Is it prescribed to perform an act of worship that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform?
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The questioner : ... But if he let his beard grow ... did he cut it?
The Shaykh : And he did not cut it.
The questioner : And he did not cut it, and he was accustomed to not cutting it?
The Shaykh : No, this is contrary to the practice of the righteous Salaf. There is a lecture that you must listen to, even if from the tapes. I said during the lecture that it is necessary for whoever wants to adhere to the Sunnah to adhere to the practice of the Companions.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Correct, because there are things we cannot understand from the hadith alone, but from the application, as you just pointed out. I will give you an example. If we entered the mosque at the time of the Fajr or Zuhr prayer, it is not important for the congregation, so one of them stepped forward and led them in a valid congregational prayer.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is prescribed.
The questioner : From among them, and he led them.
The Shaykh : He led them in the Sunnah, the Sunnah congregation!
The questioner : The Sunnah, no.
The Shaykh : Do you agree? You are the imam.
The questioner : I did not understand the question.
The Shaykh : Ah, we say a group entered the mosque for Fajr or Zuhr and they wanted to pray the pre-prayer Sunnah, so one of them stepped forward.
The questioner : He led them in a congregational prayer.
The Shaykh : He led them in the Sunnah congregation. Is this prescribed?
The questioner : It is not from the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : How do you know that it is not from the Sunnah? If a questioner asked you!
The questioner : It is not reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : That is one question.
The questioner : And it is not reported from the Companions that one of them led the pre-prayer Sunnah in congregation!
Another questioner : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in his house.
The Shaykh : That is sound speech. Now, where is the beard in our topic?
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. Do you know that any of the Companions had a beard reaching his navel? Tell us what you know, whether you know or not?
The questioner : We do not know!
The Shaykh : Okay, do you know that anyone took from his beard ... .
The Shaykh : And he did not cut it.
The questioner : And he did not cut it, and he was accustomed to not cutting it?
The Shaykh : No, this is contrary to the practice of the righteous Salaf. There is a lecture that you must listen to, even if from the tapes. I said during the lecture that it is necessary for whoever wants to adhere to the Sunnah to adhere to the practice of the Companions.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Correct, because there are things we cannot understand from the hadith alone, but from the application, as you just pointed out. I will give you an example. If we entered the mosque at the time of the Fajr or Zuhr prayer, it is not important for the congregation, so one of them stepped forward and led them in a valid congregational prayer.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is prescribed.
The questioner : From among them, and he led them.
The Shaykh : He led them in the Sunnah, the Sunnah congregation!
The questioner : The Sunnah, no.
The Shaykh : Do you agree? You are the imam.
The questioner : I did not understand the question.
The Shaykh : Ah, we say a group entered the mosque for Fajr or Zuhr and they wanted to pray the pre-prayer Sunnah, so one of them stepped forward.
The questioner : He led them in a congregational prayer.
The Shaykh : He led them in the Sunnah congregation. Is this prescribed?
The questioner : It is not from the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : How do you know that it is not from the Sunnah? If a questioner asked you!
The questioner : It is not reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : That is one question.
The questioner : And it is not reported from the Companions that one of them led the pre-prayer Sunnah in congregation!
Another questioner : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in his house.
The Shaykh : That is sound speech. Now, where is the beard in our topic?
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. Do you know that any of the Companions had a beard reaching his navel? Tell us what you know, whether you know or not?
The questioner : We do not know!
The Shaykh : Okay, do you know that anyone took from his beard ... .
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