The Ruling on Substituting Thought for the Book and the Sunnah
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Some thinkers say, "I am a thinker, not a mufti (a scholar who issues fatwas); because it is thought that influences people, while a fatwa (a scholarly legal ruling) does not influence them."
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) did not entrust us to thought, but rather to His religion, His Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law), and His revelation which He revealed to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, thinking is not a source of the religion nor a source of da'wah (calling others to Islam). The required reflection is reflection on the greatness of Allah and the greatness of Allah's creations, because this is what leads to the fear of Allah and His worship. As for making thought a place for guiding people and substituting it for the Book and the Sunnah, this is a false statement. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Some thinkers say, "I am a thinker, not a mufti (a scholar who issues fatwas); because it is thought that influences people, while a fatwa (a scholarly legal ruling) does not influence them."
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) did not entrust us to thought, but rather to His religion, His Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law), and His revelation which He revealed to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, thinking is not a source of the religion nor a source of da'wah (calling others to Islam). The required reflection is reflection on the greatness of Allah and the greatness of Allah's creations, because this is what leads to the fear of Allah and His worship. As for making thought a place for guiding people and substituting it for the Book and the Sunnah, this is a false statement. Yes.
Source
المفكر والمفتي — alfawzan.live
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