If a hadith states (if one does it, there is no harm), does the one who does it receive reward?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you. Regarding the hadiths that state (if one does it, it is not bad)... if a person does it, does he receive reward and obtain the reward associated with it?
The Shaykh : I see that following the Sunnah is preferable. Following the Sunnah is better than anything else, no matter what. So, if we know that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted some of the Companions to do something, but he himself did not do it, we do not make it a Sunnah. We say: The most you can say is that you do not sin. Yes, if the motivation is something else, as happened with the Companion who said: In that case, he is rewarded from that aspect.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you. Regarding the hadiths that state (if one does it, it is not bad)... if a person does it, does he receive reward and obtain the reward associated with it?
The Shaykh : I see that following the Sunnah is preferable. Following the Sunnah is better than anything else, no matter what. So, if we know that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted some of the Companions to do something, but he himself did not do it, we do not make it a Sunnah. We say: The most you can say is that you do not sin. Yes, if the motivation is something else, as happened with the Companion who said: