Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 1092 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1090) | Freedom
0:000:00
Transcript
Machine translation — may contain errors
0:00
A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
0:08
Freedom.
0:12
Freedom is the antithesis of servitude.
0:15
It implies the realization of one's will.
0:18
In truth, there is no such thing as absolute freedom from every constraint.
0:24
It is a well-known saying that a person’s freedom is limited by the freedom of others.
0:30
By this, they mean
0:32
that if your freedom infringes upon the rights or freedoms of others,
0:38
then it is prohibited.
0:40
However, the correct way to state this is
0:42
that a person’s freedom is limited by the boundaries of the Shari'ah.
0:46
For the Shari'ah guarantees the rights of others,
0:49
and it likewise guarantees your own personal rights,
0:53
protecting them even from yourself.
0:56
Above all of this, and preceding it,
0:59
it has established servitude to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
1:02
Thus, true freedom lies in the perfection of servitude to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
1:08
Whoever is truly a servant of Allah
1:11
is free from everything else, whether it be people, desires, or whims.
1:16
Nothing of that kind can enslave him.
1:20
A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.