The first and second questions of Fatwa No. (12464) Q1
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The first and second questions of Fatwa No. ( 12464 )
Q1: The preachers in the region agreed to gather every week on a night for lectures, getting to know one another, seminars, teaching, and da'wah. They chose the night of Friday for this gathering, both for those far away and for those nearby, and each one of them brings enough food for himself for that night. Is this a religious innovation that amounts to singling out the night of Friday for worship, as this scholar said, or not? Even though they did not choose the night of Friday for worship, but only as a time for the gathering. As for me, it seems to me now that I am defending the preachers, and I see that the gathering and getting to know one another among them is an important matter that serves as a means to straighten the ranks of the preachers and advance the da'wah. What is the truth in this matter?
A1: There is no harm in the preachers gathering on the night of every Friday for lectures, getting to know one another, and teaching, and this is not singling out the night of Friday for worship.
Q1: The preachers in the region agreed to gather every week on a night for lectures, getting to know one another, seminars, teaching, and da'wah. They chose the night of Friday for this gathering, both for those far away and for those nearby, and each one of them brings enough food for himself for that night. Is this a religious innovation that amounts to singling out the night of Friday for worship, as this scholar said, or not? Even though they did not choose the night of Friday for worship, but only as a time for the gathering. As for me, it seems to me now that I am defending the preachers, and I see that the gathering and getting to know one another among them is an important matter that serves as a means to straighten the ranks of the preachers and advance the da'wah. What is the truth in this matter?
A1: There is no harm in the preachers gathering on the night of every Friday for lectures, getting to know one another, and teaching, and this is not singling out the night of Friday for worship.
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