LEARNING THE DEEN: WE NEED TO DO IT EVEN IF THE DOGS ARE GOING TO SNATCH AWAY OUR FAMILIES: Before the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) passed away, he sent out an army of 3000 to fight the Roman Empire. But when Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) died, the army wasn’t at the Roman Empire yet; they were camping in where the army would assemble. That’s where the army base was. When Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) died, all of the Arabs around the State became murtadeen; they were apostates. So the Sahaba said the army of 3000 should stay here since we have other priorities. They said It’s not an appropriate time for us to seek a fight with the Roman Empire when we have an immediate danger in the outskirts of Medina!” This was also the opinion of Usama bin Zayd himself, the head of the army. Usama sent a verbal message to Abu Bakr through ‘Umar saying that the majority of the Muslims are with him and they all agree that they should not leave the Khalifa of Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) alone in Medina as well as the wives of Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) without protection. Also, they didn’t want to leave Medina alone without any fighters. What did Abu Bakr say? He said, Even if dogs dragged the feet of the wives of Rasoolullah, I am going to send this army. And even if no one is left in Medina but me, I will still send out this army because Rasoolullah said so. Abu Bakr is implying here that he doesn’t care about the outcome. If everyone is killed and he’s the only person left, he’s still going to send out this army. And if it gets so bad that dogs start to drag the wives of Rasoolullah, he is still going to send out this army. Abu Bakr is saying he is going to do what Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) said even if the outcome is not good. This completely defies the logic of people who say let’s weigh the benefit and harm of everything till everything in Shari’ah becomes a vegetable soup; everything is lost. You won’t have any more constants in Shari’ah left because they subjugate everything to the rule of benefit and harm. SubhanAllah, the whole issue of fighting fe sabeelillah brings harm; you are putting your life and wealth in danger! This is a nafsada and not a maslaha since you are putting yourself and your wealth in danger. Also, we cannot make ijtihaad on this issue of GAZWA Can you make ijtihaad on Salat on whether or not to do it? You cannot because it is a constant. The order for salat is fixed. The issue of Abu Bakr was an ijtihaad. If it wasn’t, then the Sahaba wouldn’t have spoken against it. We need to do what Allah ordered us to do regardless of the outcome. Many people bring tons of arguments against doing GAZWA Fe Sabeelillah today because the outcome will not be good. My reply should be, We are not responsible for the outcome. GAZWA is fard al ‘ayn, so we need to do it even if dogs are going to snatch away our families.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:01:17 +0000
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