23 Muharram 1443 / 1 September 2021
Part 2
JUSA’s SG’s Audio Clip – ‘Being Innovative’
Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “The most evil matters in Deen are those that are newly invented…” (Nasaai)
JUSA’s SG (secretary general), discussing the Battle of the Trench and how the digging of trenches was not something which the Arabs did before, but Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) accepted this suggestion, says:
“It teaches us from Seerah that if you get something new, and it is beneficial, you adopt it. You don’t go and say this is not the way of our Akaabireen not the way that we did things. If it is something that is beneficial, you go and take it.”
Our comment: Firstly, no Shar’ee Ruling (Fatwa) is deduced from the Seerah. Remember, from the Seerah we learn that Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) had eleven wives. Does this mean a man can have eleven wives? For Fatwas to be issued, the books of Fiqh should be referred to. JUSA’s SG has erred by the above statement of his where he makes one understand that from the Seerah, the ‘Fatwa’ of permissibility of new things is issued.
Secondly, what is his point by stressing that if something new which is ‘beneficial’ is found one should take and accept it? The Shari’ah is the criteria in everything. In our Ibaadat, business, home, dressing, Hijaab, Nikaahs, etc., the Shari’ah has rules and regulations which we have to follow. Hence, no matter how ‘beneficial something new’ may be proven to be, it will only be permissible if the Shari’ah approves of it.
Thirdly, the digging of the Trench is nowhere close to injecting filth into one’s body in the name of a ‘covid-vaccine’. This is said because in the next few seconds, JUSA’s secretary objects to the fact that the Ulama-e-Haq have stated that the vaccines are to say in the least, doubtful, while some have said they are HARAAM.
The issue of the vaccines is to do with Halaal/Haraam, which opens the subject of Fiqh – which is governed by the Shari’ah and not ‘something new’, no matter how ‘beneficial’ that ‘something new’ may appear to be. The digging of the trench is to do with warfare and strategies of war. Hence, Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) accepted the suggestion from the Sahaabah (Radhiyallahu anhum) who used the digging of trenches in their areas they came from during wars.
For digging or not digging a trench, one may not be questioned in the Aakhirah, but for injecting foetuses and dangerous, harmful and poisonous ingredients in the name of vaccines, one will be asked since these are prohibited from the Nusoos (clear-cut proofs).
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