Condemning the Pursuit of Dispensations
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The Shaykh : Can we derive from this the condemnation of pursuing dispensations? From this hadith?
The Jews had the punishment of stoning, but when fornication became widespread among their nobles, they said, "How can we stone our nobles? This means we would wipe out the nobles." This is undoubtedly a flaw in their thinking, because if they had stoned just one noble, people would have refrained. But Satan tells people, "If you implement the hudud (fixed punishments), you will destroy the people." This is what those who are surprised by it say today: "If we cut off the hand of a thief, half the population will become disabled." We say: If we cut off the hand of a thief, the entire population will refrain from stealing, correct?
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The point is that when fornication became widespread among their nobles, they said, "We cannot stone them." So they adopted al-tajbiyah and blackening the face. Blackening the face, which is making it black, is derived from al-hammah, which is charcoal.
In al-tajbiyah, they would saddle the adulterous woman and the adulterous man on a donkey, with the back of each facing the other, and parade them through the markets. He is certainly ashamed at that moment, but then the shame and embarrassment fade away.
So they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) because they knew they were sinning in this action, since they did not implement the limits of Allah. They said, "Go to this Prophet, perhaps you will find a dispensation." When they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), what you heard happened. This is evidence that pursuing dispensations is a characteristic of whom?
It is a characteristic of the Jews. They are the ones who seek leniency in the rulings of the Shari'ah. For this reason, the scholars said: "Whoever pursues dispensations commits open sinfulness," meaning he becomes an open sinner, because he worships Allah according to his own desires. The one who worships Allah by His Shari'ah accepts what is said to be the Shari'ah, whether it agrees with his desires or not.
The questioner : ... do they make intoxicants?
The Shaykh : No, if they are with the Muslims in the same residence, it is prohibited.
We do not allow them.
The Jews had the punishment of stoning, but when fornication became widespread among their nobles, they said, "How can we stone our nobles? This means we would wipe out the nobles." This is undoubtedly a flaw in their thinking, because if they had stoned just one noble, people would have refrained. But Satan tells people, "If you implement the hudud (fixed punishments), you will destroy the people." This is what those who are surprised by it say today: "If we cut off the hand of a thief, half the population will become disabled." We say: If we cut off the hand of a thief, the entire population will refrain from stealing, correct?
but in retaliation there is life
ولكن في القصاص حياةThe point is that when fornication became widespread among their nobles, they said, "We cannot stone them." So they adopted al-tajbiyah and blackening the face. Blackening the face, which is making it black, is derived from al-hammah, which is charcoal.
In al-tajbiyah, they would saddle the adulterous woman and the adulterous man on a donkey, with the back of each facing the other, and parade them through the markets. He is certainly ashamed at that moment, but then the shame and embarrassment fade away.
So they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) because they knew they were sinning in this action, since they did not implement the limits of Allah. They said, "Go to this Prophet, perhaps you will find a dispensation." When they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), what you heard happened. This is evidence that pursuing dispensations is a characteristic of whom?
It is a characteristic of the Jews. They are the ones who seek leniency in the rulings of the Shari'ah. For this reason, the scholars said: "Whoever pursues dispensations commits open sinfulness," meaning he becomes an open sinner, because he worships Allah according to his own desires. The one who worships Allah by His Shari'ah accepts what is said to be the Shari'ah, whether it agrees with his desires or not.
The questioner : ... do they make intoxicants?
The Shaykh : No, if they are with the Muslims in the same residence, it is prohibited.
We do not allow them.