The ruling on one who considers the call to creed a restriction of the intellect
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Question:
There are those who claim that the scholars' call to creed and other matters is a restriction of the intellect; because it does not focus on moral upbringing. What is your opinion on this? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Creed is the root of the religion, it is the foundation of the faith. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spent ten years in it, calling to creed before prayer was made obligatory, calling to the oneness of Allah and belief in His Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So it is the foundation. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Mu'adh to Yemen, he said to him:Sunan an-Nasa'i 3969Sahih (Darussalam), and in the other wording: , and in al-Bukhari's narration: Sahih Muslim 19a the hadith. So he ordered him to teach them tawhid and creed first. This is obligatory, especially in lands where shirk (associating partners with Allah) is prevalent and where callers to other than Allah are numerous. It is necessary to teach them, so that they are saved from the call of graves and the dead, and so that their deeds benefit them. If he prays while he associates partners with Allah, what benefit is there in the prayer? He, the Exalted, says: [Al-An'am: 88].
If he calls upon the Bedouin, or calls upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), or calls upon Abu Bakr, or Uthman, or Ali, calling upon them, or calls upon al-Husayn, or al-Hasan, or Fatimah, and seeks their aid, and stands and prays, does the prayer benefit him? Does fasting benefit him?
Allah, the Exalted, says:[Az-Zumar 39:65] and he is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), [Az-Zumar 39:65] But Allah you should worship, and be among the grateful [Az-Zumar: 65-66], and He, the Glorious and Exalted, says: [Al-An'am: 88].
So creed is not a restriction. Creed is enlightening people to the thing for which they were created, and clarifying the foundation. If they are Muslims, he teaches it to them along with the other deeds. And if they are disbelievers, no, he starts with creed first. As for if they are Muslims, he enlightens them in it so that they do not err in it. He enlightens them and explains the creed to them, so that they are upon clear proof, and so that they do not fall into shirk (associating partners with Allah). And he clarifies for them what relates to their prayers, fasting, transactions, and other matters.
There are those who claim that the scholars' call to creed and other matters is a restriction of the intellect; because it does not focus on moral upbringing. What is your opinion on this? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Creed is the root of the religion, it is the foundation of the faith. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spent ten years in it, calling to creed before prayer was made obligatory, calling to the oneness of Allah and belief in His Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So it is the foundation. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Mu'adh to Yemen, he said to him:
I have been commanded to fight the people until they bear witness to La ilaha illallah (there is none worthy of worship except Allah) and that I am the Messenger of Allah
ادعهم إلى أن يشهدوا أن لا إله إلا الله، وأني رسول اللهLet the first thing you call them to be the testimony that there is no god but Allah.
فليكن أول ما تدعوهم إليه شهادة أن لا إله إلا اللهso first call them to testify that there is no god but Allah, that I (Muhammad) am the messenger of Allah, and if they accept this, then tell them Allah has enjoined upon them five prayers during the day and the night
فادعهم إلى أن يُوحِّدوا الله، فإن هم أجابوك لذلك فأعلمهم أنَّ الله افترض عليهم خمس صلوات في كل يومٍ وليلةٍ..But if they had associated others with Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.
وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَIf he calls upon the Bedouin, or calls upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), or calls upon Abu Bakr, or Uthman, or Ali, calling upon them, or calls upon al-Husayn, or al-Hasan, or Fatimah, and seeks their aid, and stands and prays, does the prayer benefit him? Does fasting benefit him?
Allah, the Exalted, says:
And it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allah, your work would surely become worthless
وَلَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَthat if you should associate [anything] with Allah, your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers."
لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ But if they had associated others with Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.
وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَSo creed is not a restriction. Creed is enlightening people to the thing for which they were created, and clarifying the foundation. If they are Muslims, he teaches it to them along with the other deeds. And if they are disbelievers, no, he starts with creed first. As for if they are Muslims, he enlightens them in it so that they do not err in it. He enlightens them and explains the creed to them, so that they are upon clear proof, and so that they do not fall into shirk (associating partners with Allah). And he clarifies for them what relates to their prayers, fasting, transactions, and other matters.
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