How does one know what Hashem wants of us outside of specified mitzvos? How can you call non-mitzvah behavior (not aveiros, but something that’s not brought down by anyone as one of the 613) a “mitzvah” simply because it’s “what Hashem wants” (according to…)? We all try to do the right thing, and of course we make decisions according to a value system that stems from a Torah outlook. But that’s hashkafa, not halacha. You may make those decisions bearing in mind that you will one day face judgment in shamayim. But that doesn’t mean that you have a crystall ball into the “mind” of Hashem, so to speak.
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