He spoke about the argument of the innovators, which is: "An increase in good is good"
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The Shaykh : And they know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it, that the righteous predecessors did not do it, that all the imams, and at their head the four, did not do it. What is their answer? My brother, what is the problem with it? This is "An increase in good is good," a colloquial phrase they say: "An increase in good is good."
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not know this phrase.
This phrase is one that Satan has cast into the hearts of some of the common people to mislead them thereby from the path of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Who says: "An increase in good is good"? When we draw the attention of some students of knowledge, or some of the shaykhs themselves, to the fact that these innovations, my brothers, were not in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), so do not do them, they say, my brother, what is the problem with it, and they mention this phrase, "An increase in good is good."
The first one to disbelieve in this sentence is the one who says it. It is not possible for a Muslim who knows what comes out of his mouth, even if he is from the common people, let alone if he is from the elite, to say this. Whoever says this phrase is the first to disbelieve in it. And look now, "An increase in good is good," yes, that is right. So what do you think if you prayed the Fajr prayer, the obligatory Fajr, four rak'ahs instead of two? He will not say to you: No.
Why? "An increase in good is good." He will say to you, this is an obligation. Reflect now, you will find the wonder of wonders.
All right, praise be to Allah. What do you think if you added two rak'ahs to the Sunnah of Fajr, the Sunnah of Fajr, so you pray the Sunnah of Fajr four rak'ahs instead of two? He stands confused, and then he realizes, and as they say, his "Rahmani" intellect comes, and he says: No. Why, my brother? You were saying "An increase in good is good" at first. I brought you the obligatory Fajr, and you said this is an obligation. Now I have brought you the Sunnah, and finally you have realized and said no. What is your argument? He says: Yes, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not pray the Sunnah of Fajr except two rak'ahs. We say to him: You have understood, so adhere to that. And this is what we want from every Muslim: to honor the Messenger of Allah in the Noble Qur'an, and not to honor and revere him in prayer and peace except as we told you in the first two words. We said our word tonight in two words: We do not worship except Allah, and we do not worship Him except as Allah has prescribed through the tongue of the Messenger of Allah. This is among the meanings of the two testimonies: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. This is what he said. Since it is established that he is the Messenger, and he prayed the Sunnah of Fajr two rak'ahs, then I do not add to them. Return to this great, very great principle, of which most people are unaware.
Measure the entire religion by that. The entire religion[Ali 'Imran 3:19] and you have known that the Messenger did not conceal anything, but rather conveyed to us Islam complete and sufficient. So whatever came from Allah and His Messenger, we stop at it, and there is no room for us to add to the worship and obedience beyond what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) brought.
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not know this phrase.
This phrase is one that Satan has cast into the hearts of some of the common people to mislead them thereby from the path of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Who says: "An increase in good is good"? When we draw the attention of some students of knowledge, or some of the shaykhs themselves, to the fact that these innovations, my brothers, were not in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), so do not do them, they say, my brother, what is the problem with it, and they mention this phrase, "An increase in good is good."
The first one to disbelieve in this sentence is the one who says it. It is not possible for a Muslim who knows what comes out of his mouth, even if he is from the common people, let alone if he is from the elite, to say this. Whoever says this phrase is the first to disbelieve in it. And look now, "An increase in good is good," yes, that is right. So what do you think if you prayed the Fajr prayer, the obligatory Fajr, four rak'ahs instead of two? He will not say to you: No.
Why? "An increase in good is good." He will say to you, this is an obligation. Reflect now, you will find the wonder of wonders.
All right, praise be to Allah. What do you think if you added two rak'ahs to the Sunnah of Fajr, the Sunnah of Fajr, so you pray the Sunnah of Fajr four rak'ahs instead of two? He stands confused, and then he realizes, and as they say, his "Rahmani" intellect comes, and he says: No. Why, my brother? You were saying "An increase in good is good" at first. I brought you the obligatory Fajr, and you said this is an obligation. Now I have brought you the Sunnah, and finally you have realized and said no. What is your argument? He says: Yes, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not pray the Sunnah of Fajr except two rak'ahs. We say to him: You have understood, so adhere to that. And this is what we want from every Muslim: to honor the Messenger of Allah
so that you may support him and honor him
لتعزروه وتوقروهMeasure the entire religion by that. The entire religion
Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam
إن الدين عند الله الإسلام
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