Stick to the Sunnah and leave "what do you think" in Yemen
An example showing the attitude of Ibn 'Umar towards implementing the Sunnah and not looking for loopholes and potential hypothetical situations.
عَنْ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ قَالَ: سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا عَنْ اسْتِلامِ الْحَجَرِ. فَقَالَ : رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَلِمُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ. قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ زُحِمْتُ ؟ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ غُلِبْتُ ؟ قَالَ: اجْعَلْ أَرَأَيْتَ بِالْيَمَنِ ! رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَلِمُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ
From az-Zubayr ibn ‘Arabee: A man asked Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallaahu 'anhumaa) about touching the Black Stone. He replied, “I saw the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) touch and kiss it.” The questioner continued, “What do you think I should do if I get caught in a heavy crowd? What do you think I should do if I am
overwhelmed?” He told him, “Leave ‘what do you think I should do’ in Yemen. I saw the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) touch and kiss it.” [Collected by al-Bukhaaree (1611)]
July 19th, 2010, 09:31
Stick to the Sunnah and leave "what do you think" in Yemen
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