Regarding the fatwa prohibiting girls from entering universities, some will ask: why do you not warn them? What is the response?
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The Shaykh : Anyone else?
The questioner : The Shaykh :
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead!
The questioner: Regarding, O Shaykh, the fatwa from a moment ago, the issue of studying in universities. Perhaps, O Shaykh, regarding your excellent fatwa, someone might say: for example, does that mean we are obligated to warn those who enter?
The Shaykh: We have done so.
The questioner: Meaning, we warn?!
The Shaykh: We have done so, but in the end, I gave you an example. Is there any Muslim scholar who does not warn all Muslims not to consume riba (usury or interest), or to engage in it, and so on, as mentioned in the hadith? The scholars of the Muslims are in agreement, even though there are some deviants among people who say: a little riba is permissible, riba al-fadl (usury of excess in a like-for-like exchange), and the like. Did the Muslims respond to them?!
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: So the answer is this, and unfortunately, the report of the Messenger (peace be upon him) is truth and veracity, and as time passes, many of the true prophecies of the Messenger (peace be upon him) come to pass:, so the feared thing—may Allah bless you—is a reality, whether you like it or not. How? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 2669a, it is reported in "Sunan al-Tirmidhi" and others: .
The questioner: Allah is the Greatest!
The Shaykh: This is a report from the Messenger (peace be upon him) that is true. Does it mean "do it"? Far be it from him, but as He (the Exalted) said:[An-Najm 53:3-4], He informed His Ummah (the Muslim community) of the violations they would fall into, to warn those who wish to avoid falling into violations. As for falling into them, it is inevitable because it is truth, just as you speak.
The questioner : The Shaykh :
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead!
The questioner: Regarding, O Shaykh, the fatwa from a moment ago, the issue of studying in universities. Perhaps, O Shaykh, regarding your excellent fatwa, someone might say: for example, does that mean we are obligated to warn those who enter?
The Shaykh: We have done so.
The questioner: Meaning, we warn?!
The Shaykh: We have done so, but in the end, I gave you an example. Is there any Muslim scholar who does not warn all Muslims not to consume riba (usury or interest), or to engage in it, and so on, as mentioned in the hadith? The scholars of the Muslims are in agreement, even though there are some deviants among people who say: a little riba is permissible, riba al-fadl (usury of excess in a like-for-like exchange), and the like. Did the Muslims respond to them?!
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: So the answer is this, and unfortunately, the report of the Messenger (peace be upon him) is truth and veracity, and as time passes, many of the true prophecies of the Messenger (peace be upon him) come to pass:
If you trade with 'inah (a buy-back sale used to disguise a loan), and take the tails of cows, and are content with crops, and abandon jihad (struggle in the path of Allah) in the cause of Allah, Allah will impose upon you a humiliation which He will not remove from you until you return to your religion.
إذا تبايعتم بالعينة ، وأخذتم بأذناب البقر ، ورضيتم بالزرع ، وتركتم الجهاد في سبيل الله ؛ سلَّط الله عليكم ذلًّا لا ينزعه عنكم حتى ترجعوا إلى دينكمYou would tread the same path as was trodden by those before you inch by inch and step by step so much so that if they had entered into the hole of the lizard, you would follow them in this also.
لتتبعنَّ سنن مَن قبلكم ؛ شبرًا بشبر ، وذراعًا بذارع ؛ حتى لو دخلوا جحر ضبٍّ لَدخلتموهEven if there were among them one who commits adultery with his mother on the open road, there would be among you one who does the same.
حتى لو كان فيهم مَن يأتي أمَّه على قارعة الطريق لَكان فيكم مَن يفعل ذلكThe questioner: Allah is the Greatest!
The Shaykh: This is a report from the Messenger (peace be upon him) that is true. Does it mean "do it"? Far be it from him, but as He (the Exalted) said:
(3) Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. (4) It is not but a revelation revealed,
وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَى * إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَى
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