A Difficulty Regarding Allah’s Dislike of the Lawful That Leads to Harm
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Question:
Interjection. Well. Okay, I will read. I have a difficulty with your statement that the lawful which leads to harm is disliked by Allah. Does not the lawful, if it leads to harm, change from being lawful to being disliked or forbidden? I hope you will clarify the confusion?
Answer:
His saying “disliked” is evidence that it is disliked, meaning this becomes disliked, but it does not reach the level of being forbidden. It does not reach the level of being forbidden unless the harm is great and unbearable. Is there any harm here? There is nothing here that is free from harm, but if the harm is unbearable, meaning it reaches the level of being forbidden, that is one thing. But if the harm is partial or slight, then it is tolerated, but divorce for its sake is disliked. Divorce for its sake is disliked. Yes.
Interjection. Well. Okay, I will read. I have a difficulty with your statement that the lawful which leads to harm is disliked by Allah. Does not the lawful, if it leads to harm, change from being lawful to being disliked or forbidden? I hope you will clarify the confusion?
Answer:
His saying “disliked” is evidence that it is disliked, meaning this becomes disliked, but it does not reach the level of being forbidden. It does not reach the level of being forbidden unless the harm is great and unbearable. Is there any harm here? There is nothing here that is free from harm, but if the harm is unbearable, meaning it reaches the level of being forbidden, that is one thing. But if the harm is partial or slight, then it is tolerated, but divorce for its sake is disliked. Divorce for its sake is disliked. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الخلع — islamhouse.com (1:04:08)
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