The Meaning of Doubtful Matters in the Hadith: "The Halal is Clear and the Haram is Clear"
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 12:2035, what are the doubtful matters, and I hope you will clarify an example of them?
The Shaykh:
The doubtful matters are those in which there is disagreement among the scholars, the disputed issues among the people of knowledge due to the difference in the evidence, where they disagree on the ruling and the stronger evidence has not become apparent for one over the other, and each opinion is possible as the correct one, because the evidence has not become apparent in them. These are doubtful matters, and leaving them is safer, leaving them is safer, leavingBulugh al-Maram 16:32.
For example, the one who married in this town, a small town, and there is a sister through breastfeeding, but he did not verify it, do not say, "Yes, I know this village and its people," so the best is that you do not marry from this village because it is doubtful, and it is possible that you would marry your sister, so you avoid it, or a group of women whose breastfeeding status differs, but you do not know it specifically, the best is to avoid them in the context of avoiding doubtful matters, yes, there are many doubtful matters, many, every issue in which there is disagreement and the evidence has not become apparent for one of the two parties is a doubtful matter, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the supplication that a person makes?
The Shaykh:
Regarding doubtful matters, note that avoiding doubtful matters in such cases is not obligatory, rather it is from the context of scrupulousness and precaution, so it is obligatory.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the supplication that...
The Shaykh:
For example, in the notes, one was slaughtered by a Muslim or a People of the Book, and one was slaughtered by a disbeliever, and they are mixed, we do not know which is the halal, this is held back, so you avoid the doubtful matter fearing that you may fall into the haram, fearing that the sheep you ate from is the forbidden one, my products, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The lawful is clear, and the forbidden is clear, and between them are matters of doubt
الحلال بين والحرام بين وبينهما أمور مشتبهاتThe Shaykh:
The doubtful matters are those in which there is disagreement among the scholars, the disputed issues among the people of knowledge due to the difference in the evidence, where they disagree on the ruling and the stronger evidence has not become apparent for one over the other, and each opinion is possible as the correct one, because the evidence has not become apparent in them. These are doubtful matters, and leaving them is safer, leaving them is safer, leaving
saves his religion and his honor
اَلشُّبُهَاتِ فَقَدِ اِسْتَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِ وَعِرْضِهِFor example, the one who married in this town, a small town, and there is a sister through breastfeeding, but he did not verify it, do not say, "Yes, I know this village and its people," so the best is that you do not marry from this village because it is doubtful, and it is possible that you would marry your sister, so you avoid it, or a group of women whose breastfeeding status differs, but you do not know it specifically, the best is to avoid them in the context of avoiding doubtful matters, yes, there are many doubtful matters, many, every issue in which there is disagreement and the evidence has not become apparent for one of the two parties is a doubtful matter, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the supplication that a person makes?
The Shaykh:
Regarding doubtful matters, note that avoiding doubtful matters in such cases is not obligatory, rather it is from the context of scrupulousness and precaution, so it is obligatory.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the supplication that...
The Shaykh:
For example, in the notes, one was slaughtered by a Muslim or a People of the Book, and one was slaughtered by a disbeliever, and they are mixed, we do not know which is the halal, this is held back, so you avoid the doubtful matter fearing that you may fall into the haram, fearing that the sheep you ate from is the forbidden one, my products, yes.
Source
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