Is it hypocrisy to accuse scholars of not understanding reality?
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Question:
This questioner asks: Is the one who says that scholars do not understand reality, and calls them scholars of menstruation and post-natal bleeding, and scholars of the ruler, is he one of the hypocrites?
Answer:
Yes, this is hypocrisy, and this is the statement of the hypocrites: "We have not seen anyone like these reciters of ours; they are the most greedy in their bellies, the most lying in their tongues, and the most cowardly in the encounter." They meant the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions, and likewise the followers of the Messenger among the scholars until the Hour comes. So it is not permissible to speak ill of the people of knowledge, nor is it permissible to belittle knowledge.
Now, are the issues of menstruation and post-natal bleeding not in the Qur'an?[Al-Baqarah 2:222] [Al-Baqarah 2:222]. And He, the Exalted and Majestic, said:
In[Al-Baqarah 2:228], what are the periods? Menstruation is three periods. Allah mentioned the rulings of menstruation in the Qur'an, so whoever mocks that mocks the Qur'an, and may Allah protect us from that.
This questioner asks: Is the one who says that scholars do not understand reality, and calls them scholars of menstruation and post-natal bleeding, and scholars of the ruler, is he one of the hypocrites?
Answer:
Yes, this is hypocrisy, and this is the statement of the hypocrites: "We have not seen anyone like these reciters of ours; they are the most greedy in their bellies, the most lying in their tongues, and the most cowardly in the encounter." They meant the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions, and likewise the followers of the Messenger among the scholars until the Hour comes. So it is not permissible to speak ill of the people of knowledge, nor is it permissible to belittle knowledge.
Now, are the issues of menstruation and post-natal bleeding not in the Qur'an?
And they ask you about menstruation. Say, "It is harm, so keep away from wives during menstruation
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَحِيضِAnd do not approach them until they are pure. And when they have purified themselves, then come to them from where Allah has ordained for you.
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ فَأْتُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُIn
Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods
وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من النفاق اتهام العلماء بأنهم لا يفقهون الواقع؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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