What is the position of the scholars of Islamic law regarding the fact that the Earth rotates?
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Question:
The questioner says: What is the position of the scholars of Islamic law regarding the fact that the Earth, or the globe, rotates?
Answer:
My brothers, this is not what we are tasked with. We are not tasked with knowing whether the Earth rotates or not, and we have no interest in this. The Earth is in the hand of Allah, and it is He who manages it, Glorified and Exalted is He. Neither in the Qur'an nor in the Sunnah did He tell us that the Earth rotates or does not rotate. This is not our concern, and there is no benefit in researching it. Yes, it is upon us to research the matters of our religion, and the correct and incorrect matters of our transactions. As for researching the matters of the universe, whether the Earth rotates or not? We have no interest in this.
The questioner says: What is the position of the scholars of Islamic law regarding the fact that the Earth, or the globe, rotates?
Answer:
My brothers, this is not what we are tasked with. We are not tasked with knowing whether the Earth rotates or not, and we have no interest in this. The Earth is in the hand of Allah, and it is He who manages it, Glorified and Exalted is He. Neither in the Qur'an nor in the Sunnah did He tell us that the Earth rotates or does not rotate. This is not our concern, and there is no benefit in researching it. Yes, it is upon us to research the matters of our religion, and the correct and incorrect matters of our transactions. As for researching the matters of the universe, whether the Earth rotates or not? We have no interest in this.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو موقف علماء الشريعة من أن الكرة الرضية تدور؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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