3-Endless Bliss Third Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

who believes that salât is a duty but does not perform it
because of indolence is called a fâsiq (sinner). That is, he will
have committed a grave sin. He is kept in prison until he begins
to perform salât. It will be necessary for him to perform the
salâts he has omitted and also make tawba (repentance). The
citation from the book Dürr-i yektâ ends here.
We should learn how to perform namâz, how to perform the
omitted namâz and all other Islamic information from books
written by Ahl as-sunnat savants. We should not believe the
falsely adorned articles and sweet words of the insidious
enemies and the ignorant.
Islam had its shaikh-ul-Islâms, that is, chiefs of religious
affairs, and Islamic muftîs. There were also times when there
were state officials called muftîs. We should not mistake Islamic
muftîs and the officials called muftîs for each other. Islamic
muftîs were scholars who communicated the commands and
prohibitions of Allâhu ta’âlâ, that is, the Sharî’at. But the officials
called muftîs did not themselves know the Sharî’at. When
something prohibited by Allâhu ta’âlâ was commanded by the
laws they would not say that it was not permissible to do it. If
the laws prohibited something commanded by Allâhu ta’âlâ they
would not say it was necessary to do it. They would either keep
quiet or say something to the contrary. Thus, they themselves
would go out of Islam, misguiding Muslims towards sins and
disbelief. During those times when the soldiers of Jenghis
spread over Muslim countries, ruined mosques and massacred
Muslims, during the time of Fâtimîs and Rasûlîs, even during
the time of Abbâsîs, such state officials called muftîs said
‘permissible’ about harâms. They even said that the Qur’ân was
a creature. Whereas these state officials called muftîs gave
such false fatwâs and caused Islam to be demolished, those
who followed books of fiqh and ilmihâl remained on the right
way, thus saving their faith.
Fatwâ means to inform if something is suitable with the
Sharî’at. It would not be fatwâ to say only that it is ‘suitable’ or
‘not permissible.’ It is necessary also to give reference to the
book of fiqh wherefrom the answer has been derived, including
the concerned part of the book. Those fatwâs which are not
suitable with the books of fiqh are wrong. It is not permissible to
depend on them. Those who read âyats and hadîths without
learning, knowing Islamic teachings and who interpret them in
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