Assalamu alaikum brother Abdihakim
Wacaleykumas'salaam waraxmatul'Lahi wabarakatuh.
Who worships the scholars? Who are the scholars? Should we be without need of scholars? When we say Quran and Sunnah,who among us can derive any rule from them? What will be the case of the people without scholars when Allah clearly says that some verses' deep meaning is only known to those who have in depth knowledge?
I think we have had this discussion before. Nobody is trying to undermine the role of the scholars. We wouldn't have been able to understand the basic sources of Islam without their help. We thankfully accept their help in understanding the basic sources. Not less and not more than that. Anything more than that is the start of scholar-worship. You don't see it happening? Indeed this concept is subtle but very important. You know, the jews also reacted strangely on Quran's comment on them, that they were doing scholar-worship.
I never wish to see such blemish comments on men who died centuries ago,that so after they stayed nights awake just for one little explanation for the benefit of those who were with them and those to come,men who not only preserved Allah's religion with their gifted brains but also took swords to defend it.... Because when you say people blind follow scholars,doesn't that mean scholars planned to mislead people that anyone who blind follows them is doomed? Such a comment_this happens because people blind follow a scholar_ is accusation to the scholar himself.
Again it is your own interpolation. Why would we blame Jesus Christ, if his followers started worshipping him? May Allah reward the scholars for their contributions. Considering one or the other verdict from a scholar of the past to be wrong is not being blemish on him. This is because all human beings are fellible. Let me lend words from Abu Bakar (ra) and allow me to mould them for my own cause:
“O People! If you worshipped Bukhari and Ibn Taymiyyah, then know that they were fellible. But if it is Allah (The One God) you Worshiped, then know that He is the Wise, All-Aware and Infellible”
ISIS and such organizations get so much recruits because people feel so much subjugated that such a movement always serves freedom and liberty to them. It's a simple psychological phenomenon.
This might be true, although I have my reservations accepting it. I don't see ISIS and such organizations offering anything near freedom and liberty. There are many oppressed muslim peoples in the world and not all of them are joining them. But only people from a certain sectarian tilt are choosing to join them. We all know, they are only unsatisfied hardline elements of Salafiyyah. The same people, who once followed Faisal bin Sultan al-Duwaish and later Juhaiman al Otaibi and organized a baghaawah against the saudi royals of their time. The faces are different now but the mentality is the same.
Or do you see Sufis of the sub-continent, Shias of arabian peninsula or hanafi turks joining them in big numbers?
Do you then think those who join ISIS read a verse of Quran or a tarjumah of a Sheikh in order to do so? Those you've seen publicizing their allegiance to ISIS,claiming they did so because their knowledge of religion compels them to do,do you think those make up the mass of recruits?
Like always, not everybody joining them understands their theory in all details. But a certain sectarian tilt is always present in them and that is undeniable.
Subxanah'Lah! Region is not based according to logic rather logic is always subjective to whatever is there of text. A times when the text isn't there but then who's allowed to use logic?
Indeed the religion is always in accordance with our simple reasoning and that we need reasoning to understand the meaning but that doesn't mean we use our logic as a determiner!
Subxanah'Lah! you keep on repeating the same thing, although we have had it before. Nobody is saying, you don't need a "nas". But when several interpretation from scholars are available for the same "nas", you need to use your rational thinking to choose the best one. Turning it off in the favour of a bigger name and choosing that opinion over a smaller name, may get you indulge in the scholar worship. What else is scholar worship then? Will you accept that only, when the muslims will start worshipping the idols of their scholars, like hindus do? No, it is not going to happen.
May the blessing and mercy of Allah be upon the last of His prophets,Muxammad,his family,his rightly-guided successors and those that followed them and those that followed them and all those who follow them in Ihsan until the day of judgement...aamiin
Aamiin.
Wassalamu alaikum.
4822) Until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded): but if it had been Allah's Will, He could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you,(4823) some with others. But those who are slain(4824) in the Way of Allah,- He will never let their deeds be lost.(Quran,47;4)
