Preparation at the start of the lecture, the exclusion of the latecomer, and the hadith regarding hardship
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, some of the shaykhs at the university conduct the preparation at the very beginning of the lecture, and anyone who is late, even by a little, misses it, which leads to being barred from taking the exam. Does this fall under the hadith: “O Allah, whoever is entrusted with any matter concerning my Ummah and he makes things difficult for them, make things difficult for him”?
Answer:
No. If he follows the system and enforces it against everyone, that is justice and a trust. If the system is enforced on everyone and the one who is absent from the start of the lesson is excluded, that is justice and a trust, and it is not permissible to be lenient with it. This is not a hardship; rather, it is justice. It also helps the lazy person to attend early so that he does not miss the preparation. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, some of the shaykhs at the university conduct the preparation at the very beginning of the lecture, and anyone who is late, even by a little, misses it, which leads to being barred from taking the exam. Does this fall under the hadith: “O Allah, whoever is entrusted with any matter concerning my Ummah and he makes things difficult for them, make things difficult for him”?
Answer:
No. If he follows the system and enforces it against everyone, that is justice and a trust. If the system is enforced on everyone and the one who is absent from the start of the lesson is excluded, that is justice and a trust, and it is not permissible to be lenient with it. This is not a hardship; rather, it is justice. It also helps the lazy person to attend early so that he does not miss the preparation. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الرهب من مساوئ الأخلاق — islamhouse.com (1:09:27)
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