An example of the error that may occur in the fatwas of those who follow a school of jurisprudence blindly, due to their lack of knowledge of the Sunnah and their limited exposure to it.
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The Shaykh : And this is a story that took place in Sham, and it is not fiction:
A young man had some of his molars filled, and his father was a scholar of Hanafi jurisprudence, and he was a reference for his sect there in Damascus. He used to warn people against having their molars filled. Then it reached him that this son had had his molars filled. One day he said to his son: "My son, I have heard that you had some of your molars filled. He said to him: Yes, I felt pain and discomfort, so I went to the doctor, and he told me that your molars need cleaning and filling. He said: My son, do you not listen to me? I always warn people against this act, and I say: The one who has a molar filled remains in a state of major ritual impurity for his entire life. The one who has a molar filled remains in a state of major ritual impurity for his entire life". His philosophy in this matter is that he says: "Gargling during the full ritual bath is obligatory according to the Hanafis, and it is obligatory to reach water to every particle of the corners of the mouth. So when this molar was exposed, it became obligatory to reach water to the cavity that occurred due to decay. So when this [filling] came and closed this cavity, it prevented water from reaching that place, so he remains in a state of major ritual impurity for his entire life if he has major ritual impurity, and if he prays while in a state of major ritual impurity, he has no prayer":
This philosophy is not strange from the followers of a school of jurisprudence, and this reminds me of what I heard from some of my shaykhs, and it may be my father (may Allah have mercy on him), with another joke, but it is not from knowledge in any way, but it has this kind of philosophical sequence. It was said: A scholar visited some of his students or companions and sat for a while. When he left, he found his slipper as he had taken it off. When a person enters, for example, his slipper remains toward the face, toward this face. But honoring the scholar is to mention the host and direct the slipper toward him so that the scholar does not have to make an effort, meaning he does not have to extend his hand or foot to direct it and walk. It is obligatory to honor the scholar. So he did not find that his guest had honored him by directing the slipper toward him, so he said to him: You have committed disbelief. Why?
Because you did not honor the scholar, and whoever does not honor the scholar does not honor knowledge, and whoever does not honor knowledge does not honor the one who brought it, who is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and whoever does not honor the Messenger of Allah does not honor the one who revealed knowledge to the Messenger of Allah, so he has committed disbelief. This is the philosophical sequence for which Allah has not sent down any authority.
Something like this occurred regarding filling a molar, as you heard. This is not fiction like the second story. The second story may be from the category of illustrating the philosophy of some followers of a school of jurisprudence, but the first story is a reality that actually happened, unfortunately.
A young man had some of his molars filled, and his father was a scholar of Hanafi jurisprudence, and he was a reference for his sect there in Damascus. He used to warn people against having their molars filled. Then it reached him that this son had had his molars filled. One day he said to his son: "My son, I have heard that you had some of your molars filled. He said to him: Yes, I felt pain and discomfort, so I went to the doctor, and he told me that your molars need cleaning and filling. He said: My son, do you not listen to me? I always warn people against this act, and I say: The one who has a molar filled remains in a state of major ritual impurity for his entire life. The one who has a molar filled remains in a state of major ritual impurity for his entire life". His philosophy in this matter is that he says: "Gargling during the full ritual bath is obligatory according to the Hanafis, and it is obligatory to reach water to every particle of the corners of the mouth. So when this molar was exposed, it became obligatory to reach water to the cavity that occurred due to decay. So when this [filling] came and closed this cavity, it prevented water from reaching that place, so he remains in a state of major ritual impurity for his entire life if he has major ritual impurity, and if he prays while in a state of major ritual impurity, he has no prayer":
This philosophy is not strange from the followers of a school of jurisprudence, and this reminds me of what I heard from some of my shaykhs, and it may be my father (may Allah have mercy on him), with another joke, but it is not from knowledge in any way, but it has this kind of philosophical sequence. It was said: A scholar visited some of his students or companions and sat for a while. When he left, he found his slipper as he had taken it off. When a person enters, for example, his slipper remains toward the face, toward this face. But honoring the scholar is to mention the host and direct the slipper toward him so that the scholar does not have to make an effort, meaning he does not have to extend his hand or foot to direct it and walk. It is obligatory to honor the scholar. So he did not find that his guest had honored him by directing the slipper toward him, so he said to him: You have committed disbelief. Why?
Because you did not honor the scholar, and whoever does not honor the scholar does not honor knowledge, and whoever does not honor knowledge does not honor the one who brought it, who is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and whoever does not honor the Messenger of Allah does not honor the one who revealed knowledge to the Messenger of Allah, so he has committed disbelief. This is the philosophical sequence for which Allah has not sent down any authority.
Something like this occurred regarding filling a molar, as you heard. This is not fiction like the second story. The second story may be from the category of illustrating the philosophy of some followers of a school of jurisprudence, but the first story is a reality that actually happened, unfortunately.