Is the statement of the Tablighi Jama'at (that it is a recommended practice for the teacher to teach while sitting, and it is a recommended practice for the caller to call to Allah while standing and holding a stick in his hand) correct?

Ali Hasan: They say that the Tablighi Jama'at claims it is a recommended practice for the teacher to deliver his lesson while sitting, whereas for the caller, it is a recommended practice to call to Allah while standing on his feet, holding a stick.

The Shaykh : It is strange. This reminds us that there is no room for expansion in the fact that they do not distinguish between the Sunnah of worship and the ordinary Sunnah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had a staff called al-Mahjan, which had a hook, and it was set up for him in the open when he prayed, especially in the Musalla; it was set up for him and he would pray facing it. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used this for necessity, as came in the story of Musa (peace be upon him) when his Lord (Mighty and Majestic) asked him: to ward off wild animals, from animals to humans, and so on. But if, for example, a strong, young man leaves his house to go to the mosque, why does he lean on it? He should not lean on it. But I know the reason: first, they do not know this rule, which is the distinction between the Sunnah of custom and the Sunnah of worship. The Sunnah of worship is what we follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in, while we are not obligated to follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Sunnah of custom. For example, look here at the shapes and colors: one person wears a white cap with an 'iqal on top of it, which they claim contradicts the Sunnah; another wears a white cap without an 'iqal, which they claim conforms to the Sunnah; a third wears a red cap or one with red dots, which they claim contradicts the Sunnah; an ornate cap with beautiful designs contradicts the Sunnah. None of these issues has any connection to the Sunnah of worship; this is the Sunnah of customs. The Sunnah of customs differs from the Sunnah of worship. This is the first reason: they consider it a problem for a da'iyah to call while standing and leaning on a staff. The second reason, and this must be memorized well because it is a scientific methodology, is that they read in the hadiths: This is a fabricated hadith. They do not distinguish between an authentic hadith and a weak hadith; they rely on the fabricated hadith just as they rely on the staff. All this reliance is not something that is good for a Muslim to rely on. The research, meaning the truth, is long and very long, but I want to say to these people that they should focus on studying the Sunnah, for it is as 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said regarding the prayer and peace be upon him: And our brother Abu al-Harith informs us that this last story, what they call the "dynamo," has started to decrease, and I hope this is due to the effect of the Salafi da'wah, which clarifies to all people their religion. Even if they are divided parties, from the scientific perspective, they cannot do without being cultured with the Salafi culture. I know from the past, and I think this has become forgotten among the Tabligh group, that when they sat at the dining table or the food spread, they would start with salt, even if it was a small amount. Why? Because there is a hadith: That hadith, the hadith: has no basis. And because they live in a state of confusion between the heritage of hadiths that are in everything that comes and goes, what is authentic and what is not, they act on everything they hear. They have no knowledge. I am not saying this regarding the common people now; no, I mean their specialists, because we gave an example earlier when we spoke about the book of the Companions, which contains everything that comes and goes. They draw from this source, and in it is the murky thing that neither fattens nor satisfies hunger. This is enough, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Is there more?

The questioner : Just one question.

The Shaykh : What Allah willed, bring it, let us see.