Answer:
It is not allowed for the Muslim to hold prohibited (Haraam) that which Allaah has made lawful nor to hold it to be disliked (Makrooh) that which Allaah does not dislike or to make permissible (Halaal) that which Allaah has prohibited (Haraam) due to the statement of Allaah the One free from all imperfections:
وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هَـذَا حَلاَلٌ وَهَـذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُواْ عَلَى اللّهِ الْكَذِبَ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللّهِ الْكَذِبَ لاَ يُفْلِحُونَ
And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely: "This is lawful and this is forbidden," so as to invent lies against Allaah. Verily, those who invent lies against Allaah will never prosper. (An-Nahl 16:116)
And He the One free from all imperfections said:
قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَالإِثْمَ وَالْبَغْيَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَأَن تُشْرِكُواْ بِاللّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَن تَقُولُواْ عَلَى اللّهِ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Say (O Muhammad): "(But) the things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al-Fawaahish (great evil sins, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed openly or secretly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous oppression, joining partners (in worship) with Allaah for which He has given no authority, and saying things about Allaah of which you have no knowledge." (Al-A'raaf 7:33).
So He - the One free from all imperfections - has made in this noble Aayah speaking about Him without knowledge (worse than) Shirk (polytheism) due to that which ensues from it from the immense corruption.
Whilst He - the One free from all imperfections - has informed in another Aayah in Suratul-Baqarah that it is from the command of the devil where He - the One free from all imperfections - said:
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُواْ مِمَّا فِي الأَرْضِ حَلاَلاً طَيِّباً وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ إِنَّمَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ بِالسُّوءِ وَالْفَحْشَاء وَأَن تَقُولُواْ عَلَى اللّهِ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ
O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaytaan (Satan). Verily, he is to you an open enemy. [Shaytaan (Satan)] commands you only what is evil and Fahshaa (sinful), and that you should say against Allaah what you know not. (Al-Baqarah 2:168-169).
As for leaving off the Mubaahaat (the allowable) as a means of nearness to Allaah - the One free from all imperfections - in order to aid in the obedience to Allaah and His messenger without making that unlawful (Haraam) upon oneself or upon the people, like sometimes leaving off the wearing of fine exquisite garments as (a means to) humbleness and humility and as a safeguard against al-Kibr (haughtiness and false pride) and as a dejection/reproach of the soul from that which is feared for it from having boastful pride, conceitedness and haughtiness over the people; then this thing there is no problem with it and he will be rewarded for it Inshaa'Allaah.
لا يجوز للمسلم أن يحرم ما أحل الله ولا أن يكره ما لم يكره الله ولا أن يحل ما حرم الله لقول الله سبحانه : {وَلا تَقُولُوا لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هَذَا حَلالٌ وَهَذَا حَرَامٌ لِتَفْتَرُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ}[1] الآية . وقال سبحانه : {قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَالْإِثْمَ وَالْبَغْيَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَأَنْ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَنْ تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لا تَعْلَمُونَ}[2] فجعل سبحانه في هذه الآية الكريمة القول عليه بغير علم فوق مرتبة الشرك لما يترتب عليه من الفساد العظيم . وأخبر سبحانه في آية أخرى من سورة البقرة أن ذلك من أمر الشيطان حيث قال سبحانه {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُوا مِمَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ حَلالًا طَيِّبًا وَلا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُبِينٌ إِنَّمَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ بِالسُّوءِ وَالْفَحْشَاءِ وَأَنْ تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لا تَعْلَمُونَ}[3] أما ترك المباحات تقربا إلى الله سبحانه ليستعين بذلك على طاعة الله ورسوله من غير أن يحرم ذلك على نفسه أو على الناس كترك الملابس الرفيعة بعض الأحيان تواضعا وحذرا من الكبر وكسرا للنفس عما يخشى عليها من الفخر والخيلاء والتكبر على الناس فهذا شيء لا بأس به ويؤجر عليه إن شاء الله .
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[1] - سورة النحل الآية 116.
[2] - سورة الأعراف الآية 33.
[3] - سورة البقرة الآيتان 168-169.
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