The Meaning of Liberalism and the Limits of Freedom in the Shari'ah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: One of the thinkers described him as secular or liberal.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
One of the thinkers described him as secular or liberal.
The Shaykh:
What does "liberal" mean? Yes.
The questioner:
That he is secular or liberal, one of the liberals.
The Shaykh:
What does liberalism mean?
The questioner:
The Most Merciful.
The Shaykh:
Is it animal freedom or Shari'ah freedom? If it is animal freedom, it is disbelief. But if it is Shari'ah freedom within the limits of the Shari'ah, there is no harm. People are free, praise be to Allah, in their lineages and in their affairs, within the limits of the Shari'ah. They are free in their wealth, free in their lineages, within the limits of the Shari'ah. Freedom is not absolute; freedom is bound by the ties of the Shari'ah. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He says, in the continuation of his question.
The Shaykh:
The ruling is not for the thinkers in this matter; the ruling is for the scholars. A thinker is not a scholar, so his words are not to be taken. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: One of the thinkers described him as secular or liberal.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
One of the thinkers described him as secular or liberal.
The Shaykh:
What does "liberal" mean? Yes.
The questioner:
That he is secular or liberal, one of the liberals.
The Shaykh:
What does liberalism mean?
The questioner:
The Most Merciful.
The Shaykh:
Is it animal freedom or Shari'ah freedom? If it is animal freedom, it is disbelief. But if it is Shari'ah freedom within the limits of the Shari'ah, there is no harm. People are free, praise be to Allah, in their lineages and in their affairs, within the limits of the Shari'ah. They are free in their wealth, free in their lineages, within the limits of the Shari'ah. Freedom is not absolute; freedom is bound by the ties of the Shari'ah. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He says, in the continuation of his question.
The Shaykh:
The ruling is not for the thinkers in this matter; the ruling is for the scholars. A thinker is not a scholar, so his words are not to be taken. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
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