Principle: The default ruling for acts of worship is prohibition and restriction until evidence of permissibility is presented
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The Shaykh : It is that the default ruling for acts of worship is prohibition, forbiddance, and restriction until evidence is established for it. That is, if a person wants to worship Allah with something from his own mind, we say this is forbidden. If he says: “My heart is moved by this, my eyes shed tears, and my state is corrected.”
We say: This is the adornment of Satan, otherwise every religious innovation is misguidance. For this reason, if someone says to a person who is worshipping: “O so-and-so, do not worship in this way.” Who is the one who is required to provide evidence? Is it the one who forbids it or the one who performs it?
The student: The one who performs it.
The Shaykh : The one who performs it. If the one who performs it says, “I am worshipping Allah,” we say: In the name of Allah, bring the evidence. If he does not bring evidence, he is prohibited from doing it.
We say: This is the adornment of Satan, otherwise every religious innovation is misguidance. For this reason, if someone says to a person who is worshipping: “O so-and-so, do not worship in this way.” Who is the one who is required to provide evidence? Is it the one who forbids it or the one who performs it?
The student: The one who performs it.
The Shaykh : The one who performs it. If the one who performs it says, “I am worshipping Allah,” we say: In the name of Allah, bring the evidence. If he does not bring evidence, he is prohibited from doing it.