Is there evidence for the prohibition of running a traffic light?
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. We are taking a call from our brother 'Abd al-Rahman from al-Ta'if. Go ahead, my brother 'Abd al-Rahman. Peace be upon you.
Answer:
And upon you peace. I have three questions. The first question is: Is it permissible to run a traffic light? Because there is no evidence from the Qur'an or the Sunnah that permits running a traffic light if a car falls. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:195] Running a traffic light is throwing oneself into destruction because of the danger it poses to the driver and the danger it poses to other people. And because it is disobedience to the one in authority, he must adhere to waiting until the light turns green for him. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. We are taking a call from our brother 'Abd al-Rahman from al-Ta'if. Go ahead, my brother 'Abd al-Rahman. Peace be upon you.
Answer:
And upon you peace. I have three questions. The first question is: Is it permissible to run a traffic light? Because there is no evidence from the Qur'an or the Sunnah that permits running a traffic light if a car falls. Allah the Exalted said:
and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]
وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ورد دليل على تحريم قطع الإشارة المرورية؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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