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Why can’t a woman be a ruler in the Caliphate?

Allah (Most High) has created men and women as equals in terms of their humanity but He has assigned them different roles in this life. These roles are complementary which leads to harmony between the sexes and in society as a whole. يا أَيُّهَا النّاسُ إِنّا خَلَقناكُم مِن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثىٰ وَجَعَلناكُم شُعوبًا وَقَبائِلَ لِتَعارَفوا ۚ إِنَّ أَكرَمَكُم عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتقاكُم ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَليمٌ خَبيرٌ Mankind! We created you from a male and female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you might come to know each other. The noblest among you in Allah’s sight is the one with the most taqwa. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Al-Hujuraat, 49:13) One such role which has been restricted to men is that of ruling. This includes all ruling positions such as the Caliph, his Assistants and Governors but excludes judiciary and Majlis membership whose positions can be held by both men and women. This is not sexist or misogynistic but simply obedience to the Creator of men and w

Q&A: The ‘Illah (legal reason) revolves with the cause, whether it is present or not

Question: Assalamu Alaykom Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu, may Allah bless your efforts and reward you with goodness… Our respected Shaykh, I would like to ask about the Shari’ah principle: “The ‘Illah revolves around the cause, whether it is present or not…” the question is: “He (saw) was asked about the permissibility of selling the ripe dates ( ruTab ) for dried dates ( tamr ), the Prophet (saw) said: «أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ جَوَازِ بَيْعِ الرُّطَبِ بِالتَّمْرِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ   e : هَلْ يَنْقُصُ الرُّطَبُ إِذَا يَبِس؟ فَقَالُوا: نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ: فَلاَ إِذَنْ » “Do  ruTab  decrease (become lighter) when they dry?” They said: yes. He (saw) said: “then no.” Now if we know the exact amount of shortfall and replaced it, is it permissible to sell it? In other words, if the ripe dates ( ruTab ) weighed one kilo, and when it turns into dried dates ( tamr ) it becomes 900 grams, may we sell 900 grams of dried dates for the price of one kilo of ripe dates? If the answer is no, what i

Oh Muslims of Sri Lanka

The eyes have not dried, the anger has not subsided, and the pain remains like an open wound when we see the plight of the Muslims in Myanmar, Syria, Palestine, and Yemen. And now we add the plight of the Muslims in Sri Lanka! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Prophet Muhammad (saw) said, “Verily the destruction of the Ka’ba, rock by rock is lighter to Allah than the spilling of the blood of a Muslim.” (reported in Tirmidhi) The violence in Sri Lanka has spread like wild-fire from Digana to many districts of Kandy such as Akurana, Ambatenna, Madawala, Pudukkada, Ambanthala, Katugostota, Dehianga as hard-line Buddhists lead impressionable and ignorant followers, like a herd of thugs, attacking Muslims, their properties and their businesses. This has rekindled memories of the communal and ethnic clashes and atrocities that engulfed Sri Lanka from 1983 until an uneasy peace was put in place in 2009. Similar to the plight of the Rohingya Muslims, the Muslims in Sri Lanka ar