The Shaykh’s warning regarding the phrase: “What is the Shari'ah’s opinion?” which is on the tongues of questioners.
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Another questioner : Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. As for what follows:
I hear many people talking about the Iraqi-Iranian war. Some say that Khomeini is right, and some say that Iraq is right. Please shed light on, or state the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding, Khomeini’s belief, and who is the one who is wrong in the current war, in the beginning and in the end?
The Shaykh : Before answering the question, I want to point out a common error on the tongues of questioners and answerers on radio and elsewhere. It is not permissible to say: “What is the Shari'ah’s opinion?” Rather, one should say: “What is the ruling of the Shari'ah?” One may say: “What is the Shaykh’s opinion?” “What is the man’s opinion?” “What is the mufti’s opinion?” because he has an opinion, and he may be right or he may be wrong. But to describe the Lawgiver (Sharī‘) with what is attributed to servants who are subject to error and correctness, by saying “What is the Shari'ah’s opinion?” is a very clear error. It is a verbal error that should be corrected and replaced with: “What is the ruling of the Shari'ah?”
Is this clear?
Those present : Is that clear?
The Shaykh: All right.
I hear many people talking about the Iraqi-Iranian war. Some say that Khomeini is right, and some say that Iraq is right. Please shed light on, or state the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding, Khomeini’s belief, and who is the one who is wrong in the current war, in the beginning and in the end?
The Shaykh : Before answering the question, I want to point out a common error on the tongues of questioners and answerers on radio and elsewhere. It is not permissible to say: “What is the Shari'ah’s opinion?” Rather, one should say: “What is the ruling of the Shari'ah?” One may say: “What is the Shaykh’s opinion?” “What is the man’s opinion?” “What is the mufti’s opinion?” because he has an opinion, and he may be right or he may be wrong. But to describe the Lawgiver (Sharī‘) with what is attributed to servants who are subject to error and correctness, by saying “What is the Shari'ah’s opinion?” is a very clear error. It is a verbal error that should be corrected and replaced with: “What is the ruling of the Shari'ah?”
Is this clear?
Those present : Is that clear?
The Shaykh: All right.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.