The Meaning of the Terms "Usuliyyun" and "Wasuliyyun"
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Question:
Peace be upon you. We always understand the term "usuliyyun" from the scholars and shaykhs, and among them are the usuliyyun.
Answer:
The usuliyyun have scholars of usul al-fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence) and the terms by which derivation is known: the command for obligation, the prohibition for prohibition or dislike, or for permissibility. The command may be for permissibility, for usage, or for obligation; the prohibition may be for prohibition or for dislike.
The general is specified, the absolute is restricted, the abrogated is not acted upon, and the abrogating is acted upon instead of the abrogated. These are the matters of usul al-fiqh, along with qiyas (analogical reasoning), the conditions of qiyas, and derivation. The books of usul are known, recorded, concise, and detailed, and they are beneficial. The science of usul is very beneficial, as it helps the scholar to derive rulings from the Book and the Sunnah through it. As for the usuliyyun who are mentioned today...
They are called usuliyyun, but they are not scholars of usul al-fiqh. By "usuliyyun," they mean that they are holding fast to the principles. These are the extremists who are called "extremists" in religion; they are called usuliyyun because they hold fast to the principles and do not abandon them for anything else. Some of them say "wasuliyyun" with a waw, and this is different. "Wasuliyyun" means those who want to reach their objective by any means, without being restricted by what is halal or haram. Their goal is that they reach what they want, and they say, "The end justifies the means." These are the wasuliyyun: they want to reach their objective by any means, whether it is halal or haram?
As for the usuliyyun, originally they are scholars of usul al-fiqh, but now the term is applied to those who claim to be strict in religion, that they hold fast to the principles, and that they do not open up to the present age. And by this, their intention is to touch upon them and belittle them. Yes.
Peace be upon you. We always understand the term "usuliyyun" from the scholars and shaykhs, and among them are the usuliyyun.
Answer:
The usuliyyun have scholars of usul al-fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence) and the terms by which derivation is known: the command for obligation, the prohibition for prohibition or dislike, or for permissibility. The command may be for permissibility, for usage, or for obligation; the prohibition may be for prohibition or for dislike.
The general is specified, the absolute is restricted, the abrogated is not acted upon, and the abrogating is acted upon instead of the abrogated. These are the matters of usul al-fiqh, along with qiyas (analogical reasoning), the conditions of qiyas, and derivation. The books of usul are known, recorded, concise, and detailed, and they are beneficial. The science of usul is very beneficial, as it helps the scholar to derive rulings from the Book and the Sunnah through it. As for the usuliyyun who are mentioned today...
They are called usuliyyun, but they are not scholars of usul al-fiqh. By "usuliyyun," they mean that they are holding fast to the principles. These are the extremists who are called "extremists" in religion; they are called usuliyyun because they hold fast to the principles and do not abandon them for anything else. Some of them say "wasuliyyun" with a waw, and this is different. "Wasuliyyun" means those who want to reach their objective by any means, without being restricted by what is halal or haram. Their goal is that they reach what they want, and they say, "The end justifies the means." These are the wasuliyyun: they want to reach their objective by any means, whether it is halal or haram?
As for the usuliyyun, originally they are scholars of usul al-fiqh, but now the term is applied to those who claim to be strict in religion, that they hold fast to the principles, and that they do not open up to the present age. And by this, their intention is to touch upon them and belittle them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 01 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / معرفة الله عز وجل / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:15:30)
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