Analogy of the prohibition of the lawful to the permissibility of the unlawful
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Question:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is the prohibition of what is lawful measured by the permissibility of what is forbidden, or is it the other way around? May Allah reward you. Is the prohibition of what is lawful measured by the permissibility of what is forbidden, or where do I…?
Answer:
As for what Allah the Exalted has forbidden, the discussion is about what is lawful that people forbid. As for what is forbidden, Allah the Exalted has forbidden it. Yes.
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is the prohibition of what is lawful measured by the permissibility of what is forbidden, or is it the other way around? May Allah reward you. Is the prohibition of what is lawful measured by the permissibility of what is forbidden, or where do I…?
Answer:
As for what Allah the Exalted has forbidden, the discussion is about what is lawful that people forbid. As for what is forbidden, Allah the Exalted has forbidden it. Yes.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، تفسير من سورة الحجرات إلى سورة الناس [28] — alfawzan.live (45:57)
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