Explaining what is required of callers to distinguish between the general Muslim public and the specialized scholars in directing their address.

The questioner : Peace and mercy of Allah be upon you.

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 satisfied by the caller, the one who reminds, or the teacher, by guiding them in the manner of that Bedouin or desert dweller who asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about what Allah had made obligatory upon him of duties and obligations. He (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned to him, as you know, five prayers in every day and night, fasting one month in the year, which is Ramadan, and so on. Then he said:

The questioner : "O Messenger of Allah, is there anything else upon me?" He said: . The man was straightforward. I wish the general Muslims today would be as straightforward as he was, first, and then as committed to what he stated, second, when he said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): My purpose in mentioning this hadith is, considering what has befallen the Muslims in their neglect of applying the rulings of their religion, first in knowledge and then in conduct, that we satisfy the Muslims, the general Muslims, by having them perform only what Allah has made obligatory upon them, and that they be like the school of that Bedouin who said: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I will not add to them or subtract from them." We satisfy the general people with this, but we do not accept this or this satisfaction for everyone, that one of us should only do what Allah has made obligatory upon him. Rather, as it is said—and some people may think that what is said is a hadith, but it is not; it is from the wisdoms: "High ambition is part of faith," "High ambition is part of faith." It is not a hadith, but it is wisdom. Therefore, it is not befitting for the complete Muslim to be satisfied with what that Bedouin or desert dweller was satisfied with, limiting himself only to what Allah has made obligatory of duties, of all types of duties. Rather, he should increase in obedience and nearness to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), as came in the Qudsi hadith: to the end of it. This type of Muslims is the one to whom the research related to what was started regarding sitting is directed now.