Is the group's decision to permit studying in the university under two conditions valid? Namely, ensuring safety from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and minimizing munkar (what is wrong)
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The questioner : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, the trustworthy one. O Shaykh, regarding these decisions, they have ruled that ikhtilat (free mixing of men and women) is haram (forbidden), but with two conditions for entering the university: to minimize munkar (what is wrong) and to ensure safety from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The second point: they said that la yajuz (not permissible) to dissent, because Ibn Mas'ud did not dissent from 'Uthman ibn 'Affan; rather, he prayed with him and completed the prayer, even though 'Uthman was deficient in his performance. He said, "Disagreement is evil." Therefore, they order the group not to dissent because disagreement is evil.
The Shaykh : So where is 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) today?!
The questioner : It is not present.
The Shaykh : Well, then how can there be safety from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) by entering its gates? Or is it by staying away from them? We have previously mentioned his (peace and blessings be upon him) statement in full, and now I will cite the hadith to conclude this discussion:. The truth is that what you mentioned last is an answer that has already been given, when you said they compare their amir (leader) to the amir (leader) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is qiyas (analogical reasoning) with a difference, as some fuqaha (jurists) say: comparing blacksmiths to the angels closest to Allah. This is one of the most invalid forms of qiyas (analogical reasoning) on earth. Therefore, there is no 'Uthman today, meaning there is no caliph today. This is what the Islamic groups must strive to achieve: establishing the Islamic society from which the righteous caliph will emerge, rather than appointing an amir (leader) in every place and granting him the rulings of the supreme amir (leader) like 'Uthman, and those before and after him. This is sufficient, and praise be to the Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh : So where is 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) today?!
The questioner : It is not present.
The Shaykh : Well, then how can there be safety from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) by entering its gates? Or is it by staying away from them? We have previously mentioned his (peace and blessings be upon him) statement in full, and now I will cite the hadith to conclude this discussion:
Indeed, the halal (lawful) is clear, and the haram (forbidden) is clear, and between them are matters of doubt about which many people do not know. So whoever avoids the shubhah (a doubtful matter) has protected his religion and his honor. And indeed, every king has a protected area, and indeed, the protected area of Allah is His prohibitions. And whoever goes around the protected area is likely to fall into it. And indeed, in the body there is a small piece of flesh; if it is sound, the whole body is sound, and if it is corrupt, the whole body is corrupt. And it is the heart.
إن الحلال بيّن والحرام بين ، وبينهما أمور مشتبهات لا يعلمهن كثير من الناس ، فمن اتقى الشبهات فقد استبرأ لدينه وعرضه ، ألا وإن لكل ملكٍ حمى ، ألا وأن حمى الله محارمه ، ألا ومن حام حول الحمى يوشك أن يقع فيه ، ألا وإن في الجسد مضغة إذا صلحت صلح الجسد كله ، وإذا فسدت فسد الجسد كله ، ألا وهي القلب
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