Following Dispensations in Islamic Legal Rulings
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling in the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding following dispensations in Islamic legal rulings?
Answer:
The legal dispensations that Allah has granted to those with valid excuses are permissible to act upon if one needs them, such as shortening the prayer while traveling, combining two prayers for the sick or the traveler, and breaking the fast during the day of Ramadan for the traveler. These are legal dispensations, and acting upon them is what Allah loves, just as He dislikes that His disobedience be acted upon. However, following dispensations in the sense of following the differences of opinion among scholars in jurisprudential matters is not permissible. The scholars say that one who follows dispensations becomes a Zindiq. If his intention is to free himself from the legal rulings of the Shari'ah by saying, "So-and-so said this, and so-and-so issued a fatwa on that," this is not permissible for him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner asks: What is the ruling in the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding following dispensations in Islamic legal rulings?
Answer:
The legal dispensations that Allah has granted to those with valid excuses are permissible to act upon if one needs them, such as shortening the prayer while traveling, combining two prayers for the sick or the traveler, and breaking the fast during the day of Ramadan for the traveler. These are legal dispensations, and acting upon them is what Allah loves, just as He dislikes that His disobedience be acted upon. However, following dispensations in the sense of following the differences of opinion among scholars in jurisprudential matters is not permissible. The scholars say that one who follows dispensations becomes a Zindiq. If his intention is to free himself from the legal rulings of the Shari'ah by saying, "So-and-so said this, and so-and-so issued a fatwa on that," this is not permissible for him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/037 — archive.org (13:03)
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