Formulating Fiqh in the Style of the Present Age
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Question:
Is it possible, Shaykh Salih, to formulate fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) in our present time in the style of the modern era?
Answer:
Fiqh has been formulated, and praise be to Allah, in clear Arabic language. There is no need to reformulate it; it cannot be formulated better than the scholars of Islam formulated it. The fault is not in the formulation of fiqh; the fault is in us, the lazy ones who turn away from seeking knowledge. The fault is in us, not in the formulation of fiqh. We blame our times, but the fault is in us, and there is no fault in our times other than us. Yes.
Is it possible, Shaykh Salih, to formulate fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) in our present time in the style of the modern era?
Answer:
Fiqh has been formulated, and praise be to Allah, in clear Arabic language. There is no need to reformulate it; it cannot be formulated better than the scholars of Islam formulated it. The fault is not in the formulation of fiqh; the fault is in us, the lazy ones who turn away from seeking knowledge. The fault is in us, not in the formulation of fiqh. We blame our times, but the fault is in us, and there is no fault in our times other than us. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/271 — archive.org (5:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.