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| الجامع الاموي |
By Imam Muḥammad Saʿīd Ramaḍān al-Būṭī[1]
رحمه الله تعالى
I don’t know of any matter in the
religion that provokes more awe in the soul when it is approached and is more
conducive to biding one’s time and being wary of it than the matter of fatwā,
for the scholar finds himself in front of something that he must take up the
cause of…and I don’t know of any matter in the religion in this current age of
ours that is more attainable, easier to practice and has more people crowded
around it and competing for it than the matter of fatwā.
I reflect on the stances that the
Imams of the Islamic Revealed Law, those whose vast knowledge, accurate
understanding and high rank in derivation has been testified to by generations,
along with their upright conduct, abstinence in the life of this world and
carefulness in dealing with others. I see them looking at the job of fatwā
as something undertaken on behalf of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, so where does
this insolence when approaching it come from and how is it that they have come
to treat it lightly and hasten to make a decision therein?
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[1] Translated
from the Imam’s book al-Islam wa al-Gharb (Damascus: Dār al-Fikr, 2007),
p.143-156
[For the full article, please visit the English Naseem al-Sham site, Meeraath or Jurjis. The PDF can be downloaded here.
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