He spoke on the rule: "The default ruling in acts of worship is prohibition."

The Shaykh : Here we have a topic that interests our guest today: the default ruling in acts of worship is prohibition except by explicit text, and the default ruling in customary matters is permissibility except by explicit text. I said that the second part does not need research because it is known among the majority of scholars as the jurisprudential principle that states "The default ruling for things is permissibility". As for the first part of that statement, "The default ruling in acts of worship is prohibition", this is not as well-known as that other phrase. This phrase, "The default ruling in acts of worship is prohibition", is not famous among scholars, and in reality, it is a concise expression that encompasses much. All the evidence regarding the condemnation of religious innovations supports this expression, as do the reports from the Salaf. As for the hadiths that repeat this expression, they are well-known.