Just as we have done in this question—concerning which I ask Allah Most High to grant the Muslims success in putting it into practice, along with everything authentically established from the Prophet ﷺ.

Abandoning hadiths because one knows of no one who acted upon them—and the reply

6- It may be that among those who champion the Sunnah, live by it, and call others to it, there are some who hesitate to apply these hadiths, excusing themselves by saying that they do not know of any of the early generations who adopted them. Let these dear brothers realize that such an excuse can be valid in certain issues whose only basis is inference and independent reasoning; in those cases the soul remains uneasy, fearing that the inference may be mistaken—especially when the inference comes from some late-comers who legislate matters that no earlier Muslim ever affirmed, claiming that ‘public interest’ requires their legalization without first examining whether they conform to the revealed texts. Examples include the permissibility some have granted to what they term “consumer usury” or to the so-called “charitable lottery,” and similar innovations.

Our present issue, however, is not of that kind, for it rests upon explicit, definitive texts that have never been abrogated—as has already been demonstrated. Hence it is impermissible to set them aside on the pretext mentioned, particularly since we have already cited those who did act upon them, such as