Tuesday 30 June 2015

Fatwa's during June

Question:
Aslamualakaum Does surah 19:19 show that isa is perfect and cannot commit any sin as it says faultless. He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a faultless son." If so, then how do we relate this to the hadith that says that all sons of Adam commit sins.

Answer:
Assalam u Alaikum
The case of Isa , may peace be upon him, had a special  case. Like his miraculous birth,his life is different from other, his  faultless character is supported by this Hadith. Abu Huraira  narrated that the Messenger of Allah  said: No child is born except that it was pricked by the Satan, so the child is born with a cry because of this prick of Satan except the son of Maryam and his mother." Then Abu Huraira said: Read if you like ( the verse) " and I give her and her progeny in your shelter from the cursed Satan" ( sura Al Imran:26)
Wassalam

Question:
Aslamualakaum

i heard someone say that words in islam are split into technical and linguistically.
He said technically means that all the diffrent ulema from diffrent fields agreed to one meaning.
But then he later contradiuctns himself by saying that the word "sunnah" has diffrent meanings technically deepening if you are a muhadith or a faqeeh.
My question is, please can you define what the words technically menas?
What is a good definition. 

Answer:
Some words in Quran and Hadith have assumed the form of a technical  word. For Example Hajj, linguistically, means to aim at. But technically it means to go to Makkah in a specific season to perform a specific ritual. Same is applicable to Salah, Zakat and Saum. For example Zakat, literally means to grow. Only the Hadith tells us it's real  meaning

Question:

 Aslamualaakaum

I heard somone say that sharia is your worship, adab and bussiness transaction. He then later on said that sharia can be used interchangeable with aqeedah in some situations.

Is this true.   

Answer:

Sharia does cover all aspect of our Deen including worship, belief, etc. but  in the context of law , it covers different branches of life where rulings are given I.e the legal aspects of the  actions of the people . So it covers  Muslim personal law, financial obligations and dealings and the Penal code.

Monday 8 June 2015

Questioning on the Day of Judgement


Questioning on the Day of Judgement
There seem to be two contradictory statements about this issue.
1.     One set of Ayat approves the questioning as follows:

(Surah Al-A’raf 7:6)

Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.
(Surah Al-Hijr 15:92)
So by your Lord, We will surely question them all
(Surah Al-Imran 3:106)
On the Day [some] faces will turn white and [some] faces will turn black. As for those whose faces turn black, [to them it will be said], "Did you disbelieve after your belief? Then taste the punishment for what you used to reject."
(Surah As-Saffat 37:24)
And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."

2.     The other set of Ayat which negate the questioning:

(Surah Al-Rahman 55:39)

Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.

(Surah Al-Qasas 28:78)
He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation [of wealth]? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked.

The negation is of a questioning of the nature of finding the facts and knowing something which is not known. As Allah Al-Mighty knows  
everything, He is in no need of asking. He has already encompassed everything.

(Surah al-Mujadilah 58:6)

On the Day when Allah will resurrect them all and inform them of what they did. Allah had enumerated it, while they forgot it; and Allah is, over all things, Witness.

The first sets of verses which speak about questioning are that of the nature of scolding someone and holding him blameworthy.

Doesn’t a father address his son in front of the whole family who was caught committing an evil act: “Ask him, what he has done?”

Similarly, this question is addressed to that baby who was buried alive:

(Surah At-Takwir)

For what sin she was killed

Here the scolding is not directed to her, but to the person who committed that heinous act. Similr to this is the questioning of the Messenger of Allah in the verse of Surah Al-A’raf:

(Surah Al-A’raf 7:6)
Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.

Here the scolding is directed to those who rejected the call of the Messengers.

In the verse of Surah Al-Rahman, the matter is further clarified. Why should they be questioned? They are already known by their marks

(Surah Al-Rahman 55:41)


The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.