Was there an idol from the idols of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance that was worshipped?
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The Shaykh :"And from Thabit ibn al-Dhahak (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: Bulugh al-Maram 1392 "
Vowing a vow means binding oneself and making a pledge, and technically it is:
Binding oneself to a worship that is not obligatory. Some of them say: We do not need to restrict it to "not obligatory," and that if one vows an obligatory act, it becomes obligatory from two angles: from the angle of the vow and from the angle of the original Shari'ah.
And the vow is originally disliked, indeed some of the scholars lean toward its prohibition because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it and said:Sahih Muslim 1639c And because the vow is binding oneself to what Allah has made permissible for him, and that would be an increase of strictness upon himself. And because the common case is that the one who vows regrets it, and you find him asking, seeking to be released from what he vowed because of its heaviness and difficulty upon him, especially what some of the common people do when they fall ill or a need they desire is delayed; you find him vowing as if he is saying: That Allah does not bestow upon him bringing good or repelling harm except through this vow.
And his saying: : Camels is a collective noun with no singular form in its wording, but it has a singular in its meaning. What is the singular in its meaning? A camel.
And his saying: : The preposition "ba" means "in," and it is for location, and the meaning is: at a place called Buwanah. So he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning: Does he do it and fulfill his vow? So he said: Mishkat al-Masabih 3437 .
An idol: Everything that is worshipped other than Allah, whether it is a tree or a carved or uncarved stone, whether it was created by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) or not created. And a statue is specific to what the human being made. So an idol is therefore everything that is worshipped other than Allah, it is an idol.
He said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3437
His saying: : A reference to what was before the message, and it was named so because they were in great ignorance.
And his saying: : A description of his saying: And it is an explanation of the reality, because idols are those that are worshipped other than Allah.
: They said, even though the questioner was one, but because this questioner was present, meaning he had people with him, they answered the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: No. And there is no impediment to the responder being other than the questioner.
Bulugh al-Maram 1392
Was there a festival in it? A festival: The name for what returns and repeats, and "return" means going back, meaning: Did the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance have the custom of coming to this place and making this day a festival, even if there was no idol in it? They said: No. So he asked about two things: about shirk (associating partners with Allah), and its means. What is shirk? Was there an idol? Its means: The festivals of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance that they attend and repeat every year. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when... He said: The word "fulfill" here is a command verb built on kasrah: "Awi"
The student: No, the letter of ease was deleted.
The Shaykh : The deletion of the yaa, meaning "Awi" is built on the deletion of the yaa, and the kasrah before it is a sign of it. And is the intended meaning the literal meaning or is the intended meaning permissibility? Yes.
It is possible that permissibility is intended, and it is possible that the literal meaning is intended. As for slaughtering the camels, the literal meaning is intended. And as for the place, permissibility is intended, because it is not specified that he must slaughter them in that place, since no place on earth is specified except what is distinguished by virtue. What are the places distinguished by virtue? The three mosques. As for others, no. So based on this, we say: Fulfill your vow regarding the slaughtering of the camels, in that it is a slaughtering that is obligatory and must be done. And as for the place, it is permissible. And the evidence that it is for permissibility is that he asked these two questions; if he had been answered with "yes," he would have said: No, do not fulfill it. So since the situation allows for prohibition and allows for dispensation, we say that the command in that is for permissibility.
And his saying: .
a man took a vow to slaughter camels at Bawana
نذر رجل أن ينحر إبلاً ببوانةVowing a vow means binding oneself and making a pledge, and technically it is:
Binding oneself to a worship that is not obligatory. Some of them say: We do not need to restrict it to "not obligatory," and that if one vows an obligatory act, it becomes obligatory from two angles: from the angle of the vow and from the angle of the original Shari'ah.
And the vow is originally disliked, indeed some of the scholars lean toward its prohibition because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it and said:
It does not (necessarily) bring good (in the form of substantial, and tangible results), but it is the meant whereby something is extracted from the miserly persons.
إنه لا يأتي بخير، وإنما يُستخرج به من البخيلAnd his saying:
Camels at Buwanah
إبلا ببوابةAnd his saying:
At Buwanah
ببوانةwhether the place contained any idol worshipped in pre-Islamic times
هل كان فيها وثنٌ من أوثان الجاهلية يُعبد ؟An idol: Everything that is worshipped other than Allah, whether it is a tree or a carved or uncarved stone, whether it was created by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) or not created. And a statue is specific to what the human being made. So an idol is therefore everything that is worshipped other than Allah, it is an idol.
He said:
whether the place contained any idol worshipped in pre-Islamic times
هل كان فيها وثن من أوثان الجاهليةHis saying:
The pre-Islamic age of ignorance
الجاهليةAnd his saying:
That was worshipped
يُعبدAn idol
وَثَنThey said: No
قالوا : لاHe asked "Were any of their (Jahiliyya) festivals observed there?"
قال : فهل كان فيها عيد من أعيادهم ؟Was there a festival in it? A festival: The name for what returns and repeats, and "return" means going back, meaning: Did the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance have the custom of coming to this place and making this day a festival, even if there was no idol in it? They said: No. So he asked about two things: about shirk (associating partners with Allah), and its means. What is shirk? Was there an idol? Its means: The festivals of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance that they attend and repeat every year. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when... He said:
Fulfill your vow
أوف بنذركThe student: No, the letter of ease was deleted.
The Shaykh : The deletion of the yaa, meaning "Awi" is built on the deletion of the yaa, and the kasrah before it is a sign of it. And is the intended meaning the literal meaning or is the intended meaning permissibility? Yes.
It is possible that permissibility is intended, and it is possible that the literal meaning is intended. As for slaughtering the camels, the literal meaning is intended. And as for the place, permissibility is intended, because it is not specified that he must slaughter them in that place, since no place on earth is specified except what is distinguished by virtue. What are the places distinguished by virtue? The three mosques. As for others, no. So based on this, we say: Fulfill your vow regarding the slaughtering of the camels, in that it is a slaughtering that is obligatory and must be done. And as for the place, it is permissible. And the evidence that it is for permissibility is that he asked these two questions; if he had been answered with "yes," he would have said: No, do not fulfill it. So since the situation allows for prohibition and allows for dispensation, we say that the command in that is for permissibility.
And his saying: