Questions 39

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Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez bin ‘Abdullah ar-Raajihee [May Allaah Preserve him]
Teacher in ‘Aqeedah in Imaam Sa’ood University
Seerah Khulafaa Sayyid al-Mursaleen Conference
Prince Faisal bin Fahad Masjid, Riyadh
10/11/1433 - 27/9/2012

Question: What’s the meaning of the wording the Aayah, ‘..the believers' way’ [Nisaa 4:115]?

Answer: The believers way is dictated by the Quraan and the Sunnah as the Aayah if recited in full shows, but some of the scholars have used this Aayah to prove Ijmaa’ or consensus, so following the way other than that of the way that the believers are upon then this person would be misguided.

Question: Is it permissible for us to affirm that a person will be in the hellfire, even if the person who dies is a Christian or a Jew?

Answer: Affirmation of individuals being in the fire is not possible as we need revelation for this but what the revelation has revealed like Aboo Lahab and Aboo Jahal then we can affirm these people being in the fire. As for the Kuffaar, then we can say in generality that they will be in the fire but as for specific individuals then no.

Question: How do we reconcile the statement that ‘the Companions are all trustworthy’ and the Aayah, ‘If a rebellious evil person comes to you with a news, verify it’ [Hujaraat 49:6]?

Answer:  There’s no doubt that the Companions [May Allaah be Pleased with them] were not perfect and free from mistake and sometimes the news that came needed further verification than others as sometimes the news that they came with could have been tainted, just like some Companions got involved in the Ifk of Aa’ishah [May Allaah be Pleased with her].

Question: What is the Islamic position on the films and drawing coming out depicting the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him]?

Answer: Islamically, we should reject and condemn these acts and to explain the Sunnah to the people and if they don’t listen then we should boycott them if possible as this will benefit the Muslims. If we are unable to bring them to justice then boycotting them is a type of retribution we can have control over.

Question: Is it possible to say that Hasan bin ‘Alee [May Allaah be Pleased with him] was one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs?

Answer: The four Caliphs all ruled for a period of 29 years and 6 months, so the Hadeeth that states that there will be 30 years of Caliph includes the six months of Hasan bin ‘Alee before he gave it to Mu’aawiyyah, therefore the Hadeeth that states that Hasan will reconcile against two major parties of Muslims who will have a big conflict, is true and a miracle as the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said this whilst Hasan was still a little boy. Also, this Hadeeth also refutes the Raafidah who say that the Companions became disbelievers as Hasan bin ‘Alee reconciled between two parties of Muslims, that of the people of Shaam and the people of Koofah, as the Hadeeth says, so how can the Companions be Kuffaar?  

Question: Is it correct if one does Hajj on behalf of ‘Umar bin al-Khattab [May Allaah be Pleased with him]?

Answer: I don’t see anything wrong with it, some of the scholars have discussed doing good deeds in behalf of the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] as something we shouldn’t do as he receives all the reward for those who respond to his call anyway, as the one who calls to good gets the same reward as the one follows and listens to him. So doing good deeds on behalf of the deceased is permissible such as Dua’a, Sadaqah, Hajj and ‘Umrah and obligtary fasting that the deceased person may have remaining then those who inherit from may make up fasts on their behalf. As for Udhiyah then this permissible also as it is part of Sadqah. Others from the scholars also acts of worship that we do without limbs such as Salaah and reciting the Quraan but they based their view on analogy and there is no analogy when doing acts of worship. Therefore we should stick to the four kinds of worship which are permissible and mentioned above, so if one does Hajj on behalf of ‘Umar or Ibn Taymiyyah or the likes then this is permissible.

Question: If we have two Companions that differ, then do we take the statement of the one who is elder?

Answer: We have to look at the evidence that the Companion brings if they differ and look at the principles set in Shariah in order for us to decipher which one we should give precedence to. However, if we have a statement of a Companion and there is no other Companion that opposes him in his view or has a contradictory view to him then in general terms this is taken as proof.