Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (392) | Giving people fatwas about their religion is a trust
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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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Issuing fatwas to people regarding their religion is a monumental trust.
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For the mufti conveys from Allah and His Messenger the ruling of the religion concerning the matter brought before him.
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The laypeople rely on their mufti's fatwa and execute it under the conviction that it is Allah's judgment.
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For this reason, muftis are obligated to refrain from issuing any fatwa except concerning that which they truly know.
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It is strictly forbidden for them to speak about Allah without knowledge.
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Indeed, Allah has prohibited that, coupling it in prohibition with shirk, immoralities, transgression, and sin.
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He, the Exalted, said:
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“Say: My Lord forbiddeth only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are within, and sin and wrongful oppression, and that ye associate with Allah that for which no warrant hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning Allah that which ye know not.” (7:33)
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“Say: My Lord forbiddeth only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are within, and sin and wrongful oppression, and that ye associate with Allah that for which no warrant hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning Allah that which ye know not.” (7:33)
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“Say: My Lord forbiddeth only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are within, and sin and wrongful oppression, and that ye associate with Allah that for which no warrant hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning Allah that which ye know not.” (7:33)
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"and to say about Allah that which you do not know."