Is it not preferable that we take the statement of a Companion and act upon it?
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The questioner : In the same issue, you mentioned that we are reassured by it, but it is not used as evidence.
The Shaykh : Nor...
The questioner : It is used as evidence, regarding the statement of a Companion.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So is it preferable to take it?
The Shaykh : Yes, without a doubt.
The student : You said it is used as evidence.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : You said it is used as evidence.
The Shaykh : But we do not oblige people with it.
The student : Yes, because it is a transmission that is not used as evidence.
The Shaykh : We do not burden people with it.
The questioner : Please repeat, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : You mentioned that the statement of a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him), if he says something and there is no evidence that he said it in the presence of a group of Companions, you mentioned that we are reassured by it, but it is not used as evidence, meaning we cannot oblige people with it.
The Shaykh : That is it, we cannot oblige people.
The questioner : But it is preferable to take it.
The Shaykh : We take it, yes.
The questioner : It is better than our opinion or the opinion of those after them, meaning.
The Shaykh : That is correct.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware, for example, we always talk about the issue of drinking while standing, and although there is a well-known disagreement among scholars, both past and present, on this issue, we adopt the prohibition of drinking while standing except for an excuse. So we ask about eating while standing, what is its ruling? So on this occasion, we mention that this question was directed to the narrator of the hadith: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited drinking while standing," which is Anas ibn Malik. It was said to him: "What about eating?" He said: "Worse." So we say according to his statement, but we cannot oblige people to take this statement; because there are scholars who differ in...
Yes.
The Shaykh : Nor...
The questioner : It is used as evidence, regarding the statement of a Companion.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So is it preferable to take it?
The Shaykh : Yes, without a doubt.
The student : You said it is used as evidence.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : You said it is used as evidence.
The Shaykh : But we do not oblige people with it.
The student : Yes, because it is a transmission that is not used as evidence.
The Shaykh : We do not burden people with it.
The questioner : Please repeat, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : You mentioned that the statement of a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him), if he says something and there is no evidence that he said it in the presence of a group of Companions, you mentioned that we are reassured by it, but it is not used as evidence, meaning we cannot oblige people with it.
The Shaykh : That is it, we cannot oblige people.
The questioner : But it is preferable to take it.
The Shaykh : We take it, yes.
The questioner : It is better than our opinion or the opinion of those after them, meaning.
The Shaykh : That is correct.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware, for example, we always talk about the issue of drinking while standing, and although there is a well-known disagreement among scholars, both past and present, on this issue, we adopt the prohibition of drinking while standing except for an excuse. So we ask about eating while standing, what is its ruling? So on this occasion, we mention that this question was directed to the narrator of the hadith: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited drinking while standing," which is Anas ibn Malik. It was said to him: "What about eating?" He said: "Worse." So we say according to his statement, but we cannot oblige people to take this statement; because there are scholars who differ in...
Yes.
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