"O THOSE WHO BELIEVE, ENTER ISLAM COMPLETELY, AND DO NOT FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS OF SATAN. SURELY, FOR YOU, HE IS AN OPEN ENEMY." (SURAH AL-BAQARAH:208)
Part 2
The previous verses ended with a praise for the sincere (Mukhliseen). Sometimes Ikhlas (sincerity) leads to excess inadvertently, in that the person intends to do more obedience but because of excess that obedience exceeds the limits of Shariah and Sunnah. This can be explained through the example of the blessed Companion Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Salam RAA and others who, before embracing Islam, were known Jewish scholars. In Judaism Saturday was the sacred day of rest (Sabbath), and eating camel meat was unlawful. Once they embraced Islam they thought that they could continue to honour Saturday since Islam did not require dishonouring it, similarly they would consider eating camel meat Halal but in practice would refrain from doing so, thus they would abide by the laws of both Shariah of Moses AS and Shariah of Mohammad ﷺ, something they believed meant showing greater obedience to Allah Ta'alah.
Allah Ta'alah has firmly corrected that thought in this verse stating that Islam is an obligation in its totality. It is total and perfect only when what is not necessary in Islam is not considered to be part of it. In Ibadah and obedience to Allah Ta'alah going beyond the limits set by Shariah and Sunnah is a grave error and is likely to result in more serious consequences than inadvertently doing something which a person does believe to be a sin.
From Ma'ariful Quran, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
Part 2
The previous verses ended with a praise for the sincere (Mukhliseen). Sometimes Ikhlas (sincerity) leads to excess inadvertently, in that the person intends to do more obedience but because of excess that obedience exceeds the limits of Shariah and Sunnah. This can be explained through the example of the blessed Companion Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Salam RAA and others who, before embracing Islam, were known Jewish scholars. In Judaism Saturday was the sacred day of rest (Sabbath), and eating camel meat was unlawful. Once they embraced Islam they thought that they could continue to honour Saturday since Islam did not require dishonouring it, similarly they would consider eating camel meat Halal but in practice would refrain from doing so, thus they would abide by the laws of both Shariah of Moses AS and Shariah of Mohammad ﷺ, something they believed meant showing greater obedience to Allah Ta'alah.
Allah Ta'alah has firmly corrected that thought in this verse stating that Islam is an obligation in its totality. It is total and perfect only when what is not necessary in Islam is not considered to be part of it. In Ibadah and obedience to Allah Ta'alah going beyond the limits set by Shariah and Sunnah is a grave error and is likely to result in more serious consequences than inadvertently doing something which a person does believe to be a sin.
From Ma'ariful Quran, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
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