Rule: The default ruling in acts of worship is prohibition, suspension, and forbiddance.
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The Shaykh : Unlike acts of worship. In acts of worship, if you see a person performing an act of worship and you say, "This is forbidden," who is the one who must provide the evidence? The one who says it is prescribed, or the one who says it is forbidden?
The student: The one who says it is prescribed.
The Shaykh : The one who says it is prescribed is the one who must provide the evidence. As for the one who says it is forbidden, the default ruling in acts of worship is prohibition until evidence is established that it is prescribed. Allah the Exalted said:[Ash-Shuraa 42:21] [Yunus 10:59] So the default ruling in acts of worship is prohibition until evidence is established that it is prescribed, and the default ruling in transactions is permissibility until evidence is established that it is forbidden. This rule is of benefit to you.
The student: The one who says it is prescribed.
The Shaykh : The one who says it is prescribed is the one who must provide the evidence. As for the one who says it is forbidden, the default ruling in acts of worship is prohibition until evidence is established that it is prescribed. Allah the Exalted said: