in prayer at night and not sleeping. And that one said: "I will fast the whole year and not break the fast." And that one said: "I will not marry women." So he responded to them and said:, ; so the Sunnah here is the way. Is this clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : Yes. As for the fact that Allah said:[An-Nur 24:63]; yes, there is no contradiction with the Sunnahs that He did not make obligatory; for He did not command them (peace and blessings be upon him); is that not so?
The questioner : ... now when it started ... it will be lost.
The Shaykh : Lost? It is lost with the Bedouin who said: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I will not add to them or subtract from them." But not everyone will be satisfied with themselves becoming Bedouins, is that not so?
The questioner : So...
The Shaykh : And as proof, we who know that these are Sunnahs and not obligatory duties, praise be to Allah, have not become Bedouins, neither adding to them nor subtracting; is that not so? So do not fear. Preserve the Shari'ah in all its parts, with its obligatory duties and its recommended acts.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Please, ask about the salam.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : No; so the word "Sunnah" as the opposite of "fard" is a technical term. So why did you go and perish in thinking that the saying of the Messenger (peace be upon him):
And he who turns away from my Sunnah, he has no relation with Me
مَن رَغِبَ عن سنَّتي فليس منِّيThe questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh : Be patient. So the meaning of the Sunnah as the opposite of the fard is a worship that the Lawgiver did not command. That is the meaning of the Sunnah in technical terminology: a worship established in the Shari'ah, but the Lawgiver did not emphasize it by commanding it. As for the meaning of the Sunnah in the authentic hadith:
And he who turns away from my Sunnah, he has no relation with Me
فمَن رَغِبَ عن سنَّتي فليس منِّيAnd he who turns away from my Sunnah
فمَن رَغِبَ عن سنَّتيis not from me
فليس منِّيAnd whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows other than the way of the believers - We will give him what he has taken and drive him into Hell, and evil it is as a destination.
وَمَنْ يُشَاقِقِ الرَّسُولَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْهُدَى وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِ مَا تَوَلَّى وَنُصْلِهِ جَهَنَّمَ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرًاAnd he who turns away from my Sunnah, he has no relation with Me
فمَن رَغِبَ عن سنَّتي فليس منِّيAnd what confirms the meaning for you is the reason for this hadith. Do you remember it?
And he who turns away from my Sunnah, he has no relation with Me
فَمَن رَغِبَ عن سُنَّتي فليس منِّيThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The group, yes, the group legislated a law for themselves. This one said: "I will stand in prayer at night and not sleep."
May Allah have mercy on you. Tell him: May Allah have mercy on you, you. Yes, by Allah, do not be silent.
The questioner : Is it obligatory for every person?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for every listener, not every person.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn).
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Because that is how it came in the hadith:
is a right upon every listener to congratulate him
حقٌّ على كلِّ سامع أن يشمِّتَهAnother questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Keep your question.
So this one said: "I will stand in prayer at night and not sleep," planning for himself a way to draw near to Allah by standing in prayer at night and not sleeping. And that one said: "I will fast the whole year and not break the fast." And that one said: "I will not marry women." So he responded to them and said:
As for me, I stand in prayer
أما أنا فأقومAs for me, I am the most afraid of you of Allah and the most mindful of you of Allah. As for me, I stand in prayer and I sleep, and I fast and I break the fast, and I marry women; so whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not from me
أما إني أخشاكم لله وأتقاكم لله ، أما إني أقوم وأنام ، وأصوم وأفطر ، وأتزوَّج النساء ؛ فمَن رَغِبَ عن سنَّتي فليس منِّيThe questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : Yes. As for the fact that Allah said:
So let those beware who dissent from the Prophet's order, lest fitnah strike them
فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِينَ يُخَالِفُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ تُصِيبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌThe questioner : ... now when it started ... it will be lost.
The Shaykh : Lost? It is lost with the Bedouin who said: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I will not add to them or subtract from them." But not everyone will be satisfied with themselves becoming Bedouins, is that not so?
The questioner : So...
The Shaykh : And as proof, we who know that these are Sunnahs and not obligatory duties, praise be to Allah, have not become Bedouins, neither adding to them nor subtracting; is that not so? So do not fear. Preserve the Shari'ah in all its parts, with its obligatory duties and its recommended acts.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Please, ask about the salam.
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