Returning to Custom and the Ruling of the Pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. There are some matters in Islamic jurisprudence where one returns to customs and traditions. So how is everything labeled as being from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), when it may sometimes be adopted? What is it that Allah or the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to return to custom in?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. Allah the Exalted said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2905Da’if (Darussalam) So if the Lawgiver commands returning to custom, there is nothing wrong with it. As for returning to custom without the command of the Lawgiver, this is not permissible by the ruling of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. There are some matters in Islamic jurisprudence where one returns to customs and traditions. So how is everything labeled as being from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), when it may sometimes be adopted? What is it that Allah or the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to return to custom in?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. Allah the Exalted said:
It was narrated from Abu Ghawth bin Husain – a man from Furu’ – that he consulted the Prophet (ﷺ) about a Hajj that his father owed, but he had died and had not gone for Hajj. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Perform Hajj on behalf of your father.” And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The same applies to fasting in fulfillment of a vow – it should be made up for.”
وقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لهن كسوتهن بالمعروف،
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شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [42] — alfawzan.live (1:13:27)
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