What is the criterion for the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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Question:
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and benefit us with your knowledge. The questioner asks: What is the criterion for the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), given that many people have become strict in many matters and claim that they are part of the Sunnah, such as wearing the turban, riding horses, and growing long hair? Is everything the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did considered a Sunnah?
Answer:
Answer: What the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did falls into two categories. The first category is what he did in the capacity of legislation; this is a Sunnah. What he did in the capacity of legislation is a Sunnah, whether it is obligatory or recommended. As for what he did in the capacity of custom, such as clothing, the turban, the thobe, the cloak, and the izar, these are customs, not acts of worship, and not legislation. These are customs, so they are not a Sunnah. These are permissible things, classified as permissible matters, not acts of worship. Yes.
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and benefit us with your knowledge. The questioner asks: What is the criterion for the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), given that many people have become strict in many matters and claim that they are part of the Sunnah, such as wearing the turban, riding horses, and growing long hair? Is everything the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did considered a Sunnah?
Answer:
Answer: What the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did falls into two categories. The first category is what he did in the capacity of legislation; this is a Sunnah. What he did in the capacity of legislation is a Sunnah, whether it is obligatory or recommended. As for what he did in the capacity of custom, such as clothing, the turban, the thobe, the cloak, and the izar, these are customs, not acts of worship, and not legislation. These are customs, so they are not a Sunnah. These are permissible things, classified as permissible matters, not acts of worship. Yes.
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