1 - Endless Bliss - Hüseyin Hilmi Işık

seen, it is an ’ibâda to make preparations for jihâd. Our Prophet
(sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam) said that jihâd against the
enemies of Islâm was of two kinds: by actions and by words. It
is fard to learn how to make and use new weapons in
preparation for jihâd by actions. Jihâd is done by the State. It is
fard for the people to join in the jihad by obeying the State laws
and orders. Nowadays, the attacks of our enemies through
publications, motion pictures, radio broadcast and every means
of propaganda – the second kind of war – has tremendously
increased, and it is also a jihâd to stand against the enemies in
this field.
ii) munâkahât, composed of subdivisions, such as marriage,
divorce, alimony and many others [written in detail in our book
Se’âdet-i Ebediyye].
iii) mu’âmalât, composed of many subdivisions, such as
purchase, sale, rent, joint-ownership, interest, inheritance, etc.
iv) ’uqûbât (penal code), composed of five main
subdivisions: qisâs (lex talionis), sirqa (theft), zinâ (fornication
and adultery), qadhf (forgery) and ridda (case of becoming an
apostate).
“It is fard for every Muslim to learn the ’ibâdât section of fiqh
briefly. It is fard kifâya to learn munâkahât and mu’âmalât, in
other words, those who have anything to do with them should
learn them. After ’ilm at-tafsîr, ’ilm al-hadîth and ’ilm al-kalâm,
the most honourable ilm is ’ilm al-fiqh. The folowing six hadîths
will be enough to indicate the honour of fiqh and the faqîh
‘rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ alaihim ajma’în’:
‘If Allâhu ta’âlâ wants to do a favour for a servant of His,
He makes a faqîh of him.’
‘If a person becomes a faqîh, Allâhu ta’âlâ sends what
he wishes and his sustenance from unexpected sources.’
‘The person about whom Allâhu ta’âlâ says ‘most
superior’ is a faqîh in the religion.’
‘Against Satan, a faqîh is stonger than one thousand
’âbids (those who worship much).’
‘Everything has a pillar to base itself upon. The basic
pillar of the religion is the knowledge of fiqh.’
‘The best and most valuable ’ibâdat is to learn and teach
fiqh.’
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