Abu Bakr Zoud – Can I Judge A Non-Hijabi Sister
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The speaker discusses the definition of a "weaker judge" and how it can be used to judge a woman who she claims to not love Allah or his Messenger. She explains that the definition is for a woman who is listening to music, not for someone who is committing a major sin. She also clarifies that a "weaker judge" can be defined as someone who is listening to music, not someone who is committing a major sin.
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Is it allowed to judge a non Hijabi
woman?
As a matter of fact, is it allowed
to judge anyone
that commits a major sin?
Brothers and sisters in Islam, the answer is
yes and no.
Listen to this very carefully,
there is the apparent and there is the
hidden.
What we are allowed to judge of any
person who sins in public
is the apparent,
And by the way, when we judge what
is apparent,
this is not a personal judgement,
this is exactly what Allah has judged.
So if we see a sinner in public,
and we condemn this sin, and we say
that this is a major sin,
this is disobedience
to Allah
then that would be fine. That is judging
by the apparent, and that is something that
Allah
has already ruled and judged.
What is not allowed is to judge the
hidden,
which is the state of the heart of
that sinner,
that is forbidden.
Such as, if I was to see a
non hijabi
woman,
or if I was to see someone drinking
alcohol in public,
or if I was to see someone with
a boyfriend or a girlfriend,
I say they are committing a major sin,
that is
disobedience to Allah, but what I'm not allowed
to judge is the hidden. So I am
not allowed to say
such a person
does not fear Allah,
such a person does not love Allah and
His Messenger,
such a person does not have Iman and
does not have Taqwa.
This is a forbidden type of judgment
because how do you know?
This is something inside the heart, you have
no clue at all,
You don't even know your own state of
Iman,
you don't even know if you're genuine in
your love to Allah and His Messenger.
So how can you
then judge people's love of Allah and His
Messenger?
So that's why we're going to say in
brief
the apparent we may judge because that's what
Allah judged.
If someone is listening to music, we're going
to say this is disobedience
to Allah and his messenger. No problems,
But we're not going to say
this person does not love Allah and his
Messenger.
This person doesn't fear Allah. That would be
forbidden. That type of judgment is Haram,
and we avoid that type of judgment
Insha'Allah,
the topic has become,
a matter that has been clarified
for all of us.