Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (420) | There is no obligation to do what is desirable or permissible
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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There is no compulsion regarding recommended acts or permissible acts.
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Recommended acts, permissible acts, and matters of choice.
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It is not permissible to compel people in these matters.
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So, if Allah opens a door for you to recommended acts,
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do not insist that people be like you in it.
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For the one who performs recommended acts is rewarded,
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but the one who abandons them is not blamed.
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And perhaps Allah opens for one who abandons what you are upon
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from the recommended acts another door,
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in which they are more enthusiastic and more capable.
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And from the category of, or rather,
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there is no blame on one who performs a permissible act or abandons it.
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This is the implication of calling it permissible.
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Similarly, regarding what is obligatory,
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on the basis of choice between several options,
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it is not permissible to compel people to a single specific option.
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This is like the expiation for breaking an oath.
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The one who breaks an oath is given a choice between feeding ten poor people,
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“Allah will not take you to task for that which is unintentional in your oaths, but He will take you to task for the oaths which ye swear in earnest. The expiation thereof is the feeding of ten of the needy with the average of that wherewith ye feed your own folk, or the clothing of them, or the liberation of a slave, and for him who findeth not (the wherewithal to do so) then a three days' fast. This is the expiation of your oaths when ye have sworn; and keep your oaths. Thus Allah expoundeth unto you His revelations in order that ye may give thanks.” (5:89)
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and if they cannot find that, they switch to fasting for three days.
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Likewise, the expiation for prohibitions during Ihram.
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A person is given a choice between fasting, charity, and sacrifice.
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah