Ruling on the statement: “Islam has a core and a shell”
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Ruling on the statement: “Islam has a core and a shell”]
Does Islam have a shell such that we say: Is this issue part of the shell or the details?
Islam has no shell; it is all principles, all core, all beneficial, and all good.Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said: [Al-Ma'idah: 50] ,And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Mumtahanah: 10] ,And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Tin: 8] And all of this indicates that there is nothing in the Qur'an that is without benefit.
Yes, in Islam some matters are more emphasized than others; the obligatory prayers are more emphasized than voluntary ones, and prayer is better than fasting, and so on.As for it being said: As for saying “shell and core,” no, it is not permissible for us to say this at all; because this implies that there is something in the Qur'an that is without benefit, just as there is no benefit in a shell.
Does Islam have a shell such that we say: Is this issue part of the shell or the details?
Islam has no shell; it is all principles, all core, all beneficial, and all good.Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said:
But who is better than Allah in judgement for a people who are certain [in faith].
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ حُكْماً لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَThat is the judgement of Allah; He judges between you. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
ذَلِكُمْ حُكْمُ اللَّهِ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌIs not Allah the most just of judges?
أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ الْحَاكِمِينَYes, in Islam some matters are more emphasized than others; the obligatory prayers are more emphasized than voluntary ones, and prayer is better than fasting, and so on.As for it being said: As for saying “shell and core,” no, it is not permissible for us to say this at all; because this implies that there is something in the Qur'an that is without benefit, just as there is no benefit in a shell.