The Shaykh’s advice to Muslims to adhere to the fear of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and that this is not achieved except through beneficial knowledge and righteous action, and that this is by following the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

The questioner : The general condition of Muslims in the world, or in our country, we need clarification of what our duty is toward our brothers and toward others.

The Shaykh : The obligatory is a comprehensive term: the fear of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Naturally, this is not achieved except through beneficial knowledge and righteous action. Beneficial knowledge and righteous action are the two fundamental pillars for every Muslim so that he may attain the forgiveness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and His pleasure in this world and the Hereafter. And because, as you all know, it was not established except by relying on the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) in its three known categories, namely his words (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), his actions, and his tacit approval. It should be added to this what we always and forever mention: what our righteous predecessors (may Allah be pleased with them all) were upon of guidance and light. That is because they received from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) his explanation of the Noble Qur’an in the three categories mentioned in... Words and actions are two very clear matters. As for tacit approval, there is something of obscurity in it. That—peace be upon you—is because it relies on the Companion witnessing something that occurred from other than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) approved that other person in his action. For that reason, it was very necessary for us to know the practical life that the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) were upon during his time, because we imagine that if they had done something wrong or not prescribed by the Shari’ah, the Messenger (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) would not have approved them in that. The approval of the Messenger of something is a legal ruling, and few are aware of this type, which is the third type of the Sunnah: words, actions, and tacit approval. Often, disagreement occurs among the scholars and jurists of the Muslims in some issues where there is no explicit text from the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) nor from his actions. Disagreement falls in an issue of this type, and there is a matter approved regarding the action of some of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). It is said by some who do not take that action issued from the Companion, and even from some of the Companions, that this is an action that is not a proof, because we do not have evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) became aware of that action and approved it in this issue. Precision, so I hope you pay attention to it. It is good, in order to clarify it, to give an example or more than one example for it.