What is the ruling on being lax with the Sunnah and ignorant of what is obligatory in it?
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Question:
Regarding being lax with the term Sunnah, we say to him: "Leave the beard, so-and-so." He says: "It is a Sunnah." "Shorten your garment." He says: "It is a Sunnah?"
Answer:
The Sunnah, according to the jurists, is the opposite of the obligatory, and the Sunnah, in the terminology of the hadith scholars, is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), whether it is obligatory or recommended.
The jurist is taught that it is an obligatory Sunnah; he clarifies that it is a fard, an obligatory duty, not something merely recommended.
Regarding being lax with the term Sunnah, we say to him: "Leave the beard, so-and-so." He says: "It is a Sunnah." "Shorten your garment." He says: "It is a Sunnah?"
Answer:
The Sunnah, according to the jurists, is the opposite of the obligatory, and the Sunnah, in the terminology of the hadith scholars, is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), whether it is obligatory or recommended.
The jurist is taught that it is an obligatory Sunnah; he clarifies that it is a fard, an obligatory duty, not something merely recommended.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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