Majmooa'al-Fatwa of Sheikh Ibn Bazz(R)
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English Translations of Majmoo’al-Fatawa of late Scholar Ibn Bazz (R) Second Edition By: Sheikh `Abdul `Aziz Bin `Abdullah ibn `AbdulRahman ibn Bazz (May Allah forgive and reward al-Firdouse to him and his parents) He was The Mufti of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, and Chairman of Department of Scholarly Research and Ifta' This English Translations are collected from http://www.alifta.com Portal of the General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta' This file is volume No.05 of 30 ( Part No : 5, Page No: 1) ( Part No : 5, Page No: 2) ( Part No : 5, Page No: 3) ( Part No : 5, Page No: 4) ( Part No : 5, Page No: 5) In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful The Essence of `Ibadah and Tawhid of the Creator Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. The good end will ultimately be for the righteous people! May Allah's Peace and blessings be upon His servant and Messenger, the best of His creation who was entrusted with His Revelation, our Prophet and Imam, Muhammad Ibn `Abdullah, his Family, his Companions, and those who follow in his footsteps until the Day of Resurrection. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) has ordained His servants to worship and fear Him and to enjoin the good and forbid the evil. He says, And I (Allâh) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone). Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) has created humankind and Jinn to worship Him Alone by following His Commands, avoiding His prohibitions, and devoting all acts of worship to Him. The creation should do so out of firm belief in Allah, in His messengers, and in all that the messengers taught. It is an act of worship to worship Allah with no associate or partner and to abide by the limits set by Him as this is indicated in His Book and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace be upon him). There are many Ayahs in which Allah (Exalted be He) orders His servants to do so. He (Glorified and Exalted be He) says, O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allâh), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become AlMuttaqûn (the pious See V.2:2). Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and the sky as a canopy, and sent down water (rain) from the sky and brought forth therewith fruits as a provision for you. Then do not set up rivals unto Allâh (in worship) while you know (that He Alone has the right to be worshipped). Allah (Exalted be He) states that He has created them for this purpose. He says, O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allâh) ( Part No : 5, Page No: 6) i.e. believe in Tawhid (belief in the Oneness of Allah). Ibn `Abbas and others stated that the verb "worship" refers to Tawhid. This is stressed by His saying, Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become AlMuttaqûn (the pious). e.g. by fulfilling His obligations and avoiding His prohibitions. Allah (may He be Praised) has pointed out some signs of His competency, which makes Him worthy of worship. He (Exalted be He) says, Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and the sky as a canopy, and sent down water (rain) from the sky and brought forth therewith fruits as a provision for you. Then do not set up rivals unto Allâh (in worship) while you know (that He Alone has the right to be worshipped). Allah (may He be Praised) has created the earth and all things on it such as mountains, trees, rivers, seas, animals, and so on, and made it a resting place for the servants to help them fulfill His right. The purpose of creation is to worship and fear Allah. So, He has created bounties in the earth and has sent down rain from the sky to help them obey Him. He (may He be Praised) says, He it is Who created for you all that is on earth. The earth is made a resting place, the sky is made a protected ceiling, and the rain is sent down from the sky for the various fruits and plants to grow as provision for the servants to help them fulfill His right, avoid His prohibitions, support His pious people and fight His enemies. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says, O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwâ (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women; and fear Allâh through Whom you demand (your mutual rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allâh is Ever an AllWatcher over you. Allah (may He be Praised) says, O mankind! Fear your Lord and be dutiful to Him! Verily, the earthquake of the Hour (of Judgement) is a terrible thing. He (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says, O you who believe! Fear Allâh (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden) as He should be feared. [Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always], and die not except in a state of Islâm [as Muslims (with complete submission to Allâh)]. And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allâh (i.e. this Qur’ân) Moreover, ( Part No : 5, Page No: 7) He (Exalted be He) says, O mankind! Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true. So let not this present life deceive you, and let not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allâh. He (Exalted be He) also says, O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allâh is that (believer) who has AtTaqwâ [i.e. he is one of the Muttaqûn (the pious. See V.2:2)]. Verily, Allâh is AllKnowing, AllAware. He (may He be Praised) also says, O mankind! Be afraid of your Lord (by keeping your duty to Him and avoiding all evil), and fear a Day when no father can avail aught for his son, nor a son avail aught for his father. Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true: let not then this (worldly) present life deceive you, nor let the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allâh. Allah (Exalted be He) also says, And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allâh, and worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him) There are other Ayahs indicating that He (may He be Praised) is their Lord Who is worthy of worship and that the believers are most entitled to glorify and fear Him, and abide by His command. Allah (Exalted be He) has revealed the Divine Books through the messengers to point out this right for which mankind and Jinn are created and ordered to fear and worship Him. The Noble Qur'an was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him) and described His right over the servants and the details of Shari`ah. Allah (Exalted be He) ordered His Prophet (peace be upon him) to explain this and guide people to it and detail its rulings. He (Glorified and Exalted be He) says, And We have also sent down unto you (O the Dhikr [reminder and the advice (i.e. the Qur’ân)], that you may explain clearly to men what is (ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ Muhammad sent down to them, and that they may give thought. i.e. the Qur'an is sent down to the Prophet (Exalted be He) to explain to people what is sent down to them and help them understand problematic issues. The Prophet (peace be upon him) conveyed the message perfectly and explained to his nation the religion and what they need. There is nothing good except he guided them to it and nothing evil except he warned them against it. It is authentically reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, ( Part No : 5, Page No: 8) It is the duty of every Prophet whom Allah sent to guide his followers to what he knew was good for them and warn them against what he knew was bad for them. (Related by Muslim in his Sahih). All the messengers were sent to guide people to the best of what they know and warn them against the wrong they know. Our Prophet (peace be upon him) conveyed the most perfect message and the greatest advice, and the most complete explanation. He guided people to every good and warned them against every evil. Allah (Exalted be He) ordained His servants to unify, and cooperate in righteousness and piety. He ordered them to be one body against His enemies. The Muslims have to be distinguished from Allah's enemies who disobey His command, do not devote the acts of worship to Him, and can neither fulfill His obligations nor avoid His prohibitions. The party and allies of Allah should be distinguished from the party and allies of the Satan. The persons who obey His orders, adhere to Shari`ah, and observe the limits should be distinguished from those who oppose His orders, support His enemies, exceed the limits, and do not follow what the messengers brought. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says, The believers, men and women, are Auliyâ’ (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another; they enjoin (on the people) AlMa‘rûf (i.e.