Advice to those who are lax in issuing fatwas without knowledge
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Question:
Your Eminence! Some people are lax in issuing fatwas without knowledge. Is there any guiding word?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible for any Muslim to be lax in issuing fatwas. He must seek the truth and possess the qualification for this matter. Otherwise, he should refrain and not speak about Allah without knowledge. Allah the Exalted says: [Al-A'raf: 33]. He placed it at the top; speaking about Allah without knowledge is above shirk (associating partners with Allah) due to the magnitude of the danger.
And He said about Shaytan: [Al-Baqarah: 169]. Shaytan commands us to speak about Allah without knowledge, so it is obligatory to be cautious of that.
It is not permissible for a Muslim to issue a fatwa without knowledge. Rather, he must have knowledge and insight into what Allah and His Messenger said. Otherwise, he should ask. He should ask the people of knowledge. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Your Eminence! Some people are lax in issuing fatwas without knowledge. Is there any guiding word?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible for any Muslim to be lax in issuing fatwas. He must seek the truth and possess the qualification for this matter. Otherwise, he should refrain and not speak about Allah without knowledge. Allah the Exalted says:
Say, "My Lord has only forbidden immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed - and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allah that which you do not know."
قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَالإِثْمَ وَالْبَغْيَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَأَنْ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَنْ تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لا تَعْلَمُونَAnd He said about Shaytan:
He only orders you to evil and immorality and to say about Allah what you do not know.
إِنَّمَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ بِالسُّوءِ وَالْفَحْشَاءِ وَأَنْ تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لا تَعْلَمُونَIt is not permissible for a Muslim to issue a fatwa without knowledge. Rather, he must have knowledge and insight into what Allah and His Messenger said. Otherwise, he should ask. He should ask the people of knowledge. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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