Is it permissible for the one in authority to drop some of the rulings of the Shari'ah?
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Question:
I ask Allah for you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Does the one in authority have the right to drop something from the rulings of the Shari'ah?
Answer:
I seek refuge in Allah from that. It is not permissible for anyone to drop anything from the rulings of the Shari'ah. But say: Is it permissible that if they are unable to do something, they do not punish the servant for it? Yes. The word of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[At-Taghabun 64:16]. [Al-Baqarah 2:286]. Yes.
I ask Allah for you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Does the one in authority have the right to drop something from the rulings of the Shari'ah?
Answer:
I seek refuge in Allah from that. It is not permissible for anyone to drop anything from the rulings of the Shari'ah. But say: Is it permissible that if they are unable to do something, they do not punish the servant for it? Yes. The word of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1499- 4717] هل يجوز لولي الأمر أن يسقط شيئا من أحكام الشريعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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