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As opposed to this, we have the word of the Uiema-e-soo. Their words are not worth
paying attention to, not suitable for following and from them one should remain aloof.
But when anything of theirs is in accordance with the Shariat, it is worthy of practice and
must be taken and accepted. It should however be noted that to be able to ascertain
whether anything said is in accordance with the Shariat or against it, depends on sound
knowledge of the Shariat. This cannot merely be done on the basis of one’s opinion. Just
as it is a grave sin to introduce a non-shari’ thing into the deen as part of it, so also is it a
sin to reject anything which is indeed part of the Shariat. When such a thing crops up
about which there is any doubt (as to whether it actually belongs to the Shariat) one
should be careful and act with discretion.
Sayyidina Nu’man bin Basheer (Radiallahu anhu) said that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi
Wasallam) said: “The lawful things are clear and the unlawful things are clear. Between
them lie the doubtful things, which many people do not know. Whosoever withholds
himself from the doubtful things, keeps his deen and honour clean and safe (from
blemish) and whosoever partakes of doubtful things, will fall into the unlawful. Like the
herdsmen who grazes his animals in the vicinity of (the) prohibited territory. Behold there
is such a prohibited area for all things. Beware, the prohibited !erritory fixed by Allah
consists of those things He had made unlawful.”
“Beware that in the body lies one such organ, that if this organ is sound, the whole body
is sound, and if this organ is unsound the whole body is unsound. Verily that organ is the
heart.” (Mishkat, Muslim, Bukhari)
Sayyidina Ibn Abbas (Radiallahu anhu) says that Rasulullab (Sallallahu Alayhi
Wasallam) said: “Things are of three kinds. One kind is that whose truth is clearly
evident. Follow it. Another is that whose falsehood is clearly evident, abstain from it.
And yet another is that in which is a difference of opinion (where its truth or falsehood is
not clearly evident); entrust it to Allah.”
“Entrust it to Allah” in this context means not to pass any verdict about it, truth or
falsehood without any sound supporting shari’ evidence. It is of the utmost necessity to
bear this in mind that Islam is such a religion based on Revealed Texts. For every single
one of its tenets there must be a text (from Quran or Hadeeth). Allah and His Rasul
(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) had not left any matter of the deen without a decision —
categorically about its essentials. Thus there is no way of avoiding the following of
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