A message previously came to the program that did not contain a question but rather an objection to those who say that the Prayer of Tasbih is not valid. He says that it indicates its validity that I pray it and that I find comfort, tranquility, and turning toward Allah, and an opening of my chest, and this does not come about except from good?
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The questioner : A message previously came to the program that did not contain a question but rather an objection to those who say that the Prayer of Tasbih is not valid. He says that it indicates its validity that I pray it and that I find comfort, tranquility, and turning toward Allah, and an opening of my chest, and this does not come about except from good?
The Shaykh : Yes, the truth is that acts of worship are not measured by the comfort of the soul, for a person may find comfort in matters of religious innovation or shirk (associating partners with Allah) that may take him out of Islam, and he finds comfort in them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because Allah the Exalted says:[Fatir 35:8] And acts of worship are not measured by the tastes of people. If they were measured by the tastes of people, the Shari'ah would not be one, and the Shari'ah would be multiple, because every person has a specific taste, and this is absolutely impossible. The Shari'ah is one, and the sound taste is the one that agrees with what the Shari'ah brought.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The other question from the listener says, I heard from one of the radio stations... Please proceed.
The Shaykh : And before I leave this place, I say that a person should, if he tastes a deed and finds psychological comfort in it, present this deed to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If it agrees with them, let him praise Allah for that, as he was facilitated to find comfort in what is prescribed. If it does not agree with the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), then he must treat his heart, for there is a sickness in his heart where he finds comfort in what is not prescribed. And if a person, due to his ignorance, may be excused, but he must cure this sickness, the sickness of ignorance or the sickness of bad intention.
The questioner : The other question from Fadel.
The Shaykh : Yes, the truth is that acts of worship are not measured by the comfort of the soul, for a person may find comfort in matters of religious innovation or shirk (associating partners with Allah) that may take him out of Islam, and he finds comfort in them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because Allah the Exalted says:
Then is one to whom the evil of his deed has been made attractive so he considers it good [like one rightly guided]? For indeed, Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills
أَفَمَنْ زُيِّنَ لَهُ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ فَرَءاهُ حَسَنًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The other question from the listener says, I heard from one of the radio stations... Please proceed.
The Shaykh : And before I leave this place, I say that a person should, if he tastes a deed and finds psychological comfort in it, present this deed to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If it agrees with them, let him praise Allah for that, as he was facilitated to find comfort in what is prescribed. If it does not agree with the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), then he must treat his heart, for there is a sickness in his heart where he finds comfort in what is not prescribed. And if a person, due to his ignorance, may be excused, but he must cure this sickness, the sickness of ignorance or the sickness of bad intention.
The questioner : The other question from Fadel.