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Chapter 301
ﺔﻘﺸﻤﺑ ﻪﻴﻓ ﺔﺤﻠﺼﻣ ﻻ ﺎﻣ لﻮﻗو ﻞﻌﻓ ﻮهو ﻒﻠﻜﺘﻟا ﻦﻋ ﻲﻬﻨﻟا بﺎﺑ
Prohibition of putting oneself to Undue Hardship
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"
Say (O Muhammad (PBUH)): `No wage do I ask of you for this (the Qur'an), nor am I one of the
Mutakallifun (those who pretend and fabricate things which do not exist)
.''' (38:86)
1655
َلﺎَﻗ ، ﺎﻤُﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ، ﺮﻤُﻋ ﻦﺑا ْﻦﻋو
:
ِﻒﱡﻠﻜﱠﺘﻟا ِﻦﻋ ﺎَﻨﻴﻬُﻧ
.
ر
يرﺎﺨُﺒﻟا ﻩاو
.
1655.
`Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
We have been forbidden to go into excess
.
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
Affectation and artificiality are also different forms of formality which some people exercise in their
speech, dress and manners. To make unusual effort in hospitality and preparation of several dishes for meals also
come in the category of formality which is greatly disliked. Unfortunately, present-day Muslims have made it a habit
to spend lavishly on these extravagances. May Allah grant us guidance to adhere to the religious injunctions in all
matters of life.
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لﺎَﻗ قوُﺮْﺴﻣ ْﻦﻋو
:
لﺎَﻘَﻓ ُﻪُﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ٍدﻮُﻌْﺴﻣ ﻦﺑ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ِﺪْﺒﻋ ﻰﻠﻋ ﺎَﻨْﻠَﺧد
:
ﻢِﻠَﻋ ْﻦﻣ سﺎﱠﻨﻟا ﺎَﻬﱡﻳَأ ﺎﻳ
ْﻞُﻘﻴْﻠﻓ ، ْﻢَﻠْﻌﻳ ْﻢَﻟ ْﻦﻣو ، ِﻪﺑ ْﻞُﻘﻴْﻠَﻓ ًﺎﺌﻴَﺷ
:
ُﻢَﻠْﻌَﺗ ﻻ ﺎَﻤِﻟ َلﻮُﻘَﺗ نأ ِﻢْﻠِﻌْﻟا َﻦِﻣ ﱠنﺈﻓ ، ُﻢَﻠْﻋأ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا
:
ُﻢَﻠْﻋأ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا
.
ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﺎَﻗ
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱢﻴﺒَﻨِﻟ ﻰﻟﺎﻌَﺗ
:
}
ﻦﻴِﻔﱢﻠَﻜَﺘُﻤﻟا َﻦِﻣ ﺎﻧأ ﺎﻣو ٍﺮْﺟأ ْﻦِﻣ ِﻪْﻴﻠَﻋ ْﻢُﻜُﻟْﺄﺳأ ﺎﻣ ْﻞﻗ
{
يرﺎﺨﺒﻟا ُﻩاور
.
1656.
Masruq (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We visited `Abdullah bin Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with
him) and he said to us: O people! He who has the knowledge of any matter may convey it to the others. And he who
has no knowledge, thereof, should say: "Allahu a`lam (Allah knows better).'' It is a part and parcel of knowledge that
a man who has no knowledge of a matter should say: "Allah knows better.'' Allah said to His Prophet (PBUH):
"
Say (O Muhammad (PBUH)): `No wage do I ask of you for this (the Qur'an), nor am I one of the Mutakallifun
(those who pretend and fabricate things which do not exist)
.''' (38:86)
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
If one does not know about something, he should not say anything about it by way of conjecture,
speculation and guesswork because this is also pretension which is forbidden. When religious scholars are asked
about anything which they do not know, they should confess their ignorance. Such a confession is also a mark of
scholarship. In other words, they should abstain from giving verdict about any matter without making a thorough
study and research on it.
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