A man believed that the recommended prayers after the obligatory ones are obligatory, yet he did not pray them; what is the ruling?
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The questioner : All right, for example, I, for instance, used to believe, for example, that a specific prayer is not...
The Shaykh : No, no, not for example.
The questioner : No, I do not.
The Shaykh : We want it in terms of reality.
The questioner : In terms of reality.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. You are saying "for example."
The questioner : In terms of reality, that a specific prayer is a sunnah, so I believed it was obligatory, and then I did not pray it.
The Shaykh : How did you believe it? Was it out of desire or following?
The questioner : No, by consideration, meaning I read the evidence of both sides.
The Shaykh : You are a researcher looking into an example, not reality. If you were speaking about reality, you would proceed with the correct explanation, but you are hesitating. So, narrate the reality. May Allah guide you.
The Shaykh : No, no, not for example.
The questioner : No, I do not.
The Shaykh : We want it in terms of reality.
The questioner : In terms of reality.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. You are saying "for example."
The questioner : In terms of reality, that a specific prayer is a sunnah, so I believed it was obligatory, and then I did not pray it.
The Shaykh : How did you believe it? Was it out of desire or following?
The questioner : No, by consideration, meaning I read the evidence of both sides.
The Shaykh : You are a researcher looking into an example, not reality. If you were speaking about reality, you would proceed with the correct explanation, but you are hesitating. So, narrate the reality. May Allah guide you.
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