What is the ruling on one who says these phrases: “If riba (usury or interest) were forbidden, it would not exist, and if smoking were forbidden… etc.”
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May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar asks: What is the ruling on one who says these phrases: “If riba were forbidden, it would not exist, and if smoking were forbidden, it would not be sold in the shops?”
Answer:
This person’s words are of no account. It appears that he is insane. It appears that he is insane. Riba exists and it is forbidden, and smoking exists and it is forbidden. All sins exist and they are forbidden. Iblis exists and he is an enemy of Allah. The existence of these things is for a wisdom from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) for the sake of trial and testing, so that it becomes clear who obeys and who disobeys. So Allah created them for a wisdom, which is trial and testing.[Al-An'am 6:112] [Al-Furqan 25:31] So the existence of the wicked, the existence of forbidden things, and the existence of sins is for a wisdom from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) so that the people of faith are distinguished from the people of hypocrisy and the people of disbelief. If these things did not exist, no one would have a distinction, and this one would not be distinguished from that one. So Allah created good and created evil with a wisdom from Him (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar asks: What is the ruling on one who says these phrases: “If riba were forbidden, it would not exist, and if smoking were forbidden, it would not be sold in the shops?”
Answer:
This person’s words are of no account. It appears that he is insane. It appears that he is insane. Riba exists and it is forbidden, and smoking exists and it is forbidden. All sins exist and they are forbidden. Iblis exists and he is an enemy of Allah. The existence of these things is for a wisdom from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) for the sake of trial and testing, so that it becomes clear who obeys and who disobeys. So Allah created them for a wisdom, which is trial and testing.
And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy - devils from mankind and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative speech in delusion. But if your Lord had willed, they would not have done it, so leave them and that which they invent.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ عَدُوًّا شَيَاطِينَ الْإِنسِ وَالْجِنِّ يُوحِي بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ زُخْرُفَ الْقَوْلِ غُرُورًا وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ مَا فَعَلُوهُ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَAnd thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ عَدُوًّا مِّنَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ هَادِيًا وَنَصِيرًا
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يقول هذه العبارات (لو كان الربا حرامًا كان غير موجود، ولو كان الدخان حرام..إلخ) — youtube.com
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