Summary of Sunni concepts
Improper prioritization
Our era is characterized by its many problems and complexities
And the abundance of imports on thought
So one does not know which one to start with
Which one is better when there is crowding?
This is where many of us make mistakes in arranging these priorities
Salt is given priority over what is important
And the most important is the most important
He offers what is of less interest to him
What is more in his interest?
And what a bigger spoiler it is
As much as it spoils less
The scholars have established great principles
In the jurisprudence of budgets and the jurisprudence of priorities and outcomes
The correct order between things is done
This is when interests conflict with each other
He gives priority to the realized interest over the imagined interest
When they are equal, their occurrence is verified
He puts the greater interest before the formal
The same applies when evils conflict with each other
He prefers abandoning the actual corruption over the imagined
When they are equal in verification
Committing minor corruption leads to avoiding major corruption
Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may God Almighty have mercy on him, says about this
It is not permissible to push away a little corruption with a lot of corruption
Nor can one prevent the lesser of two harms by achieving the greater of the two harms
Sharia law came to achieve and perfect interests
Disabling and reducing harmful effects as much as possible
What is required is to give priority to the better of the two good things if it is not possible for all of them to come together
He repels the evil of both evils if he does not prevent both
Someone might say: What does the jurisprudence of budgets and priorities have to do with defective thinking?
These are practical, applied issues, not intellectual ones
The answer is to say that the principle of every action and will is thinking and consideration
If the priorities are arranged in thought
So that it begins with the most important, with the important and the verified occurrence of the imaginary
This reflects on the work arranged in reality, both negatively and positively
To complete the benefit, we will provide some examples of the imbalance in prioritization
First, prioritizing jihad over obedience to parents
So what about those who prefer serving their friends over serving their parents?
Secondly, offering observance of a dhikr or voluntary prayer
To provide relief to a distressed person, visit a sick person, honor a guest, or honor a wife
Thaartha offers obedience that does not expire over obedience that does not expire
Such as someone who gives priority to performing the supplications recited after the obligatory prayer over the funeral prayer
Like someone teaching a lesson or teaching knowledge on the eve of Arafat
He offers him supplication and supplication on this evening
Or he presents the scientific study by following the muezzin, and there are many examples of this
Fourth: Being preoccupied during the time of personal jihad with some voluntary acts of worship and prioritizing them before jihad
Fifthly, preoccupation with some Islamic sects
Those who commit some legal violations, confront them, and show hostility towards them
This should be given priority over combating the infidels and hypocrites who want to alienate people from their religion
He obliterated their Islamic identity and abandoned their struggle, whether by statement or by law
Sixthly, preoccupation with inviting people and neglecting to invite one’s family and children
Or offer some abaad to relatives
So what about those who are busy with them for the sake of the world?
Seventh: Paying attention to the deeds of the limbs and neglecting the obligatory and forbidden deeds of the heart
Eighth: Being preoccupied with people’s faults and neglecting one’s own faults
Ninth: Providing children’s worldly interests such as food, drink, health, and study
On their religious interests and not taking care of them
Tenth: Prioritizing the world and its adornments over matters of religion and the hereafter