Is a vision a basis for rulings?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner asks: Is a vision a basis for rulings, like the vision of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Battle of Uhud?
Answer:
The one who builds upon it is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but we do not build rulings upon visions. Rulings are only built upon the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). There is no legislation of rulings after the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) except for innovations and newly invented matters. Are rulings not to be built upon visions?
Rather, they are only good news. True visions are either good news or warnings only. As for building upon them legal rulings of what is lawful and forbidden, obligatory and recommended, that ended with the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pass away until this religion was completed and the rulings were completed, as He the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:3] So he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pass away until this religion was completed and the legal rulings were completed, so nothing is added to them.
He said:Mishkat al-Masabih 140Muttafaqun 'alayh (Zubair `Aliza'i) So it is not permissible to build rulings upon dreams and visions, or upon stories and tales, or what is similar to that. Nor upon weak hadiths; legal rulings are not built upon them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner asks: Is a vision a basis for rulings, like the vision of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Battle of Uhud?
Answer:
The one who builds upon it is the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but we do not build rulings upon visions. Rulings are only built upon the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). There is no legislation of rulings after the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) except for innovations and newly invented matters. Are rulings not to be built upon visions?
Rather, they are only good news. True visions are either good news or warnings only. As for building upon them legal rulings of what is lawful and forbidden, obligatory and recommended, that ended with the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pass away until this religion was completed and the rulings were completed, as He the Exalted said:
This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.
الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًاHe said:
(peace and blessings be upon him): Whoever introduces into our matter something that is not part of it, it is rejected. He said: Beware of newly invented matters, for every innovation is a bid'ah (religious innovation).
صلى الله عليه وسلم من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد. قال وإياكم ومحدثات الأمور فإن كل محدثة بدعة.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الرؤيا ينبني عليها أحكام؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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