What is the meaning of Aisha's statement: (The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when he did a deed, would make it consistent)? And does it imply that one who gives ten riyals in charity at the beginning of every month, for example, should continue with it?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he did a deed, would make it consistent.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this prescribed for us as well?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, because the Messenger encouraged this. He said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1368Sahih (Al-Albani).
The questioner : Shaykh... one who gives ten riyals in charity at the beginning of the month.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it recommended... that every time the beginning of the month comes, he gives ten riyals in charity?
The Shaykh : No, it can be said that this is a religious innovation because it was not reported from the Messenger in this manner. However, one should give charity, whether at the beginning of the month or at the end.
The questioner : The criterion, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Yes? I mean, for example, if a person's habit is to pray four rak'ahs of the Dhuha prayer, we say he should make it consistent. If his habit is, for example, to pray the sunnah of wudu' after performing wudu', he should make it consistent. But note that a person may encounter a deed that is better than the one he was consistent with, in which case he leaves it.
The questioner : Shaykh, if it is, for example, an occasional deed.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... should he make this occasional deed consistent?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not apparent. An occasional deed, for some reason, is not made consistent in this way. Yes, Khalid?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this prescribed for us as well?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, because the Messenger encouraged this. He said:
The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done most continuously, even if they amount to little.
أحب العمل إلى الله أدومه وإن قلThe questioner : Shaykh... one who gives ten riyals in charity at the beginning of the month.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it recommended... that every time the beginning of the month comes, he gives ten riyals in charity?
The Shaykh : No, it can be said that this is a religious innovation because it was not reported from the Messenger in this manner. However, one should give charity, whether at the beginning of the month or at the end.
The questioner : The criterion, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Yes? I mean, for example, if a person's habit is to pray four rak'ahs of the Dhuha prayer, we say he should make it consistent. If his habit is, for example, to pray the sunnah of wudu' after performing wudu', he should make it consistent. But note that a person may encounter a deed that is better than the one he was consistent with, in which case he leaves it.
The questioner : Shaykh, if it is, for example, an occasional deed.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... should he make this occasional deed consistent?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not apparent. An occasional deed, for some reason, is not made consistent in this way. Yes, Khalid?