Will Allah punish me for praying? Saeed ibn Al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) once saw a man praying more than two rak’ah after the beginning of Fajr, making many bows and prostrations, and so he forbade him. The man said: “O Abu Muhammad, is Allah going to punish me for praying?!” Saeed said: “No, but He will punish you for contradicting the Sunnah.” -Al-Bayhaqī, As-Sunan Al-Kubraa (2:466) graded sahih by Shaykh Al-Albani. See Irwa Al-Ghalil (2:236). Shaykh Al-Albānī writes: This is one of the superb answers given by Saeed ibn Al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him), it is a strong weapon against the mubtadiah (innovators) who recommend many different types of religious innovation in the name of them being dhikr and prayer. They then criticize the followers of the Sunnah for criticizing them, and accuse them of censuring dhikr and prayer, when in fact (Ahlus-Sunnah) are only criticizing the contravention of the Sunnah in matters such as dhikr and prayer.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:16:16 +0000