{"id":27176,"date":"2023-01-09T22:15:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T22:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=27176"},"modified":"2023-01-11T22:02:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T22:02:34","slug":"finding-out-about-a-muftis-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/finding-out-about-a-muftis-sin\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Out About a Mufti\u2019s Sin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 06472<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Maulana Nazrul Islam<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Asalamoualaikum Mufti Sahab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I wanted some advice actually. It is usually advised that a layman should seek a scholar who is known for his knowledge and is pious. Once he finds such, he sticks to the Mufti and goes according to him in all rulings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">If a layman has put his trust in a single Mufti. The Mufti is very knowledgeable and is very versatile in Ifta, i.e, issuing of fatwas. The Mufti is in touch with all Hanafi fatwa books from previous Jurists and is more knowledgeable than other Muftis with stronger opinions closer to Jurists&#8217; explanations while giving fatwas. The person has started to trust him and developed a good relationship and starts acting according to all his rulings only. After some time (like two years later), he learned about the sins and realities of the Mufti. Can he still continue taking rulings from the same Mufti regardless of his sins if he is still versatile in Iftaa and disregard his sins will all the fatwa be valid and can the Mufti be still regarded as reliable for delivering fatwas?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Imam Nawawi writes; among the regulations of a mufti is that he should be a responsible Muslim, trustworthy, sound, and free from any causes of apparent immorality (Fisq). (1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">From this, we can understand that it is best for us to take Fatawa from righteous Muftis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">However, if we took Fatawa from a Mufti and then found out he\u2019s an open transgressor, all of his previous Fatawa are valid and are not void. (2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">We should always keep in mind not to look for people\u2019s faults, if we do find out something bad about anyone, we should not judge them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Maulana Nazrul Islam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(1)\u0641\u0635\u0644 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0634\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0641\u0652\u062a\u0650\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0634\u064e\u0631\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0641\u0652\u062a\u0650\u064a \u0643\u064e\u0648\u0646\u0647 \u0645\u064f\u0643\u064e\u0644\u0651\u0641\u0627 \u0645\u064f\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627 \u062b\u0650\u0642\u064e\u0629 \u0645\u064e\u0623\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0648\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u062a\u0646\u0632\u0651\u0650\u0647\u0627\u064b \u0639\u064e\u0646 \u0623\u064e\u0633\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u0633\u0642 \u0648\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0621\u064e\u0629 \u0641\u0642\u064a\u0647\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0641\u0633 \u0633\u0644\u064a\u0645\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0651\u0650\u0647\u0652\u0646 \u0631\u0635\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0650\u0643\u0631 \u0635\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u062d \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0635\u064e\u0631\u0651\u064f\u0641 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0646\u0628\u0627\u0637 \u0645\u062a\u064a\u0642\u0638\u0627\u064b \u0633\u0648\u0627\u0621\u064c \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0651\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0629 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0649 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0631\u0633 \u0625\u0650\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0623\u064e\u0648 \u0641\u0647\u0645\u062a \u0625\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u062a\u0647<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062e \u0623\u064e\u0628\u064f\u0648 \u0639\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0631\u0648 \u0627\u0628\u0652\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u0644\u0627\u062d \u0648\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0628\u064e\u063a\u0650\u064a \u0623\u064e\u0646 \u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u0648\u064a \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0647 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u0624\u062b\u0631 \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650 \u0642\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0628\u064e\u0629 \u0648\u0639\u062f\u0627\u0648\u0629 \u0648\u062c\u0631\u0651 \u0646\u0641\u0639 \u0648\u064e\u062f\u0641\u0639 \u0636\u0631\u0651 \u0644\u0650\u0623\u064e\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0641\u0652\u062a\u0650\u064a \u0641\u0650\u064a \u062d\u0643\u0645 \u0645\u062e\u0628\u0631\u064c \u0639\u064e\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0639 \u0628\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u062e\u0652\u062a\u0650\u0635\u064e\u0627\u0635 \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0628\u0634\u062e\u0635 \u0641\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u0648\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0622\u062f\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a\u0648\u0649 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0641\u062a\u064a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0641\u062a\u064a \u060c\u0635\u0661\u0669\u060c \u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0643\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(2)\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0647\u0627\u062f \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0646\u0642\u0636 \u0628\u0645\u062b\u0644\u0647<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0627\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0642\u0647\u064a\u0629 \u0635\u0667\u0662<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 06472 &nbsp; Answered by: Maulana Nazrul Islam &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; Asalamoualaikum Mufti Sahab. &nbsp; I wanted some advice actually. It is usually advised&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27176"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27217,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27176\/revisions\/27217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}