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Q&A: Meaning of Sharia remaining silent on an action

It is mentioned in the book: "The Islamic Personality vol. 3, the accredited edition" on page 46 on lines 6 and 7 (in the Arabic edition) what reads:  "And what the Shar' is silent about is what it does not prohibit, which is what it permits, and the Wajib [obligatory] and Mandub [recommended] and Mubah [permissible] and Makruh [reprehensible] fall under that." And I have the following questions: 1. It is stated in the hadith: "سكت عن.."  "Was silent on.." , so if we assume that it is comprehensive of Wajib and Mandub and Makruh then that would be the lack of clarification from the Legislator about that which must be clarified... 2. He said: "عن أشياء"  "About things",  and did not say about actions, and what is conceivable about things is permissibility and prohibition, and not its being Wajib or Mandub or Makruh, particularly since the hadith came in the question of the judgment on: (ghee, and cheese, and fur),

Q&A: Is acting permitted?

Is it permissible for a cinema or theater actor to pretend to be other people in their speech or actions? Is the same ruling applied to those who speak in cartoons in the name of toys or animals? Answer: In regards to cinema and theater actors, they pretend to be other people and speak the speech of the other people that they are representing, so the speech of the other person passes the lips of the actor and this leads to lying. Even if it was required for him to swear in the name of the other person he would, and on top of that a proclamation of divorce passes his lips if the other person was divorcing... and all this is haram because lying is haram, and a person is held to account on his oaths and proclamations of divorce and all his speech, and it is not said that he was acting like someone else, instead he will be held accountable for what he proclaims by free will... مَا يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ "Man does not utter a

Hizb ut Tahrir is the One who Works for it with a Clear Methodology Restricted to the Truthful Shari'ah

Working to Establish the Khilafah State is a Shar'i Obligation: Hizb ut Tahrir is the One who Works for it with a Clear Methodology Restricted to the Truthful Shari'ah On Monday 09/16/2013, several newspapers and websites circulated the  answer to a question  posed to Sheikh Yasser Brahimi on his homepage " Sawt as-Salaf " around the obligation to participate in groups that work to establish the Khilafah and call for Jihad. The Sheikh replied with the following:  "Further; cooperation in righteousness and piety is an obligation. The obligation of engaging in it does not just arise for the sake of the announcement of people they want to establish the Khilafah or jihad or accountability or other lost obligations. Rather the methodology, the work and the means must be correct, in addition to the correct aim and purpose. Many of those who claim to have good intentions directed towards the right purpose are not so!" What can be understood from the answer

The Muslim that changes the negative into positive by the power of his faith

The Muslim that changes the negative into positive, and the challenge into opportunity, by the power of his faith When life becomes, in terms of the human being, like a ship in a dark stormy night at sea, battered by violent waves, and fierce storms, sailing further and further away, without seeing any signs of life, or a way of being saved... The human being will be, during this phase, in the most intense state of feeling helpless, weak, and in need of a rescuing power that compensates his incapacity and weakness. أَمَّنْ يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَاءَ الْأَرْضِ ۗ أَإِلَٰهٌ مَعَ اللَّهِ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَا تَذَكَّرُونَ "He Who responds to the oppressed when they call on Him and removes their distress, and has appointed you as khulufaa (successors) on the earth. Is there another god besides Allah? How little you pay heed!" (An-Naml, 27:62) Under such harsh circumstances, dark roads, and substantial challenges, you fin

Was Medina an Islamic State?

It is a well-documented fact that the first Islamic State came into existence the moment the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) migrated from Makkah to Medina. In Medina the Messenger of Allah (saw) enjoyed the position of ruling and hence ruled according to the decree and will of Allah. He was acknowledged as the head of the state by all the tribes of the surrounding areas and started to implement Islam from the very first day. It was this ruling as per the decree of Allah that qualifies Medina as the first Islamic State. However there are some scholars who argue that the first Islamic State came into existence only after the conquest of Makkah and not before it. They argue that it was the conquest of Makkah in the year 8 Hijri that transformed Medina into a full and complete Islamic State. The discussion whether Medina was an Islamic State or it turned into one after the conquest of Makkah may seem trivial and innocuous to some, but the debate is very significa