Is it necessary that leaving a recommended practice results in committing a disliked act?
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The Shaykh : Is it necessary that leaving a recommended practice results in committing a disliked act?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : No, some scholars say that leaving a recommended practice necessitates committing a disliked act, so that anyone who leaves a recommended practice has done something disliked. Why? Because the one who performs a recommended practice is rewarded, and the one who leaves it is not punished, whereas the one who leaves a disliked act is rewarded, and the one who commits it is not punished. So if you leave a recommended practice, you have done something disliked, but that is not the case. The accurate view is that a disliked act is an independent category. For example, if a person does not raise his hands at the opening takbir, what do we say about that? He left a recommended practice, but do we say he did something disliked? No. But if he turned around?
The questioner : He did something disliked.
The Shaykh : We said he did something disliked. So, a disliked act is not something that anyone who leaves a recommended practice has committed. Pay attention to this, because some scholars were confused by the matter and said that leaving a recommended practice necessitates what? Committing a disliked act. We say: No, leaving a recommended practice only necessitates the loss of reward. As for saying that this person has committed a disliked act? No. The example I mentioned to you makes this clear. What is the example? If one leaves raising the hands at the opening takbir, we do not say that this is a disliked act, but if he turns around, he has done something disliked.
The questioner : What is the ruling on burning a person? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent [them] and then said, and the Companions said, "Burn them," and afterwards he said, "Kill them."
The Shaykh : Burning men, burning.
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : No, some scholars say that leaving a recommended practice necessitates committing a disliked act, so that anyone who leaves a recommended practice has done something disliked. Why? Because the one who performs a recommended practice is rewarded, and the one who leaves it is not punished, whereas the one who leaves a disliked act is rewarded, and the one who commits it is not punished. So if you leave a recommended practice, you have done something disliked, but that is not the case. The accurate view is that a disliked act is an independent category. For example, if a person does not raise his hands at the opening takbir, what do we say about that? He left a recommended practice, but do we say he did something disliked? No. But if he turned around?
The questioner : He did something disliked.
The Shaykh : We said he did something disliked. So, a disliked act is not something that anyone who leaves a recommended practice has committed. Pay attention to this, because some scholars were confused by the matter and said that leaving a recommended practice necessitates what? Committing a disliked act. We say: No, leaving a recommended practice only necessitates the loss of reward. As for saying that this person has committed a disliked act? No. The example I mentioned to you makes this clear. What is the example? If one leaves raising the hands at the opening takbir, we do not say that this is a disliked act, but if he turns around, he has done something disliked.
The questioner : What is the ruling on burning a person? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent [them] and then said, and the Companions said, "Burn them," and afterwards he said, "Kill them."
The Shaykh : Burning men, burning.