Did your ijtihad change from the previous one regarding the fact that the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on combing the hair except every other day does not include women?
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The questioner: My Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Regarding the topic, the question the presenter asked at the beginning was whether it includes women and men. As I recall, this was the first time we discussed this topic, and I was with you and Husayn. You said to us, "Indeed, women are the counterparts of men." However, we returned to discussing the topic, and I said, "In my view, and Allah knows best, it does not include women. Women are on their own, and men are on their own." And I said at that time, "They were created for adornment, and they are crystal vases?"
The Shaykh : And now I am saying this.
The questioner : Yes, and I said, "If you look at her, it delights you, and this is part of a man's delight in looking at her. Gold was created for them, and gold and silk were made lawful for them, as you mentioned." So based on this, I do not see that women are like men. I expanded on the topic that day; I do not see that men are like women. So this is for men and does not include women. So now, in the detail I mentioned just now, that is the current ijtihad.
The Shaykh : I am currently on this view.
The questioner : On this view.
The Shaykh : And every angel has an hour, and this reminds us, without likening, because we do not compare with the imams. But from the very beginning, if the great imams have two or three opinions on a single issue, then it is too much for us that you remind us. You used to say it this way, then you would say it that way, and I don't know.
Ali Hasan: It is a matter of ijtihad.
The Shaykh : But some people may find the matter excessive or find it strange. There is nothing strange about it. The great imams had several opinions on issues where there are no explicit texts. So you know, and you in particular, that I say to our brothers and non-brothers fromThe questioner : among you who think the issue is detailed such that it enters your mind: Allah said so and so, and the Messenger of Allah said to do so and so. No, it is not like that. Most issues are matters of ijtihad, as the Exalted said:[Al-'Ankabut 29:43] Most issues are like this. So there is nothing strange about scholars, let alone people like us, having an opinion this way one time and that way another time. Yes, please proceed.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Regarding the topic, the question the presenter asked at the beginning was whether it includes women and men. As I recall, this was the first time we discussed this topic, and I was with you and Husayn. You said to us, "Indeed, women are the counterparts of men." However, we returned to discussing the topic, and I said, "In my view, and Allah knows best, it does not include women. Women are on their own, and men are on their own." And I said at that time, "They were created for adornment, and they are crystal vases?"
The Shaykh : And now I am saying this.
The questioner : Yes, and I said, "If you look at her, it delights you, and this is part of a man's delight in looking at her. Gold was created for them, and gold and silk were made lawful for them, as you mentioned." So based on this, I do not see that women are like men. I expanded on the topic that day; I do not see that men are like women. So this is for men and does not include women. So now, in the detail I mentioned just now, that is the current ijtihad.
The Shaykh : I am currently on this view.
The questioner : On this view.
The Shaykh : And every angel has an hour, and this reminds us, without likening, because we do not compare with the imams. But from the very beginning, if the great imams have two or three opinions on a single issue, then it is too much for us that you remind us. You used to say it this way, then you would say it that way, and I don't know.
Ali Hasan: It is a matter of ijtihad.
The Shaykh : But some people may find the matter excessive or find it strange. There is nothing strange about it. The great imams had several opinions on issues where there are no explicit texts. So you know, and you in particular, that I say to our brothers and non-brothers fromThe questioner : among you who think the issue is detailed such that it enters your mind: Allah said so and so, and the Messenger of Allah said to do so and so. No, it is not like that. Most issues are matters of ijtihad, as the Exalted said:
but none will understand them except those of knowledge.
وما يعقلها إلا العالمون
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