The Shaykh Al-Albani’s clarification of the issue of acting upon a general text in the Book and the Sunnah, as well as a general text in the saying of a Companion or someone below him.
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The Shaykh: Then let us leave this aside for now, as it has details, and I fear the discussion will drag on. Perhaps we should now take a path that may be shorter: Are we in agreement that general texts are not those that came from someone other than the Infallible, but rather those that came from Allah and His Messenger? If no action has been carried out based on a general text from these texts—meaning, the practical Sunnah has not come down—is it permissible to act upon this general text, whether it is in the Qur'an or in the words of the Messenger (peace be upon him)?
The questioner: If it has not come down, no, we do not act upon it.
The Shaykh: I am afraid you rushed to answer. There are cases where it has come down and cases where it has not. We have two things in this topic now: we have a general text that has come down from the words of Allah and the words of the Messenger of Allah, but the text is general, not detailed, as is our current topic!
The questioner: Yes, in its place.
The Shaykh: Ah, and it is the word of the Infallible, either from Allah or from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), but a specific part of this general text has not been acted upon by the practical Sunnah. Is it permissible for us to act upon this part in that case?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: The one that has not been acted upon?
The questioner: We do not act upon it.
The Shaykh: All right, I think if you are saying this and you know what you are saying, the round is over, because I will say: we said earlier, do you know that the Messenger used to place [his hands] in the second standing? You said: No...
The questioner: It has not come down.
The Shaykh: Then it became an innovation, even if we have the general text!
The questioner: My Shaykh, the general text does not intercede for this action, meaning it does not intercede, because this is what confuses many people: that this text is general?!
The Shaykh: My suspicion was correct, unfortunately!
The questioner: It is not a matter of, my Shaykh, your suspicion being correct that this general hadith is acknowledged as general, and here it was not done in the state after rising from bowing, but when I say: in the state of standing, it is over, it is standing.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you, I did not understand me, I will tell you now: of the innovations that we deny, which innovation do you take? For example, the imam's supplication after the obligatory prayer and raising his hands, is there no general text?
The questioner: There is a general text.
The Shaykh: Are there texts or a text?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: All right, is it a Sunnah or an innovation?
The questioner: It is a Sunnah!
Another questioner : May Allah guide you!
The questioner: Wait, my Shaykh, the action is an innovation, and the supplication is a Sunnah, it is known.
The Shaykh: What is my question?
The questioner: That this supplication exists as a Sunnah.
The Shaykh: What is my question?
The questioner: About the action, about the action.
Another questioner: The action is not established...
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you!
The questioner: After the prayer, it is not established.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you!
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh: What is my question about? About the supplication?
The questioner: About the action.
The Shaykh: The action of what?
The questioner: The action of supplication after the prayer.
The Shaykh: Hehehe.
The questioner: No, he did not say that, you are playing with us, you are sitting there heh.
The Shaykh: Hehehe.
The questioner: I did not sweeten it, but we were talking about the supplication.
The Shaykh: Now what do you have? You have something very ugly, but your intention is good, between saying: .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Supplication after the prayer, supplication after the prayer, is it a Sunnah or an innovation, or the action of supplication, all right, what is the difference between this expression and this expression?
The questioner: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to...
The Shaykh: The question is what is the difference, not the question: what did the Messenger (peace be upon him) do? Whether we say: supplication after the prayer as a question, supplication after the prayer or the action of supplication after the prayer, there is no difference, my brother, is there a difference for you?
The questioner: No, it is all action.
The Shaykh: Then why did you distinguish for me? Now choose whatever you want, what do we say: the action of supplication after the prayer and raising the hands in this supplication?
The questioner: The action of supplication will be clearer.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner: - May Allah have mercy on you -.
The Shaykh: May Allah have mercy on you - the action of supplication, good, is it a Sunnah or an innovation?
The questioner : A religious innovation.
The Shaykh: All right, is there no general text that covers it?
The questioner: There is a general text.
The Shaykh: All right, how did it become an innovation?
The questioner: Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it.
The Shaykh: Yes, this is what we say regarding the situation.
The questioner: My Shaykh, this image is completely different from the image in the prayer, in the core of the prayer.
The Shaykh : Are you sure?
The questioner: Of course.
The questioner: If it has not come down, no, we do not act upon it.
The Shaykh: I am afraid you rushed to answer. There are cases where it has come down and cases where it has not. We have two things in this topic now: we have a general text that has come down from the words of Allah and the words of the Messenger of Allah, but the text is general, not detailed, as is our current topic!
The questioner: Yes, in its place.
The Shaykh: Ah, and it is the word of the Infallible, either from Allah or from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), but a specific part of this general text has not been acted upon by the practical Sunnah. Is it permissible for us to act upon this part in that case?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: The one that has not been acted upon?
The questioner: We do not act upon it.
The Shaykh: All right, I think if you are saying this and you know what you are saying, the round is over, because I will say: we said earlier, do you know that the Messenger used to place [his hands] in the second standing? You said: No...
The questioner: It has not come down.
The Shaykh: Then it became an innovation, even if we have the general text!
The questioner: My Shaykh, the general text does not intercede for this action, meaning it does not intercede, because this is what confuses many people: that this text is general?!
The Shaykh: My suspicion was correct, unfortunately!
The questioner: It is not a matter of, my Shaykh, your suspicion being correct that this general hadith is acknowledged as general, and here it was not done in the state after rising from bowing, but when I say: in the state of standing, it is over, it is standing.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you, I did not understand me, I will tell you now: of the innovations that we deny, which innovation do you take? For example, the imam's supplication after the obligatory prayer and raising his hands, is there no general text?
The questioner: There is a general text.
The Shaykh: Are there texts or a text?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: All right, is it a Sunnah or an innovation?
The questioner: It is a Sunnah!
Another questioner : May Allah guide you!
The questioner: Wait, my Shaykh, the action is an innovation, and the supplication is a Sunnah, it is known.
The Shaykh: What is my question?
The questioner: That this supplication exists as a Sunnah.
The Shaykh: What is my question?
The questioner: About the action, about the action.
Another questioner: The action is not established...
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you!
The questioner: After the prayer, it is not established.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you!
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh: What is my question about? About the supplication?
The questioner: About the action.
The Shaykh: The action of what?
The questioner: The action of supplication after the prayer.
The Shaykh: Hehehe.
The questioner: No, he did not say that, you are playing with us, you are sitting there heh.
The Shaykh: Hehehe.
The questioner: I did not sweeten it, but we were talking about the supplication.
The Shaykh: Now what do you have? You have something very ugly, but your intention is good, between saying: .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Supplication after the prayer, supplication after the prayer, is it a Sunnah or an innovation, or the action of supplication, all right, what is the difference between this expression and this expression?
The questioner: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to...
The Shaykh: The question is what is the difference, not the question: what did the Messenger (peace be upon him) do? Whether we say: supplication after the prayer as a question, supplication after the prayer or the action of supplication after the prayer, there is no difference, my brother, is there a difference for you?
The questioner: No, it is all action.
The Shaykh: Then why did you distinguish for me? Now choose whatever you want, what do we say: the action of supplication after the prayer and raising the hands in this supplication?
The questioner: The action of supplication will be clearer.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner: - May Allah have mercy on you -.
The Shaykh: May Allah have mercy on you - the action of supplication, good, is it a Sunnah or an innovation?
The questioner : A religious innovation.
The Shaykh: All right, is there no general text that covers it?
The questioner: There is a general text.
The Shaykh: All right, how did it become an innovation?
The questioner: Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it.
The Shaykh: Yes, this is what we say regarding the situation.
The questioner: My Shaykh, this image is completely different from the image in the prayer, in the core of the prayer.
The Shaykh : Are you sure?
The questioner: Of course.
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