Islamic Revival

Explanation of Chapter 12-17 from The Book of Business from Jami` at-Tirmidhi ( كتاب البيوع عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ) Chapter 12: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Meet The Owners Of The Goods Chapter 13: What Has Been Related About 'The Dweller Of A Town is Not To Sell On Behalf Of The Bedouin Chapter 14: What Has Been Related About The Prohibition Of Muhaqalah and Muzabanah Chapter 15: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Sell Fruits Until They Began To Blossom Chapter 16: What Has Been Related About The Sale Of Habalil-Habalah Chapter 17: What Has Been Related About: Sales of Gharar

Questions: Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu our honourable Sheikh, and warm greetings to you. May Allah (swt) aid you and bring goodness on your hands. The topic: queries regarding Usul-ul-Fiqh Firstly, I hope that I have not burdened you with these questions, especially as we acknowledge the magnitude of the burdens that you are carrying out, and the amount of responsibilities that you are undertaking. May Allah (swt) aid you, lead your steps on the straight path and give you and us the pleasure to witness the application of Allah’s law in the second Khilafah state (Caliphate). As for the questions, they are as follow: 1. I read in several researches that Usoolis have more than one method, such as the Mutakallimeen (scholastics), the method of the Jurists, the general comprehensive principles (istiqra’ kulli), and extraction of the branches from the usul… How can you explain these methods, and are close to any of them or do we have our own method in our usul.

The devastation we witnessed in Aleppo in the last few months once again made it clear that the Muslim rulers willfully keep their distance from the Ummah and the responsibility of its protection. Yet we also saw those who would find no end of excuses to absolve these rulers of the inexcusable. It would seem arguments and proofs of any sort would not suffice, and therefore, there seems little hope in addressing them. After all, if the bloodshed in Aleppo can’t make someone at least question their misplaced loyalties, truly, what can? However, there is  another  kind of approach that some can take regarding Muslim rulers that is worth addressing. This approach seems to “allow for praise when the occasion calls for it”, and condemnation when they so deserve it. It takes a somewhat (supposedly) “balanced” approach towards the rulers, their actions and policies. At times like this, even such a “balanced” approach needs some scrutiny, because taking a “balanced” approach in a game that