The Movement of the Earth, the Sun, and the Planets
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the correct view regarding the movement of the earth, the sun, and the planets?
The Shaykh:
We are not tasked with this, and it is not in our best interest to engage in it or delve into it. However, what the Qur'an indicates is that the earth is stationary and firm, and that the sun moves around it, circling it like the other planets. This is what the Qur'an indicates, and the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) indicate it as well. It is obligatory to adhere to this and turn to it, and one should not pay attention to the statements of the disbelievers or the statements of the astronomers who speculate without relying on any legal evidence; rather, they rely on speculation and lie to one another.
The astronomers lie to one another; their theories are in turmoil because they are not from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). They are in turmoil, and each of them contradicts the other. Every day, a new theory appears that refutes the previous theories.[An-Nisa 4:82]. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
We have no interest in researching this at all. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the correct view regarding the movement of the earth, the sun, and the planets?
The Shaykh:
We are not tasked with this, and it is not in our best interest to engage in it or delve into it. However, what the Qur'an indicates is that the earth is stationary and firm, and that the sun moves around it, circling it like the other planets. This is what the Qur'an indicates, and the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) indicate it as well. It is obligatory to adhere to this and turn to it, and one should not pay attention to the statements of the disbelievers or the statements of the astronomers who speculate without relying on any legal evidence; rather, they rely on speculation and lie to one another.
The astronomers lie to one another; their theories are in turmoil because they are not from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). They are in turmoil, and each of them contradicts the other. Every day, a new theory appears that refutes the previous theories.
If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction.
وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًاThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
We have no interest in researching this at all. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجنايات - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:09:53)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.