On the statement of a Successor that such-and-such is from the Sunnah: why do we say it is *mawquf* (stopping at a Companion) and not say it has the ruling of *wuquf* (stopping at a Companion)?

The questioner : Also, regarding a previous question on the issue of a Successor stating that such-and-such is from the Sunnah, you preferred the view that it has the ruling of *wuquf* (stopping at a Companion), which means it is *munqati'* (broken), i.e., from his statement. So why do we say it has the ruling of *wuquf*? We say it is *mawquf* upon him because in *Al-Irwaa'*, volume three, page forty-one, you stated that it has the ruling of *wuquf*, and it is clear from that that it means the *wuquf* of a Companion, not the *wuquf* of a Successor who is *munqati'* (broken) upon him.

The Shaykh : The answer to this has already been given.

The questioner : May Allah preserve you, but this is new to me now.

The Shaykh : What is it?

The questioner : That in *Al-Irwaa'* you treated it as equivalent to the *wuquf* of a Companion.

The Shaykh : We said it is the *wuquf* of a Companion.

The questioner : No, you said it has the ruling of *wuquf*. May Allah preserve you, I am saying.

The Shaykh : The answer to this has already been given.

The questioner : Why is it not called *mawquf*, O Shaykh? Why is it not called *mawquf* and we leave the ruling of *wuquf*? Volume three of *Al-Irwaa'*.

The Shaykh : Now, if it is said that so-and-so narrated with his chain from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib or al-Musayyib that he said such-and-such, and one person says this is *mawquf*, and another says this is *mawquf*...

The questioner : No, it is not, but if someone says it has the ruling of *wuquf*, here is the issue, O Shaykh, if someone says it has the ruling of *wuquf*.

The Shaykh : Please.

Another questioner : Based on what is here, it is beneficial, O Shaykh. Of course, the author of *Al-Manar* narrated that al-Athram narrated from Abu Salama ibn 'Abd al-Rahman that he said: "It is from the Sunnah that on the day of *al-Musir* (the day of departure), one combines Maghrib and 'Isha'." So you said, O Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, "I have not come across its chain to look into it, nor who spoke about it." And Abu Salama ibn 'Abd al-Rahman is a Successor, and the statement of a Successor that such-and-such is from the Sunnah is in the ruling of *mawquf*, not *marfu'* (traced to the Prophet), unlike the statement of a Companion, which is in the ruling of *marfu'*.

The Shaykh : What does "the ruling of *mawquf*" mean? Is it upon this Successor, not the Companion? This is the same statement. This was the statement yesterday.

The questioner : Yes, it is the same statement. The context, O Shaykh, made me say that you compared it with the Companion, the comparison between *wuquf* and *raf'* (tracing to the Prophet).

The Shaykh : But I mean, I said that the language of implication is more eloquent than the language of explicit statement. We say here that this is *mawquf*, meaning it is *munqati'* (broken) upon this *irsal* (report missing the Companion link) regarding Abu Salama, meaning.

Another questioner : I understood, O Shaykh. Okay, I have an additional question that might clarify things somewhat.

The Shaykh : Please.

Another questioner : I mean, O Shaykh, now there is no difference between Abu Salama ibn 'Abd al-Rahman saying "It is permissible to combine Maghrib and 'Isha'" and saying "It is from the Sunnah."

The Shaykh : There is no difference, there is no difference.

The questioner : What caused me to have this issue, O Shaykh, was the comparison between "it has the ruling of *wuquf*" and this comparison: "it has the ruling of *marfu'*, i.e., to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Successor has the ruling of *wuquf*, i.e., to the Companion. The comparison that made me...

The Shaykh : No, here it does not intend that.

The questioner : May Allah preserve you.

The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you.

The questioner : I mean, O Shaykh, it is as if you are saying that this is a fatwa from him and not a narration from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

The Shaykh : Without a doubt, it is so.

The questioner : May Allah bless you.