The ruling on using the means of disbelievers to reach a ruling
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The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you, and upon you be peace.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you with good, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And it is blessed.
The questioner : In his second question, he says: I heard some of the Shaykhs speaking about the means of disbelievers to reach a ruling. He said: If the means is not forbidden in itself, it is permissible for Muslims to use it. What is the validity of this fatwa?
The Shaykh : If there is nothing from two things: the first is that this means not be a substitute for a means that is prescribed and practiced in the Shari'ah. Do you understand this first point?
The questioner : I bear witness that we are.
The Shaykh : And the other point is that it not be a symbol of the disbelievers that corresponds to their disbelief and misguidance, and to the description by which their Lord, the Lord of the worlds, described them in His saying:[At-Tawbah 9:29].
The questioner : Yes. May Allah bless you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you in return, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Did you recognize this?
The questioner : By Allah, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It is like Abu Sa'id al-Jazairi.
The questioner : Usually, our Shaykh, he introduces himself, that is what it means.
The Shaykh : He starts by introducing himself.
The questioner : He resembles our Shaykh, and his voice reminds you of him a lot now.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you, and upon you be peace.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you with good, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And it is blessed.
The questioner : In his second question, he says: I heard some of the Shaykhs speaking about the means of disbelievers to reach a ruling. He said: If the means is not forbidden in itself, it is permissible for Muslims to use it. What is the validity of this fatwa?
The Shaykh : If there is nothing from two things: the first is that this means not be a substitute for a means that is prescribed and practiced in the Shari'ah. Do you understand this first point?
The questioner : I bear witness that we are.
The Shaykh : And the other point is that it not be a symbol of the disbelievers that corresponds to their disbelief and misguidance, and to the description by which their Lord, the Lord of the worlds, described them in His saying:
Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful
قَاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا بِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَلَا يُحَرِّمُونَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُThe questioner : Yes. May Allah bless you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you in return, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Did you recognize this?
The questioner : By Allah, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It is like Abu Sa'id al-Jazairi.
The questioner : Usually, our Shaykh, he introduces himself, that is what it means.
The Shaykh : He starts by introducing himself.
The questioner : He resembles our Shaykh, and his voice reminds you of him a lot now.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1320 — d3watuna.com (2:08)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.