It was found in some books by contemporary students of knowledge the statement that it is permissible for women to uncover their faces. What is your guidance regarding these people?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good, Shaykh Salih. It was found in some books by students of knowledge from the contemporaries of this time. They have a statement similar to some of your statements, which is that there is no prohibition regarding women. What is your statement regarding these contemporary students, and what is your statement regarding those who follow them? May Allah reward you with good. This is an old statement.
Answer:
And that the face and hands of a woman are not 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered). This is a statement before me. Some jurists held it, and these contemporaries restrict them. Hmm.
They also want to open up for people areas of expansion and dispensations, so they seek out everything they see that helps them in this objective.
Weak statements and refuted statements, so they revive them and spread them, without clarifying that their basis is a sound basis, and without comparing them with what contradicts them, and knowing the evidence. Their only concern is obtaining these opinions and spreading them without looking at their basis, and whether they are correct or incorrect? And whether they have clear evidence or not? This is part of the trial of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).
A student of knowledge should fear Allah the Exalted and not issue a fatwa based on a statement except what is supported by sound evidence from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because this will be on his conscience. And he will bear it on the Day of Resurrection. This is the one who sends to people anomalous statements which contain fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for people and incite laxity in matters of religion. He will bear what he says on the Day of Resurrection. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:25] they deviate. I thought if you searched in the books you would find many strange statements.
So you wonder how some scholars endure it. Yes. But Allah the Exalted and Majestic did not entrust us to the statements of people, but rather He entrusted us to the Book and the Sunnah[An-Nisa 4:59] so no statement is accepted except what is supported by sound evidence from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It is possible. Not every disagreement is considered valid except a disagreement that has a share of consideration. Good, good, good.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good, Shaykh Salih. It was found in some books by students of knowledge from the contemporaries of this time. They have a statement similar to some of your statements, which is that there is no prohibition regarding women. What is your statement regarding these contemporary students, and what is your statement regarding those who follow them? May Allah reward you with good. This is an old statement.
Answer:
And that the face and hands of a woman are not 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered). This is a statement before me. Some jurists held it, and these contemporaries restrict them. Hmm.
They also want to open up for people areas of expansion and dispensations, so they seek out everything they see that helps them in this objective.
Weak statements and refuted statements, so they revive them and spread them, without clarifying that their basis is a sound basis, and without comparing them with what contradicts them, and knowing the evidence. Their only concern is obtaining these opinions and spreading them without looking at their basis, and whether they are correct or incorrect? And whether they have clear evidence or not? This is part of the trial of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).
A student of knowledge should fear Allah the Exalted and not issue a fatwa based on a statement except what is supported by sound evidence from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because this will be on his conscience. And he will bear it on the Day of Resurrection. This is the one who sends to people anomalous statements which contain fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for people and incite laxity in matters of religion. He will bear what he says on the Day of Resurrection. Allah the Exalted said:
That they may bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they misguide without knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
لِيَحْمِلُوا أَوْزَارَهُمْ كَامِلَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمِنْ أَوْزَارِ الَّذِينَ يُضِلُّونَهُم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ أَلَا سَاءَ مَاSo you wonder how some scholars endure it. Yes. But Allah the Exalted and Majestic did not entrust us to the statements of people, but rather He entrusted us to the Book and the Sunnah
And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.
فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، وجد في بعض كتب طلاب العلم المعاصرين القول بجواز كشف الوجه بالنسبة للنساء، ما توجيهكم لهؤلاء؟ — youtube.com
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