The Meaning of the Hadith: The Lawful Is Clear and the Forbidden Is Clear, and Between Them Are Doubtful Matters
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this person asks, saying: In the hadithSahih Muslim 1599a.
Answer:
Yes, the doubtful matters are those about which there is disagreement, where it is not known whether they are from the lawful or from the forbidden due to the disagreement of the evidence regarding them. Many people do not know this, as mentioned in the hadith, but the scholars know it; they know whether it is lawful or forbidden. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this person asks, saying: In the hadith
What is lawful is evident and what is unlawful is evident, and in between them are the things doubtful
إن الحلال بين، وإن الحرام بين، وبينهما مشتبهاتAnswer:
Yes, the doubtful matters are those about which there is disagreement, where it is not known whether they are from the lawful or from the forbidden due to the disagreement of the evidence regarding them. Many people do not know this, as mentioned in the hadith, but the scholars know it; they know whether it is lawful or forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (145) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1437-11-28] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (34:07)
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