Whoever Turns Away From My Sunnah

Question :

What is the meaning of the Hadith :
"Whoever turns away from my Sunnah, then he is not of me".

Does one fall under this category when he doesn't pray the Sunnah prayers that come before and after the obligatory ones?

Answer:

The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Whoever turns away from my Sunnah, then he is not of me."

This means whoever turns away from my way that I follow, then he is not of me. This is because they have chosen another way than the path of the Prophet. The optional and voluntary prayers are not related to this Hadith, not performing them is not done with the objective of turning away from the Sunnah of the Messenger. Rather, since these acts are optional, and not compulsory, people are permitted by Allah Almighty not to perform them. So there is a difference between someone who abandons the guidance of the Prophet, turning away from it, and one who does not follow it out of laziness or because Allâh Almighty has permitted him not to do so.

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