He was asked about the implication of the hadith: (… and of what I have commanded you, do as much of it as you are able).
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The questioner : The implication of the hadith, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : This is not it, may Allah guide you. You need to look at the letter lam. Yes.
The questioner : The implication of the hadith, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The implication of the hadith.
The questioner : Yes, because some people understood that not every command of the Messenger is obligatory.
The Shaykh : This, my brother, is a non-Arabic understanding.
The questioner : Hehehe.
The Shaykh : Because this hadith has been brought to me a second time regarding its matter. This Arab man understands that the commands are those that are necessary.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the commands that are not obligatory are, in their original state, permissible for a person not to perform.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And therefore he said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 15:14 meaning from what is obligatory upon you, just as Allah the Exalted said: [Ali 'Imran 3:97] So capability is the condition for obligatory rulings. As for recommended rulings, if you were able to do them and then did not, you bear no responsibility for them. And the meaning is confirmed by the fact that the hadith is completed by: Sahih Muslim 1337b
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, what I have forbidden you with a prohibition of haram, avoid it. As for what I have forbidden you with a prohibition of dislike, it is not a sin not to avoid it; rather, it is better to avoid it. So the hadith, whether it concerns commands, the intended meaning is the obligatory acts, or prohibitions, the intended meaning is the forbidden acts.
The questioner : Yes, yes, meaning capability.
The Shaykh : Yes, capability is a condition for performing the obligatory act.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : And this is clarified, for example, by the completion of the clarification, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 952Sahih (Al-Albani) He (peace and blessings be upon him) says this regarding the obligatory act. As for the voluntary prayer, if you were able to pray standing but took the concession and prayed sitting while you were able to pray standing, you bear no sin, and this hadith does not include you. Sahih Ibn Hibban 15:14 This, as I told you, is regarding the obligatory acts and not the voluntary ones.
And of what I have commanded you, do as much of it as you are able.
و ما أمرتكم به فأتوا منه ماستطعتمThe Shaykh : This is not it, may Allah guide you. You need to look at the letter lam. Yes.
The questioner : The implication of the hadith, O Shaykh?
And of what I have commanded you, do as much of it as you are able.
و ما أمرتكم به فأتوا منه ماستطعتمThe Shaykh : The implication of the hadith.
The questioner : Yes, because some people understood that not every command of the Messenger is obligatory.
The Shaykh : This, my brother, is a non-Arabic understanding.
The questioner : Hehehe.
The Shaykh : Because this hadith has been brought to me a second time regarding its matter.
Do as much of it as you are able.
فأتوا منه ماستطعتمThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the commands that are not obligatory are, in their original state, permissible for a person not to perform.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And therefore he said:
Of whatever I have commanded you, do as much of it as you are able.
ما أمرتكم من شيء فأتوا منه ما استطعتمAnd [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
و لله على الناس حج البيت من استطاع إليه سبيلاAvoid that which I forbid you to do
و ما نهيتكم عنه فاجتنبوهThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, what I have forbidden you with a prohibition of haram, avoid it. As for what I have forbidden you with a prohibition of dislike, it is not a sin not to avoid it; rather, it is better to avoid it. So the hadith, whether it concerns commands, the intended meaning is the obligatory acts, or prohibitions, the intended meaning is the forbidden acts.
The questioner : Yes, yes, meaning capability.
The Shaykh : Yes, capability is a condition for performing the obligatory act.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : And this is clarified, for example, by the completion of the clarification, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
offer prayer in standing condition; if you are unable to do so, then in sitting condition: if you are then at your side
صل قائما فإن لم تستطع فقاعدا فإن لم تستطع فعلى جنبOf whatever I have commanded you, do as much of it as you are able.
ما أمرتكم من شيء فأتوا منه ما استطعتم
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