Allah says: ''And verily guess is no substitute for the truth.''[TMQ53:28]`
And Allah say: ''They have no (certain) knowledge . they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not ('Isa)''[TMQ4:157]
''Do you have llm for that which you claim so that you provide us with? you follow nothing but conjecture (Zann).''[TMQ6:148]
''These are nothing but names which you have devised, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. they follow nothing but conjecture and what their Nafs desire. even though there has already come to them the Guidance from their Rabb.''[TMQ53:23]
Jalaluddin as-Suyuti, a Mujtahid Imam of the shafi madhab commented of this verse, that the people had zann (conjecture) which is opposed to knowledge(ilm) i.e. certain knowledge. he also stated that Allah had sent down definitelyproof (Burhan Qati) for the truth of the Islamic Aqeeda.[Tafseer al jalalayn page 627.it stated in reliance of the Traveller Ahmad ibn naqib al mirsi (ra)(769/1368) book of qada (judiciary)]
In all these and other ayaat (verses) to do with beliefs Allah censures those who take the beliefs through conjecture (zann) decisively prohibits them from this.
Therefore it is prohibited for us to have emotional belief and belief based on imitation.we must know for our themselves that Allah exists, that Muhammad (saw) is his last messenger, The Quran is the word Allah and whatever is contained it is the truth such as belief in the angels, previous books, previous prophets, the day of judgement, jannah,jahannam etc.
Secondly, it is individual obligation us to know the Sahriah rules related to our own lives and actions.
Allah has addressed us directly in the Quran on so many occasions:
''O you believe, obey Allah and his messenger''.
We know that our purpose in life is to worship Allah as Allah said:
''I have not created jinn or mankind expect that they worship me.''[TMQ51:57]
Allah has also clear ordered us to talk from the messenger(saw):
''And whatsoever the Messenger [Muhammad(saw)] gives you, take it,and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain(from it).''[TMQ59:7]
Therefore we must at least know the shariah rules relating the fara'id (obligation ) Muharramat (prohibition) from our action such as:
-The Ahkam (rules) of Salah
-The Ahkam of relationships with the opposite sex
-The Ahkam of responsibility to parents
-The Ahkam of buying
-The Ahkam of replying to the salam
-The Ahkam of backbiting
-The Ahkam of working for khilafah
-The Ahkam of riba(usury)
whatever action we undertake we need know the hukm before performing the action, there is a principle in usul: Every action requires a hukm and every hukm requires an evidence
therefoe it is fard for a doctor to know the ahkam relating to his field, e.g. is post mortem allowed,
rules relating treating rhe opposite sex, using intoxicants for medical purposes etc.
foe an imam of the mazid it is fard to know the ahkam relating to reading the prayer , the obligations of the khudba, the responsibility towards the Muslim, the obligations of speaking the truth from the Mimbar etc.
it is fard for the teacher to know whether it is permitted to teach subjects that contradict Islam and promote kufr, the ahkam of teaching members of the opposite sex, the ahkam of disciplining the student.
it is fard for the husband to know his obligations toward his wife,what are the prohibited action to undertake with her, how can he discipline her if she is disobedient, etc. similarly for the wife to know her responsibilities towards her husband, parent towards the child, child towards the parents and so on.
It is fard for the khalifah of the Muslims to know ahkam relating to his responsibility, etc.
We must ensure that we follow the shariah and not rules invented from the mind
In the hadith in sahih of bukhari, on the authority of 'Urah b. al zubayr who said: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr b. al- 'As overcame us with proof. I heard him say: Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he has given it to you, but it will be taken away through the death of the learned man (Ulema'a) with their knowledge. there will remain ignorant people who, when consulted , will give verdicts according to their opinions whereby they will mislead others and themselves go astray.''i.e. they give fatwas according to their own opinions which are not derived from the Islamic evidence.
Hadith narrated by al-daraqtuni in al-afrad, of Anas of the prophet (saw), where he said ''whomever cheats my Ummah has the curse of Allah, the angles and the combined, upon him. they asked: what is cheating, oh prophet of Allah? he said:if he invented an innovation for them, and they acted upon it.''
''whoever speaks about the Quran without any knowledge , then let him seek his place in the fire of hell.''
[Tirmidih, Abu-Dawud]
Islam has forbidden us from following any path other than the path of ''llm: ''And follow not that of which you have no knowledge. verily! the hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allah).''[TMQ17:36]
Even if we are not aware of the evidence, we must know that the hukm is derived from the Islamic texts by legitimate ijtihad
''so ask the people of the reminder (ahl al-zikr)if you do not know.''[TMQ21:7]
He has ordered the one who does not have the knowledge to ask one who is more knowledgeable than him.
It has also been narrated on the authority of jabir(ra): a man was struck by a stone that fractured his skull. then he had a wet dream. he asked his companions-do you know of a permit(Rukhsa) for me to perform Tayammum (dry ablution)?-they said: we do not find any permit for you and you can use water .he then had a death and died. The Prophet(saw) said: ''verily, it would have sufficed for him to make Tayammum, so tie a piece of the cloth around his head and wipe over it and wash the rest of of his body.'And the prophet(saw) said: ''why did they not ask when they did not know. Indeed, the cure for inability and lack of knowledge is to ask.''[Abu-Daud:275,ibn majah:565,ahmad:2898] the messenger (saw) instructed them to ask about the Hukm Shar'ai.
We have to be careful from whom we take our knowledge in relation to the Shariah rules, they should be someone we trusts and someone who basis their opinions upon the Islamic evidence.
A narration of Imam Zuhri spring to mind, ''Be careful from whom you take your knowledge, because that is your Deen.''
We should beware of all government Mufti's, scholar and Imams-also whose who have openly violated the Shariah or given verdicts that contradict the Qati(definitive) matters.
Abu Hanifa said: ''If you see the scholar at the gates of the ruler then accuse him in his Deen.''
True scholars never compromise the truth. let us lake the example of Imam Ahmad Ibn Hambal (rahimallah), the master of hadeeth, the Mujtahid of Makkah and to whom the Hambali Madhab is attributed.in his time Ma'moon became khaleefah who adopted the Mu'tazilla belief that the Quran was created and attempted to force this belief upon the masses.
He started with the Ulema as they were the ones who had the leadership over the Ummah. Amongst the Ulema was Imam Ahmad who refused to accept this corrupt doctrine. His uncle went to him and asked him to say with his tongue what he does not accept in his heart, to this he responded, ''if the Alim stays silent in the face of falsehood when will the truth become manifest.''
''Do you have llm for that which you claim so that you provide us with? you follow nothing but conjecture (Zann).''[TMQ6:148]
''These are nothing but names which you have devised, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. they follow nothing but conjecture and what their Nafs desire. even though there has already come to them the Guidance from their Rabb.''[TMQ53:23]
Jalaluddin as-Suyuti, a Mujtahid Imam of the shafi madhab commented of this verse, that the people had zann (conjecture) which is opposed to knowledge(ilm) i.e. certain knowledge. he also stated that Allah had sent down definitelyproof (Burhan Qati) for the truth of the Islamic Aqeeda.[Tafseer al jalalayn page 627.it stated in reliance of the Traveller Ahmad ibn naqib al mirsi (ra)(769/1368) book of qada (judiciary)]
In all these and other ayaat (verses) to do with beliefs Allah censures those who take the beliefs through conjecture (zann) decisively prohibits them from this.
Therefore it is prohibited for us to have emotional belief and belief based on imitation.we must know for our themselves that Allah exists, that Muhammad (saw) is his last messenger, The Quran is the word Allah and whatever is contained it is the truth such as belief in the angels, previous books, previous prophets, the day of judgement, jannah,jahannam etc.
Secondly, it is individual obligation us to know the Sahriah rules related to our own lives and actions.
Allah has addressed us directly in the Quran on so many occasions:
''O you believe, obey Allah and his messenger''.
We know that our purpose in life is to worship Allah as Allah said:
''I have not created jinn or mankind expect that they worship me.''[TMQ51:57]
Allah has also clear ordered us to talk from the messenger(saw):
''And whatsoever the Messenger [Muhammad(saw)] gives you, take it,and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain(from it).''[TMQ59:7]
Therefore we must at least know the shariah rules relating the fara'id (obligation ) Muharramat (prohibition) from our action such as:
-The Ahkam (rules) of Salah
-The Ahkam of relationships with the opposite sex
-The Ahkam of responsibility to parents
-The Ahkam of buying
-The Ahkam of replying to the salam
-The Ahkam of backbiting
-The Ahkam of working for khilafah
-The Ahkam of riba(usury)
whatever action we undertake we need know the hukm before performing the action, there is a principle in usul: Every action requires a hukm and every hukm requires an evidence
therefoe it is fard for a doctor to know the ahkam relating to his field, e.g. is post mortem allowed,
rules relating treating rhe opposite sex, using intoxicants for medical purposes etc.
foe an imam of the mazid it is fard to know the ahkam relating to reading the prayer , the obligations of the khudba, the responsibility towards the Muslim, the obligations of speaking the truth from the Mimbar etc.
it is fard for the teacher to know whether it is permitted to teach subjects that contradict Islam and promote kufr, the ahkam of teaching members of the opposite sex, the ahkam of disciplining the student.
it is fard for the husband to know his obligations toward his wife,what are the prohibited action to undertake with her, how can he discipline her if she is disobedient, etc. similarly for the wife to know her responsibilities towards her husband, parent towards the child, child towards the parents and so on.
It is fard for the khalifah of the Muslims to know ahkam relating to his responsibility, etc.
We must ensure that we follow the shariah and not rules invented from the mind
In the hadith in sahih of bukhari, on the authority of 'Urah b. al zubayr who said: 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr b. al- 'As overcame us with proof. I heard him say: Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he has given it to you, but it will be taken away through the death of the learned man (Ulema'a) with their knowledge. there will remain ignorant people who, when consulted , will give verdicts according to their opinions whereby they will mislead others and themselves go astray.''i.e. they give fatwas according to their own opinions which are not derived from the Islamic evidence.
Hadith narrated by al-daraqtuni in al-afrad, of Anas of the prophet (saw), where he said ''whomever cheats my Ummah has the curse of Allah, the angles and the combined, upon him. they asked: what is cheating, oh prophet of Allah? he said:if he invented an innovation for them, and they acted upon it.''
''whoever speaks about the Quran without any knowledge , then let him seek his place in the fire of hell.''
[Tirmidih, Abu-Dawud]
Islam has forbidden us from following any path other than the path of ''llm: ''And follow not that of which you have no knowledge. verily! the hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allah).''[TMQ17:36]
Even if we are not aware of the evidence, we must know that the hukm is derived from the Islamic texts by legitimate ijtihad
''so ask the people of the reminder (ahl al-zikr)if you do not know.''[TMQ21:7]
He has ordered the one who does not have the knowledge to ask one who is more knowledgeable than him.
It has also been narrated on the authority of jabir(ra): a man was struck by a stone that fractured his skull. then he had a wet dream. he asked his companions-do you know of a permit(Rukhsa) for me to perform Tayammum (dry ablution)?-they said: we do not find any permit for you and you can use water .he then had a death and died. The Prophet(saw) said: ''verily, it would have sufficed for him to make Tayammum, so tie a piece of the cloth around his head and wipe over it and wash the rest of of his body.'And the prophet(saw) said: ''why did they not ask when they did not know. Indeed, the cure for inability and lack of knowledge is to ask.''[Abu-Daud:275,ibn majah:565,ahmad:2898] the messenger (saw) instructed them to ask about the Hukm Shar'ai.
We have to be careful from whom we take our knowledge in relation to the Shariah rules, they should be someone we trusts and someone who basis their opinions upon the Islamic evidence.
A narration of Imam Zuhri spring to mind, ''Be careful from whom you take your knowledge, because that is your Deen.''
We should beware of all government Mufti's, scholar and Imams-also whose who have openly violated the Shariah or given verdicts that contradict the Qati(definitive) matters.
Abu Hanifa said: ''If you see the scholar at the gates of the ruler then accuse him in his Deen.''
True scholars never compromise the truth. let us lake the example of Imam Ahmad Ibn Hambal (rahimallah), the master of hadeeth, the Mujtahid of Makkah and to whom the Hambali Madhab is attributed.in his time Ma'moon became khaleefah who adopted the Mu'tazilla belief that the Quran was created and attempted to force this belief upon the masses.
He started with the Ulema as they were the ones who had the leadership over the Ummah. Amongst the Ulema was Imam Ahmad who refused to accept this corrupt doctrine. His uncle went to him and asked him to say with his tongue what he does not accept in his heart, to this he responded, ''if the Alim stays silent in the face of falsehood when will the truth become manifest.''
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