Does one commit a sin by intentionally leaving a recommended practice, such as raising the hands in prayer?
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The Shaykh : Does one commit a sin by intentionally leaving a recommended practice in one of the pillars of Islam, such as raising the hands?
One who leaves a recommended practice does not commit a sin, whether that recommended practice is in the prayer, such as raising the hands, or it is another recommended practice. This is because the recommended practices are nothing but a matter of voluntary acts and extra worship, as the Bedouin man said when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him the obligatory duties, whether in prayer, fasting, or otherwise. The Bedouin man said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there anything else required of me besides these?" He said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 458Sahih (Darussalam) When the man left, he said, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I will not add to them or subtract from them." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Muwatta Malik 9:103 In another narration: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2090Sahih (Darussalam) So the recommended practices are nothing but a matter of perfection and excellence. Whoever brings them has increased his nearness to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), as He (Mighty and Majestic) said in the Holy Hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 6502 to the end of it.
One who leaves a recommended practice does not commit a sin, whether that recommended practice is in the prayer, such as raising the hands, or it is another recommended practice. This is because the recommended practices are nothing but a matter of voluntary acts and extra worship, as the Bedouin man said when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him the obligatory duties, whether in prayer, fasting, or otherwise. The Bedouin man said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there anything else required of me besides these?" He said: