A man exceeded the legal speed limit in his car and was involved in an accident in which he died; what is the ruling on this corpse?
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The questioner : One driver was driving on the highway at a speed of one hundred and eighty, or one hundred and seventy, or one hundred and fifty, meaning he was exceeding the legal speed limit. Because of the high speed, he crashed and died. What is the ruling on the corpse in this case?
The Shaykh : Ah, first of all, what is your opinion of the law? What is your ruling on the law?
The questioner : The speed itself, or the law?
The Shaykh : The law. You said contrary to the law.
The questioner : It is the legal speed, regardless of the law.
The Shaykh : It is this legal speed.
The questioner : For example, we know that this road can handle one hundred, so they set it at eighty.
The Shaykh : No problem; what is your opinion of this law, you? Is it revelation from the sky?
The questioner : No, it is not revelation from the sky.
The Shaykh : Good. So if a person did not violate revelation from the sky, what would be his ruling?
The questioner : Nothing.
The Shaykh : Nothing, if there is nothing.
Abu Ishaq laughs andThe Shaykh
The Shaykh : This is one thing, meaning, at least to be fair to you, there is nothing that indicates it is contrary to the law; this has no value. Second, the speed, my brother, varies from driver to driver, and from car to car.
The student : And from road to road.
The Shaykh : Yes, and so on, it varies from your tires to your tires.
Abu Ishaq: What do you mean by tires, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What they call wheels, or tires, kushuk.
— LaughsThe Shaykh : —
The Shaykh : Suppose a new car, but its tires are worn out and deteriorated; without a doubt, it cannot handle this speed. But suppose a new car with excellent, new luxury tires; this can handle it, and the road, as you see here, is asphalt, meaning paved. So it is not possible to give a definitive, conclusive answer in an accident like this except after a precise and very precise study. Yes, and in the end, you need to bring back our Lord Jesus the Second.
— LaughsThe Shaykh : —
The Shaykh : You bring this driver back to life for us, the one who was reckless, and take his opinion. What was his opinion on the matter? I, for example, today judged myself that I wronged my brothers, so I am guilty, meaning. That person, if he is brought back to life and asked, or if they summon his spirit as they claim, and ask him about the accident, and he admits he was wrong, and I admit it—summoning spirits is a reality, and rulings can be based on it—then at that time this man is guilty, and we say he is held accountable by Allah, unless Allah forgives him. If the end of the answer is that we have no answer.
— LaughsThe Shaykh : And the students, may Allah preserve them.
The questioner : Meaning, Shaykh, does he not take the ruling of a suicide?
The Shaykh : No, he does not take the ruling of a suicide. This is the first and last question. Anything else?
The Shaykh : Ah, first of all, what is your opinion of the law? What is your ruling on the law?
The questioner : The speed itself, or the law?
The Shaykh : The law. You said contrary to the law.
The questioner : It is the legal speed, regardless of the law.
The Shaykh : It is this legal speed.
The questioner : For example, we know that this road can handle one hundred, so they set it at eighty.
The Shaykh : No problem; what is your opinion of this law, you? Is it revelation from the sky?
The questioner : No, it is not revelation from the sky.
The Shaykh : Good. So if a person did not violate revelation from the sky, what would be his ruling?
The questioner : Nothing.
The Shaykh : Nothing, if there is nothing.
Abu Ishaq laughs andThe Shaykh
The Shaykh : This is one thing, meaning, at least to be fair to you, there is nothing that indicates it is contrary to the law; this has no value. Second, the speed, my brother, varies from driver to driver, and from car to car.
The student : And from road to road.
The Shaykh : Yes, and so on, it varies from your tires to your tires.
Abu Ishaq: What do you mean by tires, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What they call wheels, or tires, kushuk.
— LaughsThe Shaykh : —
The Shaykh : Suppose a new car, but its tires are worn out and deteriorated; without a doubt, it cannot handle this speed. But suppose a new car with excellent, new luxury tires; this can handle it, and the road, as you see here, is asphalt, meaning paved. So it is not possible to give a definitive, conclusive answer in an accident like this except after a precise and very precise study. Yes, and in the end, you need to bring back our Lord Jesus the Second.
— LaughsThe Shaykh : —
The Shaykh : You bring this driver back to life for us, the one who was reckless, and take his opinion. What was his opinion on the matter? I, for example, today judged myself that I wronged my brothers, so I am guilty, meaning. That person, if he is brought back to life and asked, or if they summon his spirit as they claim, and ask him about the accident, and he admits he was wrong, and I admit it—summoning spirits is a reality, and rulings can be based on it—then at that time this man is guilty, and we say he is held accountable by Allah, unless Allah forgives him. If the end of the answer is that we have no answer.
— LaughsThe Shaykh : And the students, may Allah preserve them.
The questioner : Meaning, Shaykh, does he not take the ruling of a suicide?
The Shaykh : No, he does not take the ruling of a suicide. This is the first and last question. Anything else?
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