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Al-USUL FIL ISLAM

This paper provides an introduction to AL-USUL FIL ISLAM(that means the study of USUL Al-FIQH accordin to Islam!

in a concise yet comprehensive "ay that "ould Insha Allahenlihten readers#

(a! A$out the Sources that are the $asis to et the%ommands of Allah namely the Quran & the SU''AH (eachof these $oth an independent source to these %ommands inits o"n respective manner! and the I)MA* (that is thesecondary $ut an important source to these %ommands!+

($! A$out another secondary source for these %ommands$esides I)MA that is named I)T,HA (QI.AS included! indetail+

(c! A$out the placement and some detail for the si/ so-called additional secondary sources $esides I)MA andI)T,HA+

(d! A$out the 0ey-Statements that are related to the FIQHin actual yet they en1oy hih value even at the USUL+

(e! A$out the desination of the Islamic %ommands i2e2 theterms that relate to them in this respect2

The first three matters are e/pressed $y points that relate tothem "hile the last t"o matters are provided respectively $ythe 3elevant Statements "ith some detail and $y a

4lossary each related to its topic for the clarificationneeded+ note that the 4lossary provides the terms thatrelate to the desination of the Islamic %ommands+ I MShave also presented these at the 'otes that I "rote on theAhadith of TI3MIHI availa$le at my site+ Al-Hamdu Lillah2At the last in the %onclusion I MS have uided theattention of all practicin Muslims to $rin the environment


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to the Islamic 5alues insha-Allah in the present times that is$earin the adverse effect due to the unchallened usae ofthe modern adets and the adverse effect of theunchallened Media that is promotin "ays forein to the

Islamic Mode of Livin2 6lease note this "ell that tounderstand the contents here in this paper it is necessaryto rasp the points mentioned for the first three matters "ithcare each one at its o"n place so as to understandultimately all the necessary discussion for USUL Al-FIQHinsha-Allah2 If "e all do understand for the Islamic%ommands the true placement of the Holy 7oo8 Quran ofthe SU''AH of I)MA* and of I)T,HA "ith all its important0ey-Statements "e "ould understand the USUL Al-FIQH

"ell insha Allah2 For this paper I MS have ta8enassistance for USUL Al-FIQH from some of very ood "or8s(eiht $oo8s in total related directly to the su$1ect! that have$een presented $y the prominent UL,MA at the su$-continent on the su$1ect in Urdu that include the $oo89FIQH-ISLAMI 0A TA3I0HI 6AS-MA':A3; presented $y3especta$le MAULA'A MUHAMMA TAQI AMI'I and the$oo8 9I)T,HA; presented $y the same2 'ote that the $oo8mentioned last comprises of t"o "onderful $oo8lets not

only on I)T,HA that it ta8es-up in detail $ut also on USULAl-FIQH in eneral2 May Allah ive 7A3A0AH in all of theood "or8s of all those "riters "ho have "or8ed-on and are"or8in-on for the $etterment of Muslims in accordance"ith Islam in the present difficult times+ Al-Hamdu Lillah2

Muhammad Saleem Dada

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INTRODUCTION

USUL Al-FIQH (literally meaning the fon!ation to FIQH"

relate# to the #t!y of the $a#i# to Comman!# of Allah%


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A# the $a#i# to the#e Comman!# are mainly the Holy &oo'

Qran an! in it# ra)ti)al )larifi)ation* the Snnah of the

+rohet +&UH, the thir! ith them $t #e)on!ary in

#tat# to $oth an! totally !een!ant on them i# I./A0,it i# a)tally the !ire)t #t!y relate! to the#e three

#or)e# that )omri#e the $a#i# to the I#lami) Comman!#

that are the Comman!# of Allah Only* $y !ifferent term#

of imortan)e that fa)ilitate their interretation% Note

thi# ell that #tri)tly $y I#lam* e1en the term ith all

that i# relate! to USUL Al-FIQH it#elf )ome# to 1ale

!e to the Holy &oo' Qran an! the SUNNAH of the

+rohet +&UH a# hate1er the#e $oth athenti)ate* that

only ha# 1ale in I#lam* the tre ath toar!# Allah%

/oreo1er* note thi# too that the term 2FIQH3 relate# to

the !ire)t #t!y of the#e Comman!# in !etail to t the#e

Comman!# into ra)ti)e getting them from the#e three

#or)e# that )omri#e the $a#i#% So the#e $oth in a)tal

are !ifferent a#e)t# to the #t!y of I#lami) Tea)hing#

only* $e)a#e the USUL to the FIQH i# a# the 4rammarof the Langage in 1ie i#* to it# ra)ti)al ali)ation%

Thogh the term 2USUL Al-FIQH3 i# #e! loo#ely

#ometime# e1en $y UL5/A to mean $oth the USUL 6 the

FIQH together yet the main !ifferen)e to note $eteen

USUL Al-FIQH an! FIQH i# that USUL i# the #t!y OF

the $a#i# of the Comman!# of Allah ith metho!ology to

get the#e Comman!# from that $a#i# hile FIQH i# the#t!y of the#e Comman!# !ire)tly in !etail that are

e#ta$li#he! FRO/ that $a#i# #o a# to manife#t them into

ra)ti)e in !ifferent a#e)t# of hman life in!i1i!ally 6

)olle)ti1ely, Al-Ham! Lillah%


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TH5 ACTUAL SOURC5S TO ISLA/IC CO//ANDS TH5 Holy &oo' QURAN an! the SUNNAH

7-USUL Al-FIQH in!i)ate# that the #or)e# to get theI#lami) Comman!#, that are the Comman!# of Allah* the

Only Tre Athority, i# the Holy &oo' Qran (that i#

)omlete I#lam in te8t, AA9AH-:; in Srah AN0AA/

tell# # 2A/ A9AAH (the )lear

1er#e#" are the #ame a# the te8t imlie# an! a#n!er#too! $y the )lear Ara$i)% Thi# n!er#tan!ing i# at

the le1el of TA?A>>UR an! a ra)ti)ing /#lim er#on

ho i# among the /U.TAHID aare of Ara$i) to height

)an aly I.T5HAD here for the $etter n!er#tan!ing of

them that i# terme! a# TAU?IHI, in a)tal* e1ery #)h


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ra)ti)ing /#lim er#on aare of the $a#i)# of I#lam an!

of Ara$i) to that e8tent here he )an n!er#tan! the

Holy &oo' Qran ell ithot any tran#lation !oe# ha1e

the otential to TA?A>>UR an! a# #)h to TAU?IHI* yetith that he ol! ha1e to )ommit him#elf totally ell to

the I#lami) #t!y a# that only ol! lea! him to thi# mo#t

initial le1el of I.T5HAD% ITA& too

a))or!ing to the SUNNAH of the +rohet +&UH l# an

are)ia$le 'nole!ge of the SUNNAH it#elf ith

n!er#tan!ing of I./A0 ell* )an aly I.T5HAD here toget the rling to a !e$ata$le i##e, thi# I.T5HAD i#

terme! a# ISTIN&ATI% The Comman!# of Allah that the

Qran re#ent# in the +rin)ile to ra)ti)e* ha1e their

fon!ation on the /UH>A/ A9AAH (an! the USUL Al-

FIQH i# a)tally )on)erne! ith the#e AA9AH only" hile

athenti) AHADITH ith re#e)t to the )hain# $y hi)h

they ha1e $een narrate!* are al#o the ASL #or)e to theI#lami) Comman!#% 51en the te)hni)al for term# that are

#e! for getting the I#lami) Comman!# $y the Holy &oo'

Qran (an! al#o for getting the I#lami) Comman!# that

are relate! to athenti) AHADITH", the#e are the

2I&ARATUN-NASS3 an! the 2ISHARATUN-NASS3 an!


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the 2DALALATUN-NASS3 an! the 2IQTIDHAUN-NASS3,

the#e all for !o imly that the )on)entration o1er the

Holy &oo' Qran m#t ne1er $e in!een!ent at all of it#

>UR oron the le1el of TADA&&UR an! they $oth $ring I.T5HAD

at fore $y their re#e)ti1e ali)ation, e ol! learn

a$ot the#e ahea! in#ha-Allah at thi# riting $t lea#e

note here ell that UL5/A !o not ermit to t effort#

on any le1el in n!er#tan!ing the meaning# of

/UTASHA&5H-A9AAT in the Holy &oo' Qran a# the#e

are 1er#e# that ha1e or!# the meaning of hi)h )an not

$e gra#e! $y the Hman /in!, they m#t $e $elie1e!

ith the #tatement that 2Allah only 'no# their tre

meaning#3, they a)tally are not relate! to the I#lami)

Comman!# that i# the #$@e)t-matter of USUL Al-FIQH%

Al#o* note thi# imortant oint that it i# not fea#i$le to

loo' for the ILLAT (the #e)ifi) )a#e that lea!# to the

$a#i) #imilarity in to i##e# )omare!" for a )omman!

gi1en in the Holy &oo' Qran* at-lea#t ne1er on the $a#i#of TADA&&UR (high n!er#tan!ing of it $y !ee

o$#er1ation of the


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tell# # that 2he ho o$ey# the /e##enger* ha# o$eye!

Allah3, #ee al#o Srah HASHR-"% De to it# !ire)t

affinity ith FIQH $eing of +ra)ti)al ale* FIQH*

e#e)ially of the For rominent I/A/S that are /ALI>*AH/5D i$n HAN&AL* SHAFA0I an! A&U-HANIFA (may

Allah #ho mer)y to them all"* relate# to the SUNNAH of

the +rohet +&UH highly* thogh it al#o !een!# m)h on

the >ITA& i%e% the Holy &oo' Qran% A# #)h* the#e $oth

ro1i!e the Comman!# of Allah ell an! thogh the

SUNNAH i# at a le##er le1el than the Holy &oo' Qran

yet it al#o ro1i!e# the I#lami) Comman!# $y it#elf ith

m)h a!!itional information for tho#e that are gi1en in

the Holy &oo' Qran to fa)ilitate it# ra)ti)al ali)ation,

ea)h one of the#e $oth i# an in!een!ent DALIL (Sor)e*

+roof" of the I#lami) Comman!# an! they $oth

)omlement ea)h other totally% +lea#e note here that

there are to a#e)t# to thi# term SUNNAH* one i# at

FIQH here it i# #e! a# a !e#ignation to #ome I#lami)

Comman!# an! the other i# in general at the USUL Al-FIQH that i# the +rimary Sor)e to the I#lami)

Comman!# that e #t!ent# are !i#)##ing here at thi#

oint, any a!1er#e a)ti1ity that fall# again#t the

SUNNAH of the +rohet +&UH )hallenging it )learly i#

terme! a# &IDEAH, al#o any )ontino# a)ti1ity in

ra)ti)e that re#lt# in a!!ition to the gi!an)e of the

SUNNAH in #ome matter i# al#o &ID0AH% Note that thera)ti)e of QI9AS* $eing relate! to I.T5HAD* at

Aha!ith i# ite fine for the /U.TAHID hile QI9AS

m#t $e omitte! at the Holy &oo' Qran on the le1el of

TADA&&UR, note al#o that I.T5HAD i# ta'en- only

hen the )on!ition# of the S$@e)t an! the O$@e)t for it


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are re#ent ell an! I* /SD* ol! ta'e- the#e

matter# ahea! in#ha Allah% The Holy &oo' Qran i# the

/anife#t Re1elation (ITA& i%e% the Holy &oo' Qran an!

the SUNNAH, it a)tally el)i!ate# them ell for

ra)ti)e, Al-Ham! Lillah% The Holy &oo' Qran an! the

SUNNAH of the +rohet +&UH are mo#t )lear to /#lim#

in general, yet I./A0 !oe# nee! #ome !etail for it#

)larifi)ation an! for that nee!* let # #ee it here ith

#ome !etail to it, Al-Ham! Lillah%

TH5 S5CONDAR9 SOURC5S TO ISLA/IC CO//ANDS I./A0 (the Colle)ti1e I#lami) Rling"

:-USUL Al-FIQH in!i)ate# that the I./A0 i# 2the

)on#en## of )omati$le /U.TAHIDS on #ome i##e oen

to !e$ate $y the I#lami) Tea)hing# in an era after the

La#t +rohet /hamma! +&UH 'eeing #tri)tly to the

>ITA& (the Holy &oo' Qran" 6 the e#ta$li#he!SUNNAH* ta'ing the 1er!i)t a)hie1e! a# the I#lami)

Comman! ha1ing ra)ti)al 1ale for the i##e in

)on#i!eration ith the n!er#tan!ing that Gmo#t ro$a$ly0

the lea#re of Allah i# here in thi# rling, all the

/U.TAHIDS m#t ha1e total lo1e for Allah an! for Hi#


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+rohet +&UH in#i!e l# the re#e)t for all /e##enger#

of Allah3% In mo#t #imle or!#* it i# 2the )on#en## of

)omati$le /U.TAHIDS after the +rohet0# era on a

orthy I.T5HAD on a moot i##e that )learly )omman!# ara)ti)al 1ale on that3% So ta'ing it #imly a# a Non* it

i# the 2Colle)ti1e I#lami) Rling3 on a !e$ata$le i##e at

)on#i!eration, Al-Ham! Lillah% +lea#e note that !ifferent

i##e# that are )larifie! $y I./A0 are at !ifferent le1el#

of a))etan)e a))or!ing to the #trength they ha1e at

their #ort an! in them the I./A0 of SAHA&A i# at

the highe#t #tat# that !oe# ha1e a rominent 1ale in

a))etan)e% Other I./A0 that are mentiona$le* are the

I./A0 of the for rominent I/A/S of FIQH on an i##e

an! then any other I./A0 that too' la)e after them

$efore thi# )rrent time here mo!ern ga!get# ha1e

affe)te! or li1ing-#tyle highly* $oth le##er in #tat# than

the I./A0 of SAHA&A, e )an e8)l!e from I./A0 #)h

agree! rling# of the for I/A/S a$ot an i##e that

ere )hallenge! $y a high nm$er of UL5/A li'e thei##e of three ronon)ement of !i1or)e in one #itting or

li'e the i##e relate! to the RA>0AH $eing tenty at-

lea#t in the night rayer# (TARAIH" in RA/ADHAN

thogh U/AR-RA hel! $oth of the#e rling# yet ith

nota$le !ifferen)e# on the#e to* it #eem# $etter to #ay

that SAHA&A-RA !i! not ma'e an I./A0 on $oth in the

#tri)t #en#e of the term% Tho#e I./A0 that are $e#i!e#the I./A0 of SAHA&A i%e% of for I/A/S an! that

hi)h o))rre! after them $efore the )ommen)ement of

the mo!ern era a )entry $a)', are not ne)e##ary to

ta'e- for ra)ti)e in general #tri)tly #tating $y the

>ITA& an! the SUNNAH% A ra)ti)ing /#lim ith a goo!


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n!er#tan!ing of I#lam m#t not $e $lame! for #)h if he

!oe# not t #)h I./A0 at ra)ti)e ithot any

!i#re#e)t to it an! ta'e#- #ome I.T5HADI gi!an)e

of a )omati$le /U.TAHID other than the#e for forthe nee!e! i##e* a# that gi!an)e e1en ol! !o the @o$

ell in#ha-Allah% Note that any I.T5HAD if that i#

ta'en- $y a 1ery high nm$er of )omati$le

/U.TAHID e1en no an! e1en if tho#e /U.TAHID

relate to #ome #e)ifi) geograhi)al area $t ith

rere#entation of all imortant #)hool# of FIQH among

/#lim#* that COLL5CTI5-I.T5HAD might $e !e#igne!

a# a ea'er I./A0 that i# )ertainly a))eta$le on a

ra)ti)al le1el hen an! here the nee! for the

!e#ignation to an i##e $y the I#lami) Tea)hing# i#

e8tremely high a#'ing an imme!iate )on#i!eration to it%

Al#o* lea#e note thi# ell 6 goo! that I./A0 )larifie#

the #tat# of the I#lami) Comman!# that $oth the a)tal

#or)e# to the I#lami) Comman!# that are the Comman!#

of Allah* ro1i!e an! gi!e# to the ra)ti)al #i!e ofmatter# $y !ee o$#er1ation that they $oth e8re##*

ithot ro1i!ing any of the#e I#lami) Comman!# in a)tal

$y it# on (an! e1en I.T5HAD !oe# not ro1i!e any

I#lami) Comman! in a)tal $y it# on", a# #)h* it i# the

thir! #or)e to I#lami) Comman!# $t flly an! totally

!een!ant either on the >ITA& or on the SUNNAH

ithot fail% AA9AH-= of Srah-NISAA rea!# 2O yoho $elie1e o$ey Allah an! o$ey the Ao#tle an! tho#e in

athority from among yo, then if yo arrel a$ot

anything* refer it to Allah an! the Ao#tle* if yo $elie1e

in Allah an! the la#t !ay, thi# i# $etter an! 1ery goo! in

the en!3% Thi# AA9AH !oe# oint ot to I./A0 at #ome


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#tat# an! e1en the AA9AH-77 of thi# #ame Srah i%e%

NISAA al#o in!i)ate# I./A0 a# 1ali! to ta'e- for the

)larifi)ation of the I#lami) Comman!#% Note here that

there i# no mention of arrel in the o$e!ien)e to Allahor to the +rohet +&UH a# there i# no otion for a

/#lim for that $t !ifferen)e to tho#e in athority

among /#lim# at a gi1en time 6 la)e i# o##i$le a#

in!i)ate! here e1en if it en@oy# an I./A0 that i# ea' in

#tat# here #ome /U.TAHIDJ# only might !iffer ith

)ertain ne)e##ary re#er1ation% Then* if that !ifferen)e

!oe# trn-ot to $e #ignifi)ant* the )omman! on the

!e$ata$le i##e m#t $e re1i#e! ith more )on#i!eration

an! more ali)ation* !ire)tly re#ol1ing it $y the Holy

&oo' Qran an! the SUNNAH ithot fail, Al-Ham!

Lillah% Aha!ith al#o re#ent I./A0 in !ifferent ay# an!

one of them #m# the matter $eatiflly $y or!# that

2in!ee!* Allah ill not gather my U//AH on the mi#le!

ath% An! the han! of Allah i# on the .A/A0AH (the

hole gathering" an! he ho $rea'# from it* i# lnge!into the Fire3 (TIR/IDHI"% A# I./A0 a)tally e8lain#

the Holy &oo' Qran an! the SUNNAH in one ay or

other #o it i# totally $a#e! on #ome imortant in!i)ation

ith o#iti1e rea#oning that i# re#ente! $y at-lea#t any

one of the#e $t thi# al#o i# a nota$le oint that on)e in

effe)t for #ome i##e* it i# $in!ing for /#lim# a))or!ing

to the #trength $y hi)h it ta'e# la)e in that i##e%/any of UL5/A maintain that on)e an I.T5HAD on an

i##e i# ta'en- $y an I#lami) A!mini#tration #tri)tly

a))or!ing to the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH for ra)ti)e* it

!oe# )a#e #)h an I./A0 on it# ra)ti)e (thogh that

I./A0 i# ea' $y natre" that e1en the /U.TAHID ho


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!iffer# to it #hol! $etter ta'e that in ra)ti)e an!

lea1e hi# I.T5HAD a#i!e, thi# tell# that e1en a ea'er

I./A0 ha# a #ignifi)ant 1ale that i# in a)tal at the

#tat# of a )olle)ti1e I.5HAD% Other than the#e threethat are the Holy &oo' Qran* SUNNAH of the +rohet

+&UH an! I./A0* hate1er are name! a# #or)e# to the

I#lami) Comman!# are )ertainly not $in!ing for ra)ti)e

at all #tri)tly in the I#lami) Sen#e for /#lim# in general%

Note that the highly 'nole!gea$le /#lim er#on in

I#lam ho i# at the #tat# of a /U.TAHID e1en* m#t

not )hallenge the I./A0 of the fir#t #tat# that i# the

I./A0 of SAHA&A in any ay hile it i# m)h $etter

that he !oe# not )hallenge the I./A at the #e)on!

#tat# too that i# of the for rominent I/A/S e8)et

for e8)etion# !e to high !ifferen)e that o))rre!

toar!# them* e1en if he !oe# not a!here to their I./A0

ith any fer1or% To!ay* I./A0 on any i##e )an ha1e the

forth #tat# only that ol! $e ea'er than all re1io#

I./A0 that ol! ta'e la)e ith the )on#en## of almo#tall the rominent UL5/A of !ifferent FIQHI #)hool#

)aa$le to ro1i!e I.T5HAD in a moot i##e )larifying it#

la)ement ell in ra)ti)e* e1en if they are relate! to a

#ingle /#lim )ontry, yet e1en that i# #ignifi)ant if the

ne)e##ity for it# )larifi)ation i# rgent #o that /#lim#

might ta'e- the righteo# I#lami) attit!e in that i##e

together or at-lea#t in a hge nm$er that i# rele1ant forro1i!ing the gi!an)e to all /#lim# of the orl!% Note

al#o that 2I./A03 i# not li'e the 1ote# in !emo)ra)y of

the#e )rrent time# a# I./A0 i# a)tally $a#e! on high

i#!om of the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH here e1eryone

i# not lia$le to arti)iate in it e8)et for the learne!


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)omati$le /U.TAHIDS only that 'no ho to )on#i!er

the matter a))or!ing to the I#lami) Tea)hing# an! that

ha1e their total attention toar!# Allah only, )ertainly it

i# not at all an in!een!ent #or)e to I#lam $t totallyrelate! to the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH an! it i# the

ality that matter# here an! not the antity in a)tal

thogh e1en that ha# to $e #ignifi)ant of )omati$le

/U.TAHIDS of !ifferent FIQHI #)hool# of the re#ent

time# that !e)i!e for the rling )olle)ti1ely, Al-Ham!

Lillah% In-fa)t* e m#t t the I#lami) er#e)ti1e a$ot

!emo)ra)y* #e)ially a$ot ele)tion#* onto the#e )rrent

time# ta'ing )are that I#lam )on#i!er# Only Allah a# the

Tre Athority an! ta'ing )are that Allah ha# a#'e! # to

li1e trly for A>HIRAT only )ometing in matter# relate!

to it only* an! not in the orl!ly matter#, e m#t ne1er

t or#el1e# an! e1en other /#lim# too in any 'in! of

tro$le, Al-Ham! Lillah% For the $etter #t!y of I./A0*

it i# highly nee!e! that e all #t!y the )on!ition# that

ha1e 1ali!ate! I./A0 $efore an! that might 1ali!ate itat-lea#t at the forth #tat#* ea'er yet goo! to

ra)ti)e* e1en at the re#ent time#, Al-Ham! Lillah%

Note that I./A0 ta'e# la)e on #ome I.T5HAD* an! ith

that* the I.T5HAD ol! $e)ome $in!ing for the /#lim

U//AH a))or!ing to the #tat# of that I./A, $t

noting thi# ell* al#o note that ith thi# !ifferen)e of

ra)ti)al a!heren)e* $oth of the#e i%e% I./A0 an!I.T5HAD (QI9AS in)l!e!"* are totally !een!ant on the

>ITA& orJan! the SUNNAH% So the USUL Al-FIQH of

I#lam i# the #t!y of the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH in

e##en)e* gi1ing 1ale to the #t!y of I./A0 of SAHA&A

too a# the fa)t of the matter i# that it i# nee!e! m)h in


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the imlementation of many I#lami) Comman!# that the#e

to rimary #or)e# re#ent, other I./A0 a))eta$le too

a))or!ing to their #trength% The !ifferen)e $eteen

I.T5HAD (QI9AS in)l!e!" an! I./A0 i# that it i# anin!i1i!al en!ea1or rather than a )olle)ti1e effort that

fon!# I./A0 an! that i# hy it i# $in!ing in an in!i1i!al

manner hile I./A0 ha# an a))etan)e in a )olle)ti1e

manner a))or!ing to it# #tat# 'eeing in 1ie that I./A0

of SAHA&A !ire)tly in!i)ate# the ne)e##ary !etail to

ta'e into )on#i!eration to a))omli#h the ne)e##ary

I#lami) Comman!# for their ra)ti)e, $oth I./A0 an!

I.T5HAD !o ha1e their re#e)ti1e )on!ition# yet in $oth*

the )omati$le /U.TAHIDJS are at the SU&.5CT an! in

$oth* the O&.5CT in )on#i!eration i%e% the i##e* ha# to

$e oen to !e$ate a#'ing for the I#lami) Rling fa#t an!

)lear% The mo#t imortant )on!ition#* that m#t $e

re#ent for I./A0 #imltaneo#ly* in)l!e that IT IS

F5ASI&L5 ONL9


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+rohet +&UH (!"-it ta'e# la)e on an i##e $y the total

agreement to an I#lami) Comman! (not any other"* of an

amaingly high nm$er of )omati$le /U.TAHID er#on#

(not @#t or!inary ra)ti)ing /#lim# e1en if they areUL5/A of #ome )ali$er" that m#t al#o $e among the

ra)ti)ing /#lim# of the time en@oying the re#e)t of all

ra)ti)ing /#lim# in general, note here that total

agreement of ALL the /U.TAHID er#on# of the time i#

not ne)e##ary here #tri)tly a))or!ing to the USUL Al-

FIQH a# the I./A0 of SAHA&A al#o )larifie# ell,

intere#tingly* UL5/A generally !i1i!e I./A0 a# $y


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ha1e a 1ery high n!er#tan!ing of the )on#een)e that

the ra)ti)e of their aro1e! rling might )a#e, (f"-it

ta'e# la)e on an i##e $y #)h great nm$er of

)omati$le /U.TAHID er#on# of the re#ent time (e1enif they all relate to a #ingle )ontry of the re#ent time

$t rere#enting !ifferent #)hool# of thoght among

/#lim# in FIQHI matter#" a$ot hom all the ra)ti)ing

goo! /#lim# of the orl! agree ell in general* that #)h

great nm$er of /U.TAHID er#on# ol! agree only on

the I#lami) Comman! for the i##e in )on#i!eration a#

they ha1e their total attention toar!# Allah only an!

they totally relate them#el1e# to the >ITA& an! to the

SUNNAH, Al-Ham! Lillah%

I.T5HAD (The In!i1i!al I#lami) Rling"

Ka-USUL Al-FIQH in!i)ate# that the term I.T5HAD

mean# 2the high intelle)tal )ontention of #ome

/U.TAHID on #ome i##e oen to !e$ate $y the I#lami)Tea)hing#* to the tmo#t le1el of hi# )aa$ility on!ering

on the >ITA& (the Holy &oo' Qran" 6 the e#ta$li#he!

SUNNAH of the +rohet +&UH to get the Comman! an!

a)hie1ing it ell $y that on!erfl effort for the i##e in

)on#i!eration in hi)h he )on#i!er# Gmo#t ro$a$ly0 i# the

lea#re of Allah* ith total lo1e for Him an! for Hi#

+rohet +&UH in#i!e hi# heart3% So ta'ing it #imly a# aNon* it i# the 2In!i1i!al I#lami) Rling3 a)hie1e! $y a

)omati$le /U.TAHID on a !e$ata$le i##e at

)on#i!eration, Al-Ham! Lillah% The Holy &oo' Qran

oint#-ot* 2So a#' of tho#e ho o##e## the /e##age if

yo realie it not3 (Srah Al-AN&IA-B, #ee al#o Srah


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NAHAL-K:*KK"% +lea#e note thi# ell that e1en if

#omeone highly 'nole!gea$le in I#lami) Tea)hing# among

/#lim#* e1en if )onte! among UL5/A* ma'e# an

I.T5HAD an! he i# na$le to rea#on for hi# I.T5HADIoint o#iti1ely $y the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH* he m#t

totally refrain from )ommitting to I.T5HAD in all ay#

for )ertain, Al-Ham! Lillah% Note ell that the fiel! of

or' for I.T5HAD i# at the )larifi)ation of I#lami)

Comman!# only an! the term TAQLID that relate# to the

#t!y of I.T5HAD mean# in general* the folloing of the

I.T5HAD of for high I/A/S, the#e $oth term#

2I.T5HAD3 an! 2TAQLID3 are )ertainly not among the

$a#i) matter# of the I#lami) &elief a# there i# !efinitely

an otion a1aila$le at I.T5HADI matter# to !iffer hile

in the $a#i) matter# of &elief* there i# no otion to

!iffer for )ertain, Al-Ham! Lillah% Tho#e ho ta'e them

* they !o it ith an n!er#tan!ing that 2/o#t +ro$a$ly3

the lea#re of Allah i# at the ra)ti)e of thi# rling in

the moot i##e at )on#i!eration, Al-Ham! Lillah% InAHADITH* e fin! that the +rohet +&UH are)iate!

/UA?-I&N-.A&L-RA hen he tol! the +rohet +&UH

that he ol! !e)i!e $y hi# on goo! @!gment if he !oe#

not fin! the Comman! in the Holy &oo' Qran an! the

SUNNAH* that i# 'eeing #tri)tly to the reirement of

the#e $oth only, Al-Ham! Lillah% Note that among the

#i8 #o-)alle! a!!itional #e)on!ary #or)e# for theformlation of the I#lami) la (I* /SD* ol! name them

in the oint ahea! in#ha-Allah"* there are #ome in!ee!

that are )re!ita$le to )on#i!er a# orthy oint# in the

ro)e## of 2I.T5HAD3 ithot ta'ing them a# #or)e# to

I#lami) Comman!#* the Comman!# of Allah* $y any name%


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The term ADILLAH that i# #ometime# #e! for them that

mean# the +ROOFS that a#' to ta'e them into ra)ti)e*

i# #o 1age on ali)ation to any of the#e #i8 e#e)ially in

the#e )rrent time# that it )ol! erroneo#ly mean#or)e# to I#lami) Comman!# too that the#e )ertainly are

not in any ay #in)e the $eginning% Hoe1er* in the

I.T5HADI ro)e##* for of them might ha1e goo! 1ale

at time# on !ifferent i##e# a# a))ete! $y many learne!

UL5/A in USUL Al-FIQH% Note that IST5HSAN an!

IST5SLAH among the#e #i8 nee! m)h high re#er1ation

an! their total omi##ion e1en* in thi# imortant ro)e##

)ertainly i# m)h $etter at the#e )rrent time#% 51en the

for other# at $e#t* are only high nota$le #tatement# to

)on#i!er hen an! here ne)e##ary in the I.T5HADI

ro)e## ith the otion remaining alay# a1aila$le to

!e)line the a#'ing of any of the#e here #eem#

ne)e##ary* $t only after m)h refle)tion 'eeing #tri)tly

to the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH* $y other oint# eally

rele1ant in the ro)e## of I.T5HAD% Note al#o that e1enI./A0 ha# it# relation to I.T5HAD a# it i# la)e!

a)tally on #ome imortant orthy I.T5HAD that alrea!y

ha# ta'en la)e an! !oe# ha1e #ome )on#i!era$le 1ale at

the gi1en time 6 la)e for ali)ation% Hoe1er* ith all

#ai!* lea#e 'ee thi# alay# in 1ie that all that i#

ISLA/IC in a)tal* i# totally )onne)te! to the >ITA& an!

the SUNNAH $y hi)h e get the Comman!# of Allahonly% 51en hen the term 2USUL Al-FIQH3 i# #tate!* it

i# #tri)tly in a)tal* the mention of the#e to only an!

nothing el#e, I./A0 (#e)ially the I./A0 of SAHA&A-

RA"* $eing a))eta$le in general only !e to it# mo#t high

#ignifi)an)e in ro1i!ing the ne)e##ary !etail to a))omli#h


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20/87

for IST5SHA& an! #ometime# it mean# to ta'e a re1io#

rling for an i##e ithot )aring m)h a$ot it# !etail,

the $ottom-line to note here at IST5DLAL i# that any of

it# meaning that fall# ot of IST5SHA&* i# not orthy to)on#i!er at-all at any I.T5HADI ro)e##, AQL (the

Hman-/in!" i# not a #or)e to the I#lami) Comman!# in

it#elf nle## totally $on! to the >ITA& an! the

SUNNAH to #ee tho#e I#lami) Comman!# an! thi#

#tatement* the )on!ition# for I./A0 an! I.T5HAD

)larify ell, Al-Ham! Lillah% I* /SD* ol! remar' here

in )lear term# that the fir#t to mentione! here*

IST5HSAN an! IST5SLAH* a)tally !o not 1ale m)h

no in the I.T5HADI ro)e## an! a# #)h in the #$@e)t

of USUL Al-FIQH* in the#e re#ent trying time# thogh

IST5SLAH among the to* ha# $een gi1en high attention

$y many of the men learne! in USUL% Hoe1er* the other

for, that are IST5SHA&* GURF* SADD-e-?ARAI0 an!

the gi!an)e gi1en $y any of the rominent SAHA&A-RA,

!o ha1e imortan)e in the ro)e## of I.T5HAD a# theyare !eri1e! #tri)tly from the gi!an)e of the >ITA& an!

the SUNNAH% Note the !ifferen)e $eteen the to

formerly mentione! an! the for mentione! after them

that the la#t for !o not relate a)tally to ma'ing of the

rling a# they a#' for 2.!gment3 only on the i##e# at

han! for hi)h the /U.TAHID only t# the#e oint#

a1aila$le ith other ne)e##ary )on#i!eration* to get therling o#iti1ely hile the to formerly mentione! are

ta'en- @#t $y the remar' that 2Nothing Negati1e3 to

the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH ta'e# la)e, an! the

!e)i#ion i# rely 2/a!e3 $y the hman-min! that* ith

all it# are)ia$le talent* i# )ertainly lia$le to err% The


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main error i# @#t at the on#et of thi# )on#i!eration of

the moot i##e at han! that the hman-min! a##me# the

a$#en)e of the gi!an)e there in #ome o#iti1e manner for

the i##e at han! $y the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH, thi##tan)e i# highly erroneo#* more #o in the re#ent time#%

ey-Statement#% The omi##ion of the#e to at the

I.T5HADI ro)e## i# )ertainly $etter rather ne)e##ary*

in the en1ironment a# of no a# the#e to of the #o-

)alle! a!!itional #e)on!ary #or)e# are a)tally ta'en into


22/87

a))ont $y gi1ing 1ale to the hman-min! only ithot

the righteo# )are that i# a#'e! $y the >ITA& an! the

SUNNAH for it# Comman!#% IST5HSAN ne1er a# lafl

to ta'e into )on#i!eration in USUL Al-FIQH a#Re#e)ta$le SHAFA0I 1ery rightly )larifie! a$ot it at it#

1ery on#et $t ith time* a# the /#lim# #la)'e! in

tting I#lam to ra)ti)e* many of them too' IST5HSAN

a# an e8)#e only that ma!e #ome northy gron!# in it%

Tho#e ho a!1o)ate for it at the#e )rrent time#

in!i)ating that ith time it ent on $e)oming a))eta$le*

m#t n!er#tan! ell that it ma!e gron!# only !e to the

#la)' of /#lim# in ra)ti)e of I#lam in the )olle)ti1e

manner, it a# not $e)a#e it )omman!e! any 1ale in the

I.T5HAD that relate# to the USUL Al-FIQH hile a

goo! )hallenge to it a# alay# there% A# e1en at the

an)ient time#* IST5HSAN )ame n!er )riti)i#m 1ery

rightly #o there i# not m)h to tell a$ot it a# the

re1io# rea#oning again#t it ol! !o ell, I* /SD* ol!

e1en remar' here that re1io#ly it a# not a# !angero#to aly a# no in the )rrent time# #in)e a )entry or

#o% The rling for the tran#lantation of organ# not $ilt-

$y the $o!y again (#e)ially 'i!ney#" i# $a#e! on

IST5HSAN thogh the >ITA& )learly #tate#* 2Srely

Allah !oe# not forgi1e that anything #hol! $e a##o)iate!

ith Him* an! He forgi1e# hat i# $e#i!e# thi# to hom

He lea#e#, an! hoe1er a##o)iate# anything ith Allah*he in!ee! #tray# off into a remote error% They !o not

)all $e#i!e# Him on anything $t i!ol#* an! they !o not

)all on anything $t the re$ellio# Satan% Allah ha# )r#e!

him, an! he #ai!M /o#t )ertainly I ill ta'e of Thy

#er1ant# an aointe! ortion- An! mo#t )ertainly I ill


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lea! them a#tray an! e8)ite in them 1ain !e#ire#* an! $i!

them #o that they #hall #lit the ear# of the )attle* an!

mo#t )ertainly I ill $i! them #o that TH59 SHALL

ALT5R AllahE# )reation, an! hoe1er ta'e# the Satan fora gar!ian rather than Allah he in!ee! #hall #ffer a

manife#t lo##% Satan gi1e# them romi#e# an! e8)ite# 1ain

!e#ire# in them- an! the Satan !oe# not romi#e them

$t to !e)ei1e% The#e are they ho#e a$o!e i# hell* an!

they #hall not fin! any refge from it3 (Srah NISAA-

77 to 77"% There are other more or#e atro)itie# too

that ha1e $een ta'en- @#t $y the name of IST5HSAN

at the Srgi)al fiel!, may Allah #a1e all /#lim# from all

atro)itie#, Al-Ham! Lillah% A# for IST5SLAH* the

nota$le oint i# that it ha! $een of #ome 1ale in

re1io# time# remaining n!er the >ITA& an! the

SUNNAH an! it ha# $een ta'en- $y all the for

nota$le I/A/S in their on re#e)ti1e ay# yet it#

ali)ation too i# )ertainly a!1er#e only in to!ay0# #)enario

#in)e a )entry or #o% Althogh IST5SLAH i# #ai! torelate to a!oting ne)e##ary a!@#tment reire! to ta'e

the matter# of life ahea! ithot )hallenging any I#lami)

Tea)hing yet mo#tly it ha# $een alie! at many i##e# in

#)h ay# in the re#ent time# that ro1e! a!1er#e to

the I#lami) Tea)hing# in the long-rn, in e##en)e tho#e

i##e# ere among the /U&AH )ertainly% Note ell at

thi# @n)tre that the e#ta$li#hment of fe in#tittion# onthe $a#i# of IST5SLAH* that relate mo#tly to 5!)ation*

/e!i)ine an! La* ha1e le! to )hallenging the I#lami)

Comman!# )learly gi1en $y the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH

an! a# #)h* ha1e ro1e! it northy to ta'e- at the

I.T5HADI ro)e## in the re#ent time#% Thi# i# !e to


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the fa)t that the )olle)ti1e #et- of the en1ironment

ha# n!ergone #)h !ifferen)e from the re1io# time#

#in)e a )entry or #o that ith the flae! hol! of the#e

in#tittion#* it ha# le! to high rong# in @#t a$ot a)entry or #o% There i# a rle in FIQH that hene1er

/U&AH i# rai#e! in #tat# $y #ome #tri)t ra)ti)al

a!heren)e to it or e1en $y gi1ing it #ome northy

#ignifi)an)e that affe)t# #ome matter a!1er#ely #e)ially

hen that matter relate# to the SHA0A5R (the

manife#tation" of I#lam* it trn# to $e)ome &ID0AH

)hallenging the SUNNAH of the +rohet +&UH, thi# al#o

i# highly nota$le here that hene1er the hman min!

a#'e! for ea#e ithot tre )are toar!# Allah* it rather

got har!#hi only a# it i# not #o highly )aa$le a# to @!ge

the $etterment of the man'in! in the long-rn a)ti1ity%

+lea#e !o 'ee in min! here that the eole in general

ere )aring to I#lam then an! the men at athority then*

e1en ith their atro)itie# in ra)ti)e* ha! the nee!e!

regar!# to it in general e1en if that might ha1e $een1ale! !e to the fear of the imre##ion of the goo!

ra)ti)ing /#lim# at that time at that en1ironment* yet

from the re1io# )entry* the #et- a!1er#e to I#lam

for go1erning the eole all o1er the orl! ha# a)hie1e!

#)h #trength that the ali)ation of IST5SLAH )ol!

only lea! to a!1er#itie# in the#e )rrent time# e#e)ially

hen the 4o1ernment Offi)ial# among /#lim# )are $tlittle to aly I#lami) Comman!# to the en1ironment e1en

in their on in!i1i!al )aa)ity%


25/87

ne)e##itie# of the )ommon man @#t !e to the initial

toleran)e to the#e offi)ial !ealing that IST5SLAH a#'e!

for thogh the#e all* #tri)tly $y I#lam* are o$1io#

atro)itie# that t eole into high tro$le% For the #a'eof frther )larity* lea#e note ell the oint I* /SD*

ha1e @#t #tate! that e /#lim# are fa)ing #)h

in#tittion# in ra)ti)e in the en1ironment aron! that

ha1e little regar!# if any* to the I#lami) )omman! of

H5.A& for omen an! that ha1e little regar!# if any* to

the I#lami) Comman! of #eeing that there m#t not $e

any in@#ti)e e1en to er#on# ho ha1e )ommitte! )rime#%

The la m#t ni#h them in the $e#t intere#t of the

I#lami) So)iety a))or!ing to the I#lami) 4i!an)e $t it

m#t not hmiliate them or 'ee them aay from their

i1e# for more than a fe month# a# that attit!e i#

TOTALL9 a!1er#e to the I#lami) 4i!an)e% ITA& an! the SUNNAH $y

re#entation* ha# )ertainly le! !ring the la#t )entry an!

#in)e then* hene1er alie!* to mi#@!gment only, the

atro)itie# that alrea!y ha1e $een )a#e! $y the#e to

that are no )hallenging the I#lami) ale# m)h*

#e)ially at 5!)ation* /e!i)ine an! La* m#t not go

n)hallenge! for )ertain, Al-Ham! Lillah% +lea#e noteell here that I.T5HAD i# the ro)e## of thoght that i#

totally relate! to an! )omletely !een!ant #tri)tly on

the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH in )lear term# ha1ing the

)on!ition# #tate! )learly for the S$@e)t an! the O$@e)t

an! it i# not a 1age term in any ay% For it# a##i#tan)e*


26/87

in the 'in! of I.T5HAD that i# terme! a# ISTIN&AT in

!i#)##ion* IST5SHA&* GURF* SADD-e-?ARAI an! the

gi!an)e gi1en $y any of the rominent SAHA&A* are

)ertainly #)h #tatement# that !o ha1e a nota$le #tat#e1en to!ay an! the#e for oint# !o ha1e the )aa$ility

to ro1i!e magnifi)en)e in ra)ti)e for #re to that

totally ell, Al-Ham! Lillah%

K)-Note that the for #o-)alle! a!!itional #e)on!ary

#or)e# to I#lami) Comman!# that a)tally are the

imortant #tatement# to )on#i!er in the I.T5HADI

ro)e##* are name! a# IST5SHA&* GURF* SADD5-?ARAI

an! the gi!an)e gi1en $y #ome rominent SAHA&A-RA%

The#e are in a)tal* imortant 'ey-#tatement# that

relate to FIQH rather than USUL Al-FIQH $t they

en@oy a high 1ale at I.T5HAD-ISTIN&ATI an! #)h are

)lo#ely relate! to the USUL% &e#i!e# the#e for* there

are other #)h >ey-Statement# too that !o a##i#t in the

I.T5HAD-ISTIN&ATI an! three of them* or #t!yol! ta'e- ahea! in#ha-Allah% The#e for term# ha1e

#e)ifi) ality for goo! ali)ation to a##i#t in the

e8lanation of the I#lami) Comman!# a))or!ing to their

meaning#% IST5SHA& mean# to a))et an! retain the

rling on an i##e that i# alrea!y in ali)ation for it hen

#ome !o$t ta'e# la)e on that i##e for #ome rea#on*

GURF mean# the re)ognition among goo! ra)ti)ing /#lim#a$ot #omething a# an a))eta$le a)t that !oe# not

)hallenge I#lami) Comman!#* SADD5-?ARAI0 mean#

#toing of mean# to rong# #e)ially #hamefl attit!e

an! the forth here i# the gi!an)e gi1en $y any of the

rominent SAHA&A-RA* the )omanion# of the +rohet


27/87

+&UH on an i##e% The fir#t that i# IST5SHA& i#

alie! here there i# nee! to lift-off #ome !o$t a$ot

an i##e yet it i# not alie! here there i# nothing

a1aila$le to hi)h it ha# to $e alie!% So it# ali)ationi# for the elimination of #ome negati1e oint yet it i# not

an initiation for #omething in it#elf% The e8amle for thi#

i# that if #omeone ha# a !o$t if hi#


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re#entation of i##e#, a# #)h it i# ne)e##ary to ta'e

GURF into )on#i!eration in the ro)e## of I.T5HAD*

mo#tly in ISTIN&ATI thogh ha# imortan)e at TAU?IHI

too* to n!er#tan! the o$@e)t i%e% the i##e in the)orre)t #en#e% The thir! i# SADD5-?ARAI0 that )ertainly

ha# a 1ery high 1ale in the I.T5HADI ro)e##% It mean#

to #to the mean# that ha1e a great )han)e to lea! to

any $ig #in% no that e1ery 'ing ha# a #an)tary% An! 'no


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that the #an)tary of Allah i# that hi)h he ha# !e)lare!

nlafl3 (TIR/IDHI"% The la#t here i# the 4i!an)e

gi1en $y any rominent er#on among SAHA&A-RA on

#ome i##e #o that too i# orth )on#i!ering in theI.T5HADI ro)e## in i##e# relate! to that !e to the

fa)t that I./A0 of SAHA&A ha# a great 1ale in

n!er#tan!ing of the I#lami) Comman!# an! a# #)h* e1en

the I.T5HAD of any one of the rominent er#on# among

them ol! )ertainly ha1e a )ertain 1ale% /any Aha!ith

ha1e are)iate! the rominent SAHA&A )learly a#'ing to

ta'e them in high e#teem an! a# #)h* the /U.TAHID

m#t )on#i!er the gi!an)e of any of the#e rominent

SAHA&A in the I.T5HADI ro)e## for the relate! i##e

here it )ont# ell )ertainly% Hoe1er* ith all #ai!*

lea#e note that the#e are oint# only in )on#i!eration at

the I.T5HADI ro)e## for #ome i##e an! are oen to

a))etan)e an! e1en to re@e)tion a# the a#'ing of the

i##e might $e that e1en ($t that ha# to $e )on#i!ere!

ith the tmo#t )are o##i$le $y the /U.TAHID"*'eeing #tri)tly to the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH, Al-

Ham! Lillah%

K!-Note that Re#e)ta$le A/IN 5HSAN ISLAHI ha#

rightly ointe! ot that 2there are three rominent

#or)e# to I#lami) La - the Holy &oo' Qran* the

SUNNAH of the La#t +rohet /hamma! (+&UH" an!I.T5HAD3% Hoe1er* lea#e 'ee ell )on#tantly into the

min! the #tatement alrea!y gi1en* that I.T5HAD i# NOT

an in!een!ent #or)e to I#lami) Comman!# a# it m#t

ne)e##arily ha1e #ome e#ta$li#he! oint relating to the

>ITA& orJan! the SUNNAH for it# athenti)ity at it#


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$a)' in general% It i# orthy of a general ali)ation only

!e to it# high a))etan)e among the /#lim U//AH for

ra)ti)e rai#ing it# ran' to #ome #tat# of I./A0 thogh

that e1en i# NOT an in!een!ent #or)e% AlthoghRe#e)ta$le ISLAHI ha# not mentione! I./A0 here yet

the mention of I.T5HAD !oe# in!i)ate it a# that a)tally

fon!# I./A0% &eing a !eri1ation from the root or!

.AHADA* the term 2I.T5HAD3 literally mean# to #tri1e

to the tmo#t le1el ta'ing a great har!#hi on the #elf in

#ome a)ti1ity% Hoe1er* in I#lam* the #tri1ing er#on m#t

$e a )omati$le /#lim of )ali$er (i%e% /U.TAHID" to

@!ge #ome i##e ell an! the i##e in e#tion m#t ha1e

a #tat# $eing oen to !e$ate* here it !oe# nee!

)on#i!eration $y I#lam #o ith thi# meaning* I#lam !oe#

in!i)ate #ome ne)e##ary )on!ition# that are relate! to the

SU&.5CT (i%e% the /U.TAHID" an! the O&.5CT (i%e%

the !e$ata$le i##e in #t!y that nee!# the )on#i!eration

$y I#lam" an! re#ently e ol! #t!y tho#e in#ha-Allah

to n!er#tan! the term I.T5HAD in m)h $etter ay% &ythe I#lami) Tea)hing#* the ne)e##ary )on!ition# to note

a$ot the SU&.5CT for I.T5HAD in)l!e that (7" he

m#t $e a goo! ra)ti)ing a!lt 6 i#e /#lim er#on

)ommitte! to I#lam in ra)ti)e, (" he m#t $e totally

attenti1e toar!# Allah tting Hi# Comman!# in ra)ti)e

ith total lo1e in heart for Him $elie1ing ell a# a tre

/#lim that he ha# to an#er to Him for all hat he$elie1e# an! !oe#* at A>HIRAT, he m#t al#o ha1e in

heart* total lo1e for the la#t +rohet /hamma! +&UH

ith high re#e)t* an! lo1e for all other /e##enger# of

Allah too ith high re#e)t, (:" he m#t 'no Ara$i) at

1oge at the time hen the Holy &oo' Qran !e#)en!e!*


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to an amaingly goo! le1el, (K" he m#t $e highly

'nole!gea$le in I#lam from all a#e)t# an! thi# imlie#

that he m#t ha1e an amaingly goo! 'nole!ge of the

Holy &oo' Qran 6 of the e#ta$li#he! SUNNAH (#e)iallyith referen)e to the athenti) AHADITH that are m)h

relate! to Comman!#" l# I./A0 that ha# ta'en la)e on

!ifferent matter# of imortan)e generally* ith an

n!er#tan!ing of the #tat# of e1ery #)h I./A0 ite

ell% +lea#e note that the rling# $y any of the for 1ery

high I/A/S ha1e a #tat# of the 1ery high I.T5HAD

!e to the 1ery high folloing of ea)h one of the#e an! it

i# ite ell to #ay that e1en if many /#lim# !o not

follo any of them yet it i# a matter of I./A0 that to

follo the rling# of any of them in goo!-faith in the

!e$ata$le i##e# re1io#ly !e)i!e! $y them ol! not

lea! to any mi#gi!an)e )on#i!ering $y I#lam in#ha-Allah,

TAQLID (the folloing of I/A/S"* for or!inary /#lim#

not at #tat# to ma'e I.T5HAD $y their on* i# )ertainly

ne)e##ary to ta'e in i##e# !e)i!e! $efore i%e% in thean)ient time# that are rele1ant to the ra)ti)e of I#lami)

Comman!# e1en no an! e1en the $etter thing for

/U.TAHIDS in the#e i##e# i# that they m#t follo the

high I/A/S in re1io# rling# too that are rele1ant e1en

at the#e re#ent time# yet ith their mtal a##i#tan)e*

they )an inter)hange #ome of the goo! rling# of high

I/A/S e1en no here ne)e##ary in goo!-faith $yI.T5HAD /UQA99AD (that i# the limite! I.T5HAD

hi)h remain# in#i!e in ali)ation to the rling# of the

for high I/A/S", (" he m#t ha1e the a$ility to aly

hi# er#on totally to get the I#lami) Comman! $y tmo#t

high o$#er1ation of the Holy &oo' Qran an! $y tmo#t


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high refle)tion on the Snnah for #ome !e$ata$le i##e he

ta'e# to )on#i!er an! that i##e al#o* he m#t

n!er#tan! ell ith it# ne)e##ary !etail* ro# 6 )on#% A#

for the O&.5CT for I.T5HAD* note that I.T5HAD i##tri)tly relate! to I#lami) 2Comman!#3 only an! e1en in

them* it i# relate! #tri)tly to only tho#e i##e# that a#'

imme!iate @!gment at a gi1en time an! a gi1en la)e

$eing oen to !e$ate, in other or!#* the )omman! for

the i##e ta'en- in )on#i!eration for I.T5HAD m#t

not $e )learly #tate! in the >ITA& orJan! the SUNNAH

thogh the S$@e)t* the /U.TAHID* ha# to $a#e the

I.T5HAD it#elf for it on #ome )lear referen)e of $oth

the rimary #or)e# or any one of them that he

n!er#tan!# to $e relate! to that i##e in )on#i!eration

'eeing all the ne)e##ary tea)hing# of I#lam )learly in

1ie a# not to !e)i!e anything again#t any of them $y

ta'ing- hi# rea#oning +OSITI5L9, the #e)on! thing

here i# that it m#t not $e ta'en a# the only an! the

final an#er to the i##e $t a))ete! #)h that thi# i#the right an#er here that ol! 2/o#t +ro$a$ly3 lea! to

get the lea#re of Allah, thi# imlie# that it ol! #till

remain oen to !e$ate $y other /U.TAHID of )ali$er

thogh that /U.TAHID m#t not e8er)i#e hi# fa)lty of

I.T5HAD on that nle## totally ne)e##ary a# mentione!

re1io#ly, Al-Ham! Lillah% The oint to note here i#

that /#lim# ha1e the lia$ility to flfill the rling $yI.T5HAD in general ra)ti)e only hen I./A at #ome

#tat# ta'e# la)e on it hen an! here ne)e##ary,

thogh e1en a high a))etan)e of #ome COLL5CTI5-

I.T5HAD !oe# ha1e 1ale to $ring it to the #tat# of a

ea' I./A0 that i# ite a))eta$le in the #)enario e


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fa)e to!ay, )on#i!ering it #tri)tly a# the rere#entation

of the lea#re of Allah #eeing $y the Holy &oo' Qran

an! the SUNNAH%


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(i%e% IST5SLAH" an! I* /SD* ha1e alrea!y remar'e!

that the#e to are not orth )on#i!ering in the ro)e##

of I.T5HAD in any ay# no a# they ol! lea! to

erroneo# @!gment in to!ay0# #)enario here the)olle)ti1e matter# ha1e in)lination $t little toar!# the

>ITA& i%e% the Holy &oo' Qran an! the SUNNAH in

ra)ti)e, ith thi# #tan)e* I* /SD* ol! omit the

mention of I.T5HAD-IST5SLAHI in or #t!y here% So*

there remain to 'in!# only of I.T5HAD a# of no*

TAU?IHI an! ISTIN&ATI% ITA& an! 'eeing #tri)tly to

the SUNNAH of the +rohet +&UH% So* for the ro#e

of n!er#tan!ing I.T5HAD in the #imle ay* the !i1i#ion

$y to 'in!#* TAU?IHI an! ISTIN&ATI* i# $etter that

in!i)ate TA?A>>UR an! TADA&&UR at the Holy &oo'

Qran re#e)ti1ely lea1ing IST5SLAHI a#i!e% It i# 1eryintere#ting to note that tho#e ho ha1e or'e! ell at

USUL Al-FIQH tell )learly that ISTIN&ATI i# $a#e! on

)lear o#iti1e in!i)ation# of the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH

hile IST5SLAHI i# $a#e! on the notion that $y it

nothing )hallenging to the I#lami) Tea)hing# )ome# at


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fore, thi# !ifferen)e !oe# )larify ell for )ertain hy

ISTIN&ATI ha# it# orth an! hy IST5SLAHI !oe# not

hol! goo! in the ro)e## of I.T5HAD a# of no here in

the name of the n)hallenging attit!e to the >ITA& an!the SUNNAH* mi#@!gment ha# o))rre! highly an! ol!

o))r highly !e to the general !e)line in a!heren)e to

the I#lami) ale# that ha# le! to )are a$ot the orl!ly

life more than the life at A>HIRAT for )ertain, the a#t

)entry ha# ro1en thi# ell% Hoe1er* a# ISTIN&AT

m#t not $e limite! to QI9AS* it i# not imroer to #ay

in to!ay0# #)enario* that $e#i!e# TAU?IHI* all the

orthy a))eta$le I.T5HAD in a)tal i# ISTIN&ATI for

)ertain, in-fa)t* e1en TAU?IHI a##i#t# it goo! in it#

ali)ation an! it )ertainly i# m)h nee!e! hen

ISTIN&ATI i# alie!% Thi# tell# )learly that thogh

TAU?IHI might not nee! ISTIN&ATI for it# ali)ation

a# it goe# -to a )ertain le1el* ISTIN&ATI a)tally

ta'e# e1erything relate! to I#lam to )ome to it# rling on

a !e$ata$le i##e ith total attention toar!# Allah only,that in)l!e# e1en QI9AS hen it i# alie! to the

n!er#tan!ing of the Holy &oo' Qran at TA?A>>UR

(that i# TAU?IHI" an! to the n!er#tan!ing of the

SUNNAH of the +rohet +&UH, a# #)h the#e $oth are

not mtally-e8)l#i1e here ISTIN&ATI i# in !i#)##ion%

Note that TAU?IHI relate# highly to the n!er#tan!ing

of the or! at the NASS (i%e% the >ITA& an! theSUNNAH" $etter* e#e)ially of the >ITA& i%e% the Holy

&oo' Qran% Thi# in)l!e# )on#i!eration of it# meaning# in

the >ITA&* the frther in!i)ation that might relate to it#

meaning#* it# #age $y #ee)h an! e1en it# omi##ion if

there i# an in!i)ation to that in the #enten)e* it#


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la)ement an! all other rele1ant oint# to it there% In the

SUNNAH* the re#entation of the or! i# imortant only

hen e ta'e it ell in a# #imle ay a# o##i$le ith

meaning# that ere in 1oge at tho#e time#* ithotta'ing any #tre## to go !ee for it# meaning% The

ali)ation of for term# to n!er#tan! the I#lami)

Comman!# #e)ially $y the Holy &oo' Qran* relate to

thi# 'in! of I.T5HAD, the#e are 2I&ARATUN-NASS3

(hat the or!# )learly re#ent"* 2ISHARATUN-NASS3

(hat the or!# )learly re#ent thogh that i# not the

i##e n!er !i#)##ion !ire)tly"* 2DALALATUN-NASS3

(hat the or!# !enote $y e8ten!ing the ima)t of the

meaning of tho#e or!#" an! 2IQTIDHAUN-NASS3 (hat

the )omlete #enten)e !enote# $y a)'nole!ging an

nmentione! yet n!er#too! or! a# re#ent there at the

aroriate lo)ation"% I.T5HAD-ISTIN&ATI enfol!# the

for #o-)alle! a!!itional #e)on!ary #or)e# to I#lami)

Comman!# an! that mean# it ta'e# their a##i#tan)e a#

nota$le oint# rather imortant #tatement#* to )on#i!er inthe ro)e## of I.T5HAD, it m#t omit IST5HSAN an!

IST5SLAH !ring thi# ro)e##% The#e to that are

IST5HSAN an! IST5SLAH* are #ai! to $e in!ire)tly an!

!ire)tly relate! to I.T5HAD-IST5SLAHI re#e)ti1ely

that i# ot of or !i#)##ion% &oth the I.T5HAD that are

ell to ta'e- at the#e )rrent time# at the Holy &oo'

Qran* i%e% TAU?IHI an! ISTIN&ATI* m#t 'ee theSUNNAH ne)e##arily in 1ie thogh ISTIN&AT m#t al#o

)are lot# to 'ee in 1ie all other AA9AH of the >ITA&

that are rele1ant to the AA9AH it o$#er1e#% It m#t

ta'e into )on#i!eration all the >ey-Statement# too

#e)ially #e1en of them, for I* /SD* ha1e mentione!


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that are name! among the #o-)alle! #e)on!ary #or)e# to

I#lami) Comman!# an! three I ol! mention ahea! in#ha-

Allah, QI9AS al#o )ome# n!er the hea! of ISTIN&AT

$y !e#ignation thogh it i# imortant to #ee that QI9ASi# alie! at the SUNNAH only here nee!e! an! alie!

at TA?A>>UR only to the >ITA& ith high )are, note

that ISTIN&AT in it#elf* relate# to TADA&&UR, Al-

Ham! Lillah% No* going ahea!* e ha1e to #t!y to

ay# too to ta'e- any of the#e to 'in!# of I.T5HAD

an! that are /UTLAQ an! /UQA99AD% The former

mean# to !e)i!e a$ot I#lami) Comman! on a moot i##e

that ha# ari#en )rrently* !ire)tly from the >ITA& an!

the SUNNAH hile the latter mean# to ma'e #ome

)larifi)ation 'eeing to the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH*

often etty in natre* on an i##e that ha! $een alrea!y

!e)i!e! ell $y the /U.TAHIDS re1io#ly, e ha! got

it in!ire)tly throgh them re1io#ly too from the >ITA&

an! the SUNNAH only% To!ay* e /#lim# nee! to !e)i!e

the I#lami) Attit!e* getting to the I#lami) Comman!* inre#on#e to the #age of !ifferent mo!ern ga!get# that

ha1e )ome into the life-#tyle* $y the /UTLAQ 'eeing

#tri)tly to the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH of the +rohet

+&UH )ertainly% Thi# i# $e)a#e the re1io# rling# are

not m)h rele1ant to !e#ignate their #age in the )rrent

time#% /oreo1er* there i# m)h intermingling of the

/#lim er#on# ith the


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the $a#i# of the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH yet it i# ite

a)hie1a$le on)e the ra)ti)ing /#lim# that are among

UL5/A try their $e#t to ri#e at the #tat# of

/U.TAHID $y #t!y an! more than that* $y a#'ing Allahfor the #tat# an! then they ri#e ra)ti)ally to the ta#',

Al-Ham! Lillah% To!ay e /#lim# ha1e three tye# of

i##e# that are relate! to I.T5HAD in )hara)ter an!

among them the i##e# at the thir! tye nee! high

)on)entration for #re to 'ee to the I#lami) 4i!an)e

ra)ti)ally in the re#ent time#% The fir#t tye are tho#e

that e nee!e! $efore an! that e nee! no too an!

their nee! i# till all time# ahea!* to flfill the I#lami)

Comman!# gi1en in the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH $e)a#e

they ro1i!e the gi!an)e in )lear term# that i# totally

ne)e##ary to ta'e- ell to ra)ti)e tho#e I#lami)

Comman!#, in them are tho#e imortant rling# too that

relate to the fi1e illar# of I#lam, Al-Ham! Lillah%

SAHA&A orJan! the for rominent I/A/S ith other#

of eal #tat# to tho#e I/A/S at their time# ha1e!e)i!e! the#e i##e# ell for all time# an! la)e#

a))or!ing to the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH for ea#e in

their ne)e##ary ra)ti)e, the#e are the totally #ettle!

i##e# that nee! total atta)hment only to them in

ra)ti)e, the ra)ti)ing /#lim# !o follo them ell a#

they m#t not $e )hallenge! $y any ay* neither $y

/UTLAQ nor $y /UQA99AD, Al-Ham! Lillah% The#e)on! tye are tho#e that e /#lim# )ertainly nee!e!

$efore !e to the gi!an)e ro1i!e! #e)ifi)ally in the

athenti) Aha!ith an! e !o #till nee! them yet there i#

no nee! to a!here #tri)tly at fa)e to them at thi#

re#ent time $t their a#'ing ha# yet to $e flfille!,


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e8amle for thi# are the rling# relating to the eaonry

of ol! hen an! here alie! for the ne)e##ary QITAL

that their rling# ol! aly in the#e )rrent time# to

the mo!ern eaon# $y the )omati$le ay 'eeing thee##en)e of tho#e rling# inta)t a))or!ing to the I#lami)

4i!an)e, the rling for LUQTA (any thing of 1ale lying

#omehere at gron! ith no e1i!ent )laimant to it" #o it#

rling ol! aly in the#e )rrent time# $y the goo!

annon)ement $y the fin!er $y the ne#aer or $y #ome

#e)ifi) rogram relating to eole in general at ele)troni)

or #o)ial me!ia #o that )ertainly ol! !o ell at the

re#ent time# a# the main thing here i# to annon)e the

LUQTA a# m)h a# o##i$le to all a))or!ing to the I#lami)

4i!an)e, the rling# relating to the mean# of )on1eyan)e

gi1en at tho#e an)ient time# a# that ere mo#tly relate!

to hor#e# 6 )amel# then* ol! aly onto the mo!ern

mean# of )on1eyan)e in the#e )rrent time# $y the

manner $e#t #ite! for no a1oi!ing all #hamefl attit!e

an! al#o all n@#t aroa)h a))or!ing to the I#lami)4i!an)e, the rling for rity of ater at ell# that

ere )ommonly #e! in tho#e !ay# an! e1en -to the

re1io# )entry $t no their #age i# limite! here the

ol! rling m#t $e folloe!* #o it# rling ol! aly in

the#e )rrent time# $y the mo!ern metho!# of )leanline##

of the ater )he)'ing that no !ifferen)e to it ta'e# la)e

that i# relate! to it# )olor* #mell orJan! ta#te a))or!ingto the I#lami) 4i!an)e% Other #)h rling# too that a##

the )riteria of ta'ing the a)tal #e)ifi) a#'ing of the

re1io# rling# $a#e! on Aha!ith only a# mentione! here

hen an! here ne)e##ary are al#o in)l!e! in thi# tye

@!ging ith tmo#t )are all the i##e# of thi# tye ta'ing


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high )are that nothing a!1er#e to the >ITA& an! e1en to

other athenti) Aha!ith ta'e# la)e in #)h ra)ti)e, thi#

!oe# nee! a )olle)ti1e #tan)e of UL5/A of rete% Note

ell that here there i# )onf#ion a# to ta'ing an i##e atthe fir#t tye or at thi# #e)on! tye* then it m#t $e

ta'en at the fir#t ith a #tri)t a!heren)e to it for #re,

Al-Ham! Lillah% The ra)ti)ing /#lim# m#t ta'e- the

ra)ti)e on the#e #e)on! tye of i##e# o$#er1ing that

their ra)ti)e neither 1iolate# the re#e)ti1e #e)ifi)

a#'ing of the )omman!# for them at Aha!ith nor their

ra)ti)e )a#e# any !i#re#e)t to tho#e Aha!ith in any

ay, the UL5/A of rete only* ri#ing to the #tat# of

/U.TAHID $y the highe#t #t!y of the >ITA& an! the

SUNNAH o##i$le for them an! $y total attention

toar!# Allah only* )an ta'e- I.T5HAD-/UQA99AD

alying TAU?IHI orJan! QI9AS of ISTIN&ATI on

the#e i##e#, they only ha1e to flfill the a)tal a#'ing of

the rling# on them a# gi!e! $y the athenti) Aha!ith in

#)h i##e# ithot !egra!ing the re1io# rling# in anyay $y their goo! effort#, they m#t try to 'ee to the

a#'ing in Aha!ith for #)h i##e# a# m)h a# o##i$le -

to the highe#t effort of the /an for )ertain% Note that

there i# a HADITH that )learly 1ali!ate# thi# attit!e of

ta'ing- the a#'ing of the SUNNAH here there i#

#ome !e$ate at an i##e% It tell# # that the +rohet

+&UH )omman!e! on the !ay of AH?AA& that 2No one ofyo #hol! ray ASR ntil yo rea)h &ANU-QURA9?AH%


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for # to lea1e the ASR rayer (on it# time"* $t he

ante! # to follo in ha#te% So #ome of the SAHA&A-

RA raye! ASR* hile other# )ontine! on ntil they

rea)he! &ANU-QURA9?AH after #n#et%


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nee! I.T5HAD that i# /UTLAQ thogh that e1en m#t

ne)e##arily ha1e #ome rea#oning in the o#iti1e manner $y

the >ITA& orJan! the athenti) SUNNAH ithot fail,

the nota$le oint here i# that it m#t ta'e #omethingo#iti1ely from the#e to rimary #or)e# to the I#lami)

Comman!# an! @#t #eeing in thi# I.T5HAD that nothing

a!1er#e ta'e# la)e to the#e rimary #or)e# ol! not !o

here a# to ta'e- !e$ata$le i##e# in thi# manner i#

erroneo#* #e)ially in the#e re#ent time# here the

er#on# at the management of eole0# affair# )are $t

little a$ot I#lam%


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their re#entation only at the en1ironment e li1e in% &t

I#lam )omri#e# of the Comman!# of Allah an! a# #)h* it

i# tre in the te8t an! the ra)ti)e for all time# an! for

all la)e#, the#e Comman!# in e##en)e* ha1e $eenro1i!e! to # totally at the gol!en erio! of the La#t

+rohet /hamma! +&UH, Al-Ham! Lillah% Althogh I*

/SD* ol! oint-ot the general attit!e to ta'e $y a

#imle #tatement for the mo!ern ga!get# in the#e re#ent

time# $y the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH at the Con)l#ion

in thi# riting in#ha-Allah yet the a)tal or' )ertainly

ha# to $e !one $y tho#e rominent UL5/A of rete ho

)an ri#e to the #tat# of /U.TAHID !e)i!ing the $e#t

for the#e )rrent i##e# mtally that nee! a!!re## fa#t

an! )lear, Al-Ham! Lillah% UL5/A are in agreement that

I.T5HAD i# the )olle)ti1e o$ligation (FARDH->IFA9AH"

of all alifie! )omati$le /U.TAHIDS in the e1ent

here an i##e ari#e# $t no rgen)y i# en)ontere! o1er

it# rling $t it i# a er#onal o$ligation (FARDH-A9N" of

any of tho#e alifie! )omati$le /U.TAHIDS in rgent)a#e#, e )ertainly nee! the COLL5CTI5-I.T5HAD goo!

for general ra)ti)e fa#t an! )lear at the#e )rrent

time#, Al-Ham! Lillah% If the rominent UL5/A a!ot

the attit!e of a1oi!an)e not going for the re#entation

of I#lam in tmo#t )lear term# in to!ay0# #)enario

)olle)ti1ely 'eeing them#el1e# @#t to 2ait an! #ee3 then

that ol! not only $e again#t the goo! #tat# they en@oy$t it ol! al#o t /#lim# generally at #)h high

tro$le that they might e1en thin' erroneo#ly that I#lam

ha# $e)ome ineffi)ient to !eal ith their )rrent

ro$lem#, /UA?-ALLAH% Here e1en TAQLID (folloing

any of the for rominent I/A/S" ol! not !o a#


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TAQLID !oe# not gi1e an#er to the#e i##e# that e

fa)e to!ay, here hat e nee! in )lear term#* i# the

/UTLAQ-I.T5HAD% The /U.TAHID m#t )are for

TAQLID in the #ettle! i##e# ta'ing them from there1io# rling# that a##i#t in the ra)ti)e of the >ITA&

an! the SUNNAH for )ertain yet e nee! /UTLAQ for

many mo!ern i##e# at han!% The rgent nee! for the

I.T5HAD that i# /UQA99AD in the #e)on! tye of

i##e#* i# #till not m)h !iffi)lt to ta)'le $y UL5/A of

high rete at la)e# e1en at the re#ent time# to t

into ra)ti)e ell, Al-Ham! Lillah, yet the rgen)y for

the /UTLAQ !oe# #eem to o#e m)h ro$lem $y the

I#lami) ie to!ay that i# highly nee!e! at the i##e# of

the thir! tye, the er#on# at inflential o#ition# ho !o

)are trly a$ot I#lam an! ho !o ha1e athority at the

management of affair# of eole )an !o ell here 'eeing

to the I#lami) ale# in!ee!% Hoe1er* thi# i# a nota$le

oint that thogh the legi#lati1e organ of an I#lami)

#tate* hen it )ome# to n!er#tan! the >ITA& an! theSUNNAH ell an! ta'e# it into ra)ti)e* )an a##i#t in

#)h /UTLAQ-I.T5HAD here the )on!ition# to the

SU&.5CT an! the O&.5CT are re#ent yet e1en that

organ )an not a$rogate any )omman! that i# #tate! in any

of the to rimary #or)e# for the #imle rea#on that

Allah i# the A$#olte-Athority to ro1i!e the La an! it

i# Hi# ill only that !etermine# goo! an! e1il% He ha#ro1i!e! Hi# 4i!an)e )learly $y the Holy &oo' Qran in

rin)ile# an! $y the SUNNAH of the +rohet +&UH for

the ra)ti)e of tho#e an! #o /#lim# )an #e hate1er

athority they ha1e or a)hie1e* only ithin the limit

#e)ifie! $y the Comman!# of Allah getting them $y


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the#e to +rimary Sor)e# an! a# #)h* e1en the

Con#en## (I./A0" that i# in!ee! one of the re)ognie!

#or)e# of the I#lami) Comman!# that relate# !ire)tly to

the ra)ti)al 1ale# of I#lam* i# al#o totally !een!antan! a$#oltely #$#er1ient to the#e to that are the

>ITA& an! the SUNNAH, it )an e8lain them $t ne1er

)an o1errle their e8li)it in@n)tion#, Al-Ham! Lillah%

Kf-Note that QI9AS* that i# e##entially a )omonent to

I.T5HAD* i# al#o mentione! ith high e#teem in the

USUL Al-FIQH% It literally mean# 2to mea#re #omething

in #e)ifi) nit# ith #ome aroriate mea#ring tool3% In

a))or!an)e to thi#* the #e)ifi) meaning that the USUL

ta'e# for it i# 2to ta'e- the rling for an i##e that i#

yet oen to !e$ate an! that i# in a))or!an)e ith the

rling on a re1io# i##e that i# 'non to $e I#lami) for

)ertain* $e)a#e it i# 1ery #imilar in manife#tation an!

natre to it @!ging that #imilarity $y !ee o$#er1ation of

the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH3% De to it# in)l#ion inI.TIHAD (that i# ISTIN&ATI"* the AA9AH ote! for

I.T5HAD are goo! for it# 1ali!ity too, #ee al#o Srah

HASHR- here 2FA0TA&5RU3 i# a !ire)t in!i)ation to

QI9AS a))or!ing to the TAFSIR of many UL5/A of

rete% The for I/A/S agree to QI9AS #ing it

#tri)tly in a))or!an)e ith the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH*

#ome tting it to #e more than other#% A))or!ing to it#!efinition* QI9AS )omri#e# of for thing#, the#e are the

ASL for QI9AS (the i##e that alrea!y ha# the I#lami)

rling to it a))or!ing to the a)tal #or)e# to I#lami)

Comman!#"* the FAR0A (the i##e oen to !e$ate that

nee!# the rling to it"* the HU>/ (the rling that i#


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nee!e!" an! the ILLAT (the #imilar #e)ifi) )a#e @!ge!

$y the !ee o$#er1ation of the SUNNAH* $eteen the

ASL for QI9AS an! the FAR0A an! the re#ltant rling

m#t )ertainly not fall again#t the >ITA& in any ay"%The goo! e8amle for QI9AS i# that a# the !ealing# in

the roerty of a )hil! i# ma!e $y hi# >UR tting to #e the for term# relate! to the

n!er#tan!ing of the NASS i# ell here in#ha-Allahithot any #tre## to the min!% In other or!#* the

ali)ation of QI9AS hen it a##i#t# in TAU?IHI i# ite

fine in#ha-Allah ithot the )on)ern if the term 2QI9AS3

i# #e! for that or not* @#t ta'ing the TAU?IHI a# the

#imle n!er#tan!ing of the Holy &oo' Qran rea!ily


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fir#t of the#e term# i# TANQIH5-/ANATH (to )lean the

!ifferent fa)tor# in the i##e* the ASL for QI9AS* to

get to the right ILLAT there", the #e)on! i# TA>HRI.5-

/ANATH (To o$#er1e the i##e ell then t in fo)#*the right ILLAT there" an! the thir! i# TAHQIQ5-

/ANATH (to aly the rling of the ASL to the FAR0A

a))or!ing to the #tri'ing #imilarity of the right ILLAT

there that )larifie# the FAR0A for the ra)ti)e )learly"%

The fir#t one imlie# that the /U.TAHID !e)i!e# the

i!entity of the ILLAT in the ASL for QI9AS if there i#

#ome !o$t that there #eem# more rea#on# than one in

the !e)i!e! i##e that i# ta'en to aly at FAR0A% &y

o$#er1ation of the >ITA& on the $a#i# of TA?A>>UR an!

$y o$#er1ation of the SUNNAH ell* he m#t !i#)ar! all

#)h at that i##e that might #eem ILLAT $y the #tri)t

#)rtiny he ta'e#- ma'ing ea#y to get to the right one%

The #e)on! of the#e term# imlie# that the /U.TAHID

lo)ate# the right ILLAT $y o$#er1ation of the >ITA& an!

the SUNNAH, )learly ta'ing it in fo)# a# the #e)ifi)ILLAT of the ASL for QI9AS to $e alie! in the $e#t

ay to the FAR0A ithot any !o$t% The thir! of the#e

term# imlie# that the /U.TAHID alie# the rling of

the ASL for QI9AS to the FAR0A in the $e#t o##i$le

ay to ma'e ea#e in ra)ti)e regar!ing that i##e i%e% the

FAR0A* 'eeing the ro# an! )on# an! e1en the effe)t#

that #)h ra)ti)e might )a#e in!i1i!ally an!)olle)ti1ely* at the gi1en time an! the gi1en la)e% The

/U.TAHID m#t #ee to the !etail ell of thi# la#t one

that i# TAHQIQ5-/ANATH* that i# relate! to the

ali)ation of the rling (HU>/" $y QI9AS too a# e1en a

minor $ln!er in thi# might )a#e a ma@or ro$lem in the


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ra)ti)e in that i##e a))or!ing to the I#lami) ieoint,

the attention m#t totally $e toar!# Allah a# He only

)an en! the FITNAH at the en1ironment $y the righteo#

gi!an)e toar!# the Trth )ertainly, Al-Ham! Lillah%Note that all the rling# of the FIQH are relate! to

HI>/AT (the


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n)hallenging to the I#lami) ale#* i# highly #ignifi)ant3,

the#e to are )on#i!ere! among the FI5 1ery imortant

>ey-Statement#% De to the imortan)e of the#e FI5 in

the a##i#tan)e to I.T5HAD* I* /SD* ol! in#ha-Allahre#ent the other three too that are nmentione! in the

for #o-)alle! a!!itional #e)on!ary #or)e# ma'ing the#e

Statement# that a##i#t the I.T5HAD-ISTIN&ATI #e1en

in total, Al-Ham! Lillah% I* /SD* ol! ta'e the#e

three in three air# of #tatement#* a# $oth the art# of

ea)h air of #tatement# are near to ea)h other in

ali)ation hen their ot)ome remain# in fo)#% 5a)h of

the#e air#* li'e all the for >ey-Statement# mentione!

$efore* i# $a#e! on the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH*

in!i)ating #ome #e)ifi) 1ie that )laim# in!ee! a 1ery

high attention in the I.T5HADI ro)e## an! a# #)h* in

the I#lami) Tea)hing#, Al-Ham! Lillah%

2A)t# are @!ge! $y the intention# $ehin! them3

2No irte in the goo! !ee! !one to #ho-off3

“ Harm must be eliminated but not by another harm”

“ Stoppage of harm takes priority over asking of benefit”

2Har!#hi $ring# #ome temorary fa)ility3

2Utmo#t Ne)e##ity ma'e# nlafl a# lafl temorarily3

The fir#t air of #tatement# tell# # that no er#on i#

lia$le to any goo! retrn for a !ee! that i# thogh goo!

in natre $y it#elf yet it ha# $een !one to $oa#t an!

$oo#t the #elf only in the eye# of eole, hoe1er thi#


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m#t remain )lear too that 2all er#on# are inno)ent ntil

ro1en gilty3 a# i# #hon in the #tatement relate! to

IST5SHA& that 2)ertainty i# not o1errle! $y !o$t3 an!

a# #)h* no$o!y m#t $e $lame! nle## an! ntil hi# rongintention to #omething i# o$1io#% There i# a narration $y

U/AR-RA in the athenti) Aha!ith to thi# effe)t that

the +rohet +&UH #ai!* 2Dee!# are relate! to the

intention $ehin! them% An! for a man i# hat he inten!#%

If a man0# migration i# for Allah an! Hi# /e##enger then

hi# migration i# (re)or!e!" for them, $t if hi# migration

i# for the orl! to earn it or for a oman to marry her

then hi# migration i# fo)#e! on that for hi)h he ha#

migrate!3 (TIR/IDHI"% Intention# !o 1ale for !ee!# an!

if #omeone ha# rong intention not )aring a$ot the

lea#re of Allah* then e1en if the or' he ha# ta'en-

i# 1irto#* he ol! not get $enefit at A>HIRAT from it

)ertainly% Al#o* no a!1er#e !ealing m#t $e #hon hen

#ome forgetflne## lea!# to an a!1er#e !ee! or it i# !one

ithot any intention to it hat#oe1er, there i# aHADITH on thi# oint narrate! $y ALI-RA that tell# #

2The en i# rai#e! )on)erning three* one ho i# a#lee till

he aa'e#* a )hil! till he attain# $erty an! an in#ane

er#on till he regain# #en#e#3 (TIR/IDHI"%


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one ho i# )harge! ith a )rime an! the roof for the

)rime i# on the er#on ho )laim# a$ot #omeone that he

ha# )ommitte! a )rime, Al-Ham! Lillah%

The #e)on! air of #tatement# tell# # that harm ha# to

$e eliminate! yet that m#t not $y !one $y tting

another harm in rela)ement% +lea#e note thi# ell here

that harm i# only that hi)h the >ITA& an! the

SUNNAH !e#ignate a# harm, in other or!# hate1er i#

rong a# )larifie! $y the#e to* they ha1e to $e a1oi!e!%

There i# another 'ey-#tatement that i# relate! to thi#

air that tell# that 2if na1oi!a$le to ta'e one of to

rong#* then the le##er rong ha# to $e ta'en3, hoe1er*

thi# one i# for the #itation of IDHTIRAR (tmo#t

ne)e##ity"% There i# high mi#)on)etion a$ot thi# air of

>ey-Statement# a# #ometime# thi# ha# $een ta'en ithot

)aring a$ot the fn!amental )on)et# that $oth the

+rimary Sor)e# to the I#lami) Comman!# ro1i!e an! at

#)h time#* e1en the term 2harm3 ha# $een interrete! inmo#t or!inary ay# ithot )are to the 1ie that harm

a)tally i# of A>HIRAT that i# mentione! here an! not of

the orl!ly life% HIRAT* then it

m#t $e eliminate! a# #oon a# an! a# m)h a# o##i$le $t

not ta'ing any #)h #oltion that re#lt# in hin!ran)e to

alying of #ome I#lami) ale again th# $e)oming a

harm again in re#e)t of the $etterment of A>HIRAT%


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yet it# e1il effe)t# at the A>HIRAT are m)h more than

tho#e% The AA9AH rea!#* 2They a#' yo a$ot

into8i)ant# an! game# of )han)e% SayM In $oth of them

there i# a great #in an! mean# of rofit for men* an!their #in i# greater than their rofit% An! they a#' yo a#

to hat they #hol! #en!% SayM HIRAT, thi#

n)aring attit!e of eole at re#on#i$le o#ition# might

lea! to a )la#h in the long-rn erio! ahea! e1en among

/#lim# )a#ing high an8iety to all thogh #)h )la#h i#

)ertainly not rai#eorthy a))or!ing to I#lam% It i# tre

that the I#lami) Tea)hing# gi1e imortan)e to the #afety

of life an! it# honor* min!* heritage an! roerty, yetthe main thing it )are# to #a1e i# the Tre &elief that

the man ha# a))or!ing to the I#lami) Tea)hing# an! that

nee!# goo! a)ti1itie# for it# )harm, here tho#e a)ti1itie#

are not enhan)e! $y the en1ironment $t are )hallenge!

on an! on $y offi)ial nee!# of #ele## !o)mentation at


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the en1ironment* that might lea! the goo! ra)ti)ing

/#lim# to re1i#e their attit!e of ea)e to en! the

FITNAH $y 1iolent mean#, thi# ol! )a#e high ten#ion

at the en1ironment for #re% The /an m#t not)omromi#e hi# $elief an! e1en the #a)e for goo!

a)ti1itie# for anything an! that i# hat the >ey-

Statement that i# n!er #t!y* tell# #% It i# not at all a

#tatement that i# fa1ora$le to I.T5HAD-IST5SLAHI $t

in!i)ate# that the /#lim# m#t )are to li1e on I#lam

ith a# ea#e a# o##i$le an! if that manner of li1ing

#eem# highly !iffi)lt !e to the general re1alen)e of

FITNAH* then they m#t @oin han!# to )hallenge the

a!1er#itie# that )a#e hin!ran)e to the I#lami) life#tyle

$t ith a# ea)efl #tan)e a# o##i$le an! a#'ing for

Allah0# hel* eliminate it a# #oon a# o##i$le totally*

a))or!ing to the tea)hing# of the >ITA& an! of the

HI>/AT ro1i!e! $y the SUNNAH, Al-Ham! Lillah%

The thir! air of #tatement# tell# # that at IDHTIRAR(the tmo#t ne)e##ity"* there i# #ome margin to eat

#omething that i# HARA/ (that i# #tri)tly rohi$ite!" or

ta'e- an a)tion that normally i# not rai#eorthy% Note

here that the a)tion ol! not $e)ome .A05? e1en then

$t !e to tmo#t ne)e##ity of #a1ing the life* the er#on

at #)h IDHTIRAR ol! ha1e the margin to ta'e-in the

ne)e##ary amont of #omething HARA/ $t e1en then only-to ne)e##ity, there m#t $e no in)lination a)tally

toar!# the !i#o$e!ien)e of Allah an! there m#t only

remain hoe that Allah ol! forgi1e% The Holy &oo'

Qran #ay#* 2He ha# only for$i!!en yo hat !ie# of

it#elf* an! $loo!* an! fle#h of #ine* an! that o1er hi)h


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any other (name" than of Allah ha# $een in1o'e!, $t

hoe1er i# !ri1en to ne)e##ity* not !e#iring* nor

e8)ee!ing the limit* no #in #hall $e on him, #rely Allah

i# Forgi1ing* /er)ifl3 (Srah &AQARAH-7:"% The mo#timortant oint to note here i# that it i# alloe!

temorarily to $enefit from filth to #a1e life at

IDHTIRAR a))or!ing to the AA9AH mentione! yet the

AA9AH !oe# not gi1e any alloan)e for the 1iolation of

#an)tity of any re#e)ta$le thing* nor !oe# the athenti)

SUNNAH gi1e #)h margin% Note that if #omeone i# at

the near of hi# !eath an! he fin!# a hman $o!y to eat*

he ha# to refrain from eating it for )ertain !e to the

#an)tity in1ol1e! here% Thi# oint i# highly imortant to

#ee here the #an)tity of omen-fol' i# in1ol1e! a# there

are matter#* mo#tly me!i)al in natre a# of no* that

relate to omen-fol' here it i# highly ne)e##ary to #ee

that there )ome# no 1iolation to the #an)tity of the

omen-fol' a# I#lam ta'e# it% +lea#e note ell that e1en

in IDHTIRAR* it i# not alloe! to 1iolate the #an)tity ofanything to hi)h I#lam ha# ro1i!e! re#e)t an! thi#

tell# !ire)tly that e !o ha1e to re1i#e or attit!e# fa#t

an! )lear here there i# the #an)tity of anyone in

)on#i!eration, hen there i# the hy#i)al $enefit of the

orl!ly life at one #i!e an! the #irital lo## of A>HIRAT

at the other* e m#t lea1e the orl!ly $enefit totally

an! )are only a$ot #a1ing or#el1e# )omletely atA>HIRAT, thi# attit!e i# )lear to ta'e a# n!er#too! $y

the gi!an)e a$ot the into8i)ant# a# mentione!

re1io#ly, Al-Ham! Lillah%


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ITA& an! the SUNNAH* ro1i!e

to # all% Th#* I.T5HAD* thogh of any 'in!* @!ge# $y

the >ITA& an! the SUNNAH o#iti1ely all !e$ata$lei##e# that )ome into it# )on#i!eration ithot any

in)lination toar!# ma'ing a !e)i#ion $y it# on an! or'#

for ea#e in the ra)ti)e of the I#lami) Comman!# that

are the Comman!# of Allah only* 'eeing the en1ironment

free of all the in@#ti)e an! in!ee!* free of all that i#

#hamefl, Al-Ham! Lillah%

4LOSSAR9

I#lam )omri#e# of Comman!# of Allah an! to 'no their

o#ition i# tmo#t ne)e##ary to t I#lam into ra)ti)e

ell% Note that only Allah ha# to $e o$eye! a)tally a#


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He i# the One Creator of all an! o$e!ien)e to any of Hi#

)reatre# i# alloe! only hen it !oe# not $e)ome a

)hallenge to Hi# o$e!ien)e, 2there i# no o$e!ien)e to any

of the )reatre# in the !i#o$e!ien)e of Allah3 (A&U-DAIFA9AH% The )omman! of a FARDH i# )ommni)ate! $y

a !efinite te8t herein there i# no am$igity $t in fa)t*


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it i# totally )lear an! #e)ifi) an! to a)t on it i#

ne)e##ary%

ADAH (emhati)

SUNNAH" a#'# for a reroa)h $e)a#e it# eretal

omi##ion $e)ome# tantamont to oo#ing that hi)h the

+rohet (+&UH" eretate! an! in thi# #en#e it i#

#omehat $in!ing on /#lim#%

SUNNAH (4HAIR-/UA>>ADAH" mean# the SUNNAH

that the +rohet !i! #ometime# an! al#o left #ometime#%

It i# not $in!ing thogh it i# $etter to flfill #)h a

SUNNAH #ometime# #o a# to $e)ome in)l!e! in tho#e

ho )are a$ot SUNNAH to a high e8tent%

/USTAHA& mean# an a)t that the SHARIAT li'e# an!fa1or# thogh it i# not $in!ing at all an! omi##ion of it#

ra)ti)e i# not #omething to $lame%

/U&AH mean# an alloan)e gi1en to a /U>ALLAF er#on

(a )ometent er#on ho i# /#lim* Sane* A!lt an! in


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fll o##e##ion of hi# fa)ltie#" in erforming or refraining

from an a)t% /U&AH ha# $een !efine! a# that a)t on

hi)h no )ommen!ation i# #hon, neither on it#

erforman)e nor on it# omi##ion%

/A>RUH TAN?IHI mean# that a)t to hi)h the

SHARIAT #ho# #ome reroa)h yet the er#on ho ta'e#

it * i# not in a)tal $lame-orthy if he !oe# it

#ometime# ithot any a!heren)e* thogh he ol! $e

a!1i#e! to refrain from that if he er#i#t# on that

ithot any )are to lea1e it% It i# an oo#ite of

SUNNAH /UA>>ADAH%

/A>RUH TAHRI/I mean# that a)t to hi)h the

SHARIAT a#'# to refrain an! ta'e# it# ra)ti)e a# a

rongfl !oing% A# #)h it i# a matter that if ta'en in

ra)ti)e i# m)h to $lame% It i# an oo#ite of


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)ome afterar!# !enote matter# $y hi)h He ha# gi1en #

an otion to ta'e or to lea1e an! there ol! not $e any

1iolation of AllahE# Comman!# $y any ay in the#e hen

attention i# toar!# Him only, the three la#t one# !enotethe Comman!# of Allah $y hi)h He ha# )omman!e! # to

refrain (ith #tri)t a1oi!an)e of the la#t one in the#e

three i%e% HARAA/ a# it i# the or#t to ra)ti)e an! all

$ig #in# are )onte! in thi# )ategory"% There are fe

other term# too to !enote the o#ition for the )omman!#

of I#lam an! the#e are a)tally #$-hea!ing# to the main

)ategorie# that e all ha1e @#t #t!ie!% I ro1i!e a #mall

li#t of #)h term# that are #e! )ommonly for the I#lami)

Comman!# $elo alha$eti)allyM

AADAA&-----------+rai#eorthy /anner# 6 5tiette#,

)ome# in /USTAHA& an! it might $e #e! for

)larifi)ation of any Comman! in the fir#t three

HALAAL------------Alloe! to eat or to #e, )ome# in/U&AH

.A05?----------------Another or! for HALAAL,

)ome# in /U&AH

>A&IRAH----------The $ig #in, )ome# in HARAA/

>ARAAHAT-------Feeling of reroa)h to #omething

$eing nea#y at it# re#en)e, relate! to /A>RUH

(TAHRI/I or TAN?IHII"

/A&RUR-----------That hi)h i# a))ete! a# a io#


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a)t #e)ially HA.., to note #omething in fir#t three

)ategorie# of Comman!#

/A>RUH-----------S)h a !ee! toar!# hi)h a goo!er#on feel# nea#ine## an! $y SHARIAT* it i# !ete#ta$le

an! it might $e TAHRI/I or TAN?IHI

/AQ&UL-----------A))ete!, )an $e #ai! for any of

the fir#t #i8 )ategorie# of Comman!#

NAFL--------------A goo! a)t yet not ne)e##ary to

erform, )ome# in /USTAHA&

NA.A05?-----------Not Alloe! an! it i# oo#ite of

.A05?, relate! mo#tly $t not alay# to /A>RUH

TAHRI/I

SA4HIRAH--------The etty #in#, )ome# in TAN?IHI

an! ith er#i#ten)e* ta'ing any of them nothing toorry* then in TAHRI/I

+lea#e note here for the term 2SUNNAH3 that in general*

it in)l!e# the or!#* a)tion# 6 #ilen)e of the +rohet

(+&UH" yet hen alie! in the term# of FIQH* it i# the

#e)ifi) !e#ignation of the I#lami) Comman!# that are not

at the #tat# of FARDH or >ADAH (emha#ie!" or 4HAIR-

/UA>>ADAH (not emha#ie!"% Hoe1er in the former

#en#e $eing general* it in)l!e# e1en FARDH an!


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nota$le oint i# that there are to a#e)t# to thi# term

SUNNAH* one i# in general an! the other i# at FIQH,

any a!1er#e a)ti1ity that fall# again#t the SUNNAH of

the +rohet +&UH in general term# )hallenging it )learly i#terme! a# &IDEAH, al#o any )ontino# a)ti1ity in

ra)ti)e that #eemingly i# an a!!ition to the gi!an)e of

the SUNNAH in #ome matter (#e)ially $t not

#e)ifi)ally hen that a!!ition i# in the SHA05R that are

the a)t# that relate to the manife#tation of I#lam" i# al#o

&ID0AH a# it re#lt# in rai#ing of the /U&AH to a

ne)e##ary a)t to erform in the long-rn an! hen it i#

ta'en a# #omething rai#eorthy* it i# e1en more orthy

of $lame%

Note that all tho#e )omman!# that a /#lim m#t flfill

a# an o$ligation are e8re##e! $y the term ADAL hile

tho#e that are $etter to ta'e $t not $in!ing on him are

e8re##e! $y the term 5HSAAN an! #ometime# the term

A?55/AT i# al#o #e! for 5HSAAN thogh generally theterm A?55/AT !enote# #)h )omman!# that the

ra)ti)ing /#lim# ha1e to flfill normally% Thi# imlie#

that #ometime# the a)tal )omman! i# rela8e! !e to the

a#'ing of the gra1e #itation a ra)ti)ing /#lim fa)e#

an! thi# i# name! a# RU>HSAT (#e! in the ay that it

mean# an alloan)e to omit the A?55/AT that i# the

)omman! in the normal ay* ith total attention toar!#Allah"% Sometime# there ri#e# #omething that #to# the

ali)ation of #ome )omman! a# the er#on ho 'ill# a

man to hom he i# one of the heir#* ill not get anything

from the !e)ea#e! man0# roerty a# the mr!er he

)ommitte! #to# the a)tal )omman! to ta'e la)e for


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him% &e#i!e# the#e to* that inhi$it ra)ti)e on the

rele1ant I#lami) Comman!#* there are a#'ing of #ome

a)ti1ity too that relate to the flfillment of the rele1ant

I#lami) Comman!#% For e8amle* to ta'e a oman intomarriage !oe# a#' to ay /5H5R to her, or to #ay the

SALAH !oe# a#' to ma'e the


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#een)e re#ente! here% +lea#e note ell that a goo!

#een)e of re#entation of #)holarly i##e#* $ring# their

goo! n!er#tan!ing ith total ea#e, Al-Ham! Lillah% /ay

Allah gi!e all /#lim# toar!# the ne)e##ary reire!attit!e to ta'e- e1en in all tho#e i##e# too that ha1e

@#t )ome at fore* an! ith that gi!an)e* gi1e# them

al#o the TAUFIQ to 'ee to it only in ra)ti)e at all

time# e1eryhere, Al-Ham! Lillah%

CONCLUSION

+lea#e note here that Allah ha# the oer to !o hi# or'

in !ifferent ay#, He )hange! the en1ironment to $etter

in the fir#t .AHILI9AT (era of ignoran)e to the Trth"

$y emha#i# on ADL (that i# oer of the La of the

I#lami) Tea)hing#" $y Hi#


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)omman!# the i1e# of the +rohet +&UH in arti)lar

an! all /#lim omen in general to o$#er1e H5.A&* 2An!

#tay in yor ho#e# an! !o not !i#lay yor finery

($eaty" li'e the !i#laying of the FIRST .AHILLI9AT,an! 'ee rayer* an! ay the oor-rate* an! o$ey

Allah an! Hi# Ao#tle% Allah only !e#ire# to 'ee aay

the n)leanne## from yo* O eole of the Ho#e an! to

rify yo a (thorogh" rifying3 (Srah AH?AA&-::"%

UL5/A ha1e !e!)e! here $y the term at the AA9AH

i%e% the 2FIRST .AHILLI9AT3* that there ol! yet

)ome another .AHILLI9AT in manife#tation a# the term

2FIRST3 i# relati1e an! #o it ha# $een #e! here to

!enote the )oming of a #e)on! .AHILLI9AT in the ftre

a# the me##age )ol! ha1e $een gi1en ithot mentioning

the or! 2FIRST3, note that the or!# al#o are

imortant $y hi)h e n!er#tan! the meaning of the

Holy &oo' Qran, thi# #e)on! .AHILI9AT i# holly in

re#en)e no all o1er the orl! that i# a#'ing the /an to

)ommit him#elf to in@#ti)e in the matter# of life an!a#'ing the


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thing# i# the la#t to # /#lim# an! e m#t a1ail thi#

ith total attention toar!# Allah%


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e1en more !angero# than $efore a# the fir#t one ha! not

m)h of Satani) )on)et# $ehin! it yet thi# one ha#

Satani) )on)et# in !ifferent al'# of life that it i#

re#enting in an organie! manner ra)ti)ally ith the$a#e that the /an i# $t an animal only an! nothing el#e%

Hoe1er* the Holy &oo' Qran )learly in!i)ate# to #

that if e go on re#enting the tre gi!an)e i%e% the

Holy &oo' Qran a))or!ing to the SUNNAH of the

+rohet +&UH to )larify ho the /an an! the noing- Or Lor! an!

ma'e # $oth #$mi##i1e to Thee an! (rai#e" from or


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off#ring a nation #$mitting to Thee* an! #ho # or

ay# of !e1otion an! trn to # mer)iflly* #rely Tho

art the Oft-retrning (to mer)y"* the /er)ifl% Or Lor!

an! rai#e in them an Ao#tle from among them ho#hall re)ite to them Thy AA9AH ()ommni)ation#" an!

tea)h them the &oo' an! the 55/ at another la)e too that !enote# that

9AQU&-AS a# totally #re that Allah ol! ro1i!e for

#)h )ir)m#tan)e# that ol! lea! to re@oining of all

mem$er# of hi# family (9OUSUF-;:" an! yet at another

la)e here 9OUSUF-AS remem$er# ho Allah ha# ma!e

o##i$le $y Hi# $le##ing lea!ing the e1ent# to the ri#e of

9OUSUF-AS an! to the re@oining of all the mem$er# ofthe ho#ehol! of 9AQU&-AS (9OUSUF-7BB", Al-Ham!

Lillah% At AAL5-I/RAN* Allah tell# #, 2He it i#


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The >ITA& #ay#* 2An! ho i# more n@#t than he ho

forge# a lie again#t Allah an! he i# in1ite! to I#lam* an!

Allah !oe# not gi!e the n@#t eole% They !e#ire to t

ot the light of Allah ith their moth# $t Allah illerfe)t Hi# light* thogh the n$elie1er# may $e a1er#e%

He it i#


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Ham! Lillah%


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yor Lor! ith i#!om an! goo! )on#el an! ha1e

!i#tation# ith them in the $e#t manner, #rely

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