What is the validity of this rule: "Everything in the universe is lawful except what is specifically prohibited by evidence"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh. The questioner asks: What is the validity of this rule: "Everything in the universe is lawful except what is specifically prohibited by evidence"?
Answer:
Yes, the default ruling for things is permissibility. He created[Al-Jathiyah 45:13] So the default for things—foods, drinks, and clothing—is permissibility, except for what evidence indicates is forbidden, in which case it is forbidden. And what no evidence indicates is forbidden is lawful and created for us. Yes, this is a correct principle. Yes. May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh. A lesson. Is it over? Yes. That is all. Peace be upon you.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh. The questioner asks: What is the validity of this rule: "Everything in the universe is lawful except what is specifically prohibited by evidence"?
Answer:
Yes, the default ruling for things is permissibility. He created
to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all
لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [10 /84] ما صحة هذه القاعدة: "كل ما في الكون حلال إلا ما خص بدليل"؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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