Is a parent to be obeyed if he orders something that contradicts the Sunnah?
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The questioner : May Allah bless you. Regarding: Mishkat al-Masabih 3696 If the father of a brother or one of us orders something that contradicts the Qur'an or the Sunnah, well, how do I obey Allah, or obey the Messenger, or disobey the parent? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to obey our parents and not be undutiful to them, and Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: [Al-Isra 17:23]?
The Shaykh : But you have mixed things up greatly. First, you mixed the obligatory with the Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then you mixed the obligatory with disobedience.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh :[Al-Isra 17:23] .
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So rely on one point so that we can answer you on it.
The questioner : Well,[Al-Isra 17:23].
Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, of course...
The questioner : He ordered me to do something that contradicts the Sunnah.
The Shaykh :[Al-Isra 17:23], but is the Sunnah obligatory? Answer: Is the Sunnah obligatory? Why do you not speak?
The questioner : I am asking you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, you did not ask me.
The questioner : We want to know, meaning.
The Shaykh : Do not confuse the Sunnah with the obligatory.
The questioner : I distinguish between the Sunnah and the obligatory.
The Shaykh : What is the difference? You do not even know the difference. It is not permissible to leave the obligatory.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible to leave the Sunnah.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Is that not so?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And are you certain of this, or are you hesitant?
The questioner : No, I am hesitant, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : This is clear to you.
The questioner : The Sunnah, the Sunnah.
The Shaykh: Come on.
The questioner : We are not certain, like my case.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. There is someone who returns...
The Shaykh : My brother.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The doer of the Sunnah is rewarded, and the one who leaves it is not punished.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So in leaving it, there is no sin. Therefore, if a parent, out of ignorance or for some reason, orders his son to leave the Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not as if he ordered him to leave an obligatory act. In leaving an obligatory act, he is not obeyed, but in leaving the Sunnah, he is obeyed.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is the difference clear to you?
The questioner : It has become clear, may Allah will it.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Shaykh, I have days of fasting that I missed, and I do not know their number. What should I do, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, please, my brothers.
The questioner : Shaykh, it is my turn to bring the brother Salim from the brand... Can I accompany you to give him a book?
The Shaykh : Where is Salim?
The questioner : From the brand.
The Shaykh : You want to come with me, meaning.
The questioner: Perhaps.
The Shaykh : I want to get to the house there. How are you doing?
The questioner : By Allah, praise be to Allah.
The questioner: O our Shaykh.
A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the "Creator.”
لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالقsay not to them [so much as], "uff,"
فَلَا تَقُلْ لَهُمَا أُفٍّThe Shaykh : But you have mixed things up greatly. First, you mixed the obligatory with the Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then you mixed the obligatory with disobedience.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh :
say not to them [so much as], "uff,"
فَلَا تَقُلْ لَهُمَا أُفٍّThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So rely on one point so that we can answer you on it.
The questioner : Well,
say not to them [so much as], "uff,"
فَلَا تَقُلْ لَهُمَا أُفٍّYes.
The Shaykh : Ah, of course...
The questioner : He ordered me to do something that contradicts the Sunnah.
The Shaykh :
say not to them [so much as], "uff,"
فَلَا تَقُلْ لَهُمَا أُفٍّThe questioner : I am asking you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, you did not ask me.
The questioner : We want to know, meaning.
The Shaykh : Do not confuse the Sunnah with the obligatory.
The questioner : I distinguish between the Sunnah and the obligatory.
The Shaykh : What is the difference? You do not even know the difference. It is not permissible to leave the obligatory.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible to leave the Sunnah.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Is that not so?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And are you certain of this, or are you hesitant?
The questioner : No, I am hesitant, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : This is clear to you.
The questioner : The Sunnah, the Sunnah.
The Shaykh: Come on.
The questioner : We are not certain, like my case.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. There is someone who returns...
The Shaykh : My brother.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The doer of the Sunnah is rewarded, and the one who leaves it is not punished.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So in leaving it, there is no sin. Therefore, if a parent, out of ignorance or for some reason, orders his son to leave the Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not as if he ordered him to leave an obligatory act. In leaving an obligatory act, he is not obeyed, but in leaving the Sunnah, he is obeyed.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is the difference clear to you?
The questioner : It has become clear, may Allah will it.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Shaykh, I have days of fasting that I missed, and I do not know their number. What should I do, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, please, my brothers.
The questioner : Shaykh, it is my turn to bring the brother Salim from the brand... Can I accompany you to give him a book?
The Shaykh : Where is Salim?
The questioner : From the brand.
The Shaykh : You want to come with me, meaning.
The questioner: Perhaps.
The Shaykh : I want to get to the house there. How are you doing?
The questioner : By Allah, praise be to Allah.
The questioner: O our Shaykh.
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