The Shaykh’s remarks on the issue of using certain Islamic terms.

The questioner : Does not this support the meaning of *ghalas* in the language, which is the conjunction of the end of the night with the beginning of the day?

The Shaykh : This is the meaning, may Allah bless you. It is so.
Abu Malik: In truth, I am referring to the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in that he used to pray in the *ghalas*, meaning he would hasten to pray at the beginning of its time. This is an allusion to praying early, and to the *ghalas*. And without doubt, when the dawn appears and one looks at the horizon, one actually sees the darkness that mixes with the rising of the day. This is very clear, I mean.

The questioner : Have you read the fifth issue of *Al-Asalah*? No, never mind, I want his opinion.The Shaykh : And this is a very broad question. From the question, what do you want?The questioner : Some of the brothers objected, saying that in some things...

The Shaykh : What was the objection about? I do not remember if I read it or not.

The questioner : He objected to naming the economy "Islamic economy," and he objected to... Did you find anything of this?

The Shaykh : If it is limited to something like this, and there was nothing else, I do not see a correct point in that, because names do not change the realities of the named things. There is an economy, and there is an Islamic economy.

The questioner : It is a chapter of jurisprudence, and these are new names, and so on.

The Shaykh : By Allah, if the terminology does not suggest a ruling contrary to the Shari'ah, there is no dispute in terminology. This is well known among the jurists. But he was suggesting something, so I agree with the one who says, for example, as some have written, "Socialism in Islam." This suggests, of course, but "Islamic economy," I do not see anything wrong with that.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, the use of some phrases that are not originally Arabic in some research and writings, is this also an entry point for those people?

The Shaykh : I say here that it is necessary to distinguish. If there is an Arabic phrase that suffices for the foreign expressions, then that is obligatory. And if there is not, then there is no harm.

The questioner : May Allah reward you.

Another questioner : I have a question, O Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. The question is: what does it say? We heard a little while ago, "the lesser of two evils." This rule, one of the brothers issued a fatwa permitting going out with the group of Da'wah and Tabligh for a man who does not pray, meaning he does not pray. I am telling you, Ibn Taymiyyah passed by the drunkards who get drunk...

The Shaykh : If he does not pray, he goes out.

Another questioner : If he is a layman?

The Shaykh : ... Does he pray?

The questioner : He prays.

The Shaykh : And he has no idea about the Salafi call. Well, we tell him to go out. We warn him and inform him that this going out has no basis in the Sunnah, and that it is one of the innovations of this group, and that they do not revolve around teaching Muslims the correct creed, which includes tawhid (the oneness of Allah), the unseen matters, and all matters of faith. So he should be cautious of that. And we advise him to attend the circles and lessons of the group of Da'wah to the Book and the Sunnah, and on the methodology of the Salaf al-Salih (the righteous predecessors), not to be with the group of Tabligh only. Second, he must proceed gradually and in sequence. You started the question with him not praying.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Let him accompany the group until he prays, but we do not leave him like that. Then you called the man a layman, but he prays. And this is also something we must warn him about and open his insight to the call of truth, which is the call of the Book and the Sunnah, and on the methodology of the Salaf al-Salih.

The questioner : May Allah reward you.