Ahmad Kutty – Al Qawaid episode 07

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The importance of removing harm from Islam is emphasized, including the use of sharia rules and words like "mmo" and " rid backed" to indicate harm. The negative consequences of harming oneself or others are also highlighted, including health and behavior. The speakers emphasize the need for individuals to be aware of their actions and use them as opportunities for education and socialization, while avoiding harming oneself or others.

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			Bismillah R Rahman r Rahim
		
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			Al hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen wa
Salatu was Salam ala so you will
		
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			be or you will be serene Muhammad
Anwar Ali was somebody the Marine
		
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			bisra disagree with Emery will
rock with the temerity sorry of
		
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			cold calling
		
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			along my limb no my own phone our
foreign out of the mouth was Omar,
		
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			you know that teach us that which
is beneficial for us and bless us
		
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			in the knowledge of granted us and
increase our knowledge. It's my
		
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			pleasure to welcome you to another
episode in our series on the
		
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			grand
		
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			legal Maxim's in Islam, and a
wider Hamza Cobra. And today we
		
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			are going to discuss the fourth
car ADA
		
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			for the legal Maxim namely a lot
of user
		
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			harm must be removed.
		
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			Then we will discuss his
definition and meaning
		
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			significance. So sources and its
applications, followed by some
		
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			subsidiary rules inshallah.
		
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			Coming to the word Allah us.
		
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			It means that the harm must be
removed.
		
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			Lara, Lara means harm. Usar means
		
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			to be removed,
		
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			so harm must be removed.
		
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			It has been variously worded
		
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			as loud Lara, what are
		
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			the meaning is the same. This is a
prophet ik statement, a tradition
		
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			from the Prophet Lara, there shall
be no inflicting of harm, whether
		
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			there are or reciprocating harm
with harm.
		
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			In other words, one must not cause
harm on oneself. Or others, Laura,
		
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			whenever there are means
		
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			if somebody's harmed, he should
not reciprocate harm with harm. Of
		
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			course, he has the right to go to
the court to get the justice
		
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			through the proper channels. He
should not take the law into his
		
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			own hands.
		
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			Now coming to the significance of
this rule, many many scholars have
		
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			said this rule applies to many,
many branches.
		
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			Based on this scorers continue to
derive rules for circumstances
		
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			where there is a harm whether you
know An example is oftentimes
		
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			in a patriarchal society where men
dominate women and deprive them of
		
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			the rights. And they hold women as
prisoners without giving them
		
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			divorce.
		
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			freeing them from the bondage of
marriage. Of course, in that case,
		
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			the law can tap in
		
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			to remove harm, and then granting
that woman that divorce. So
		
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			eliminating harm is one of the
major principles of the Sharia,
		
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			according to our scholars, like an
exhibit of the salam, who is known
		
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			as Fulton Roma, and he wants Chad
to be the great Ordos in Colorado
		
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			called Maasai and Maqasid. These
scholars say the Sharia is the
		
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			sole purpose of the Sharia is to
enhance human wellness. Masala
		
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			hula bod. How does Sharia do that?
By enabling human beings to
		
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			realize what is good and
beneficial, and helping them to
		
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			guard against that which is
harmful, that which is destructive
		
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			for them in this life and the next
life? So Sharia caters to the
		
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			ultimate Felicity and happiness of
human beings. Therefore, removing
		
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			harm.
		
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			Removing the pain and suffering is
one of the objectives of the
		
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			Sharia. I does it either by
preventing the harm before it
		
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			occurs, or by removing it whenever
or wherever it occurs.
		
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			Now, coming to the question, where
did we get this rule that says is
		
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			this an invasion of jurists?
		
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			Based on their opinions? No.
		
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			On this is grounded in the form
sources,
		
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			the basic sources of Islam which
is the Quran and the Sunnah of the
		
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			Prophet, so Laos,
		
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			while speaking of the words Allah
says, way that Aleppo Nyssa barang
		
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			La Jolla, Hoonah pharmacy Cohoon
Remy Ma Ruth. Oh sorry, who who
		
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			not be my roof? Welcome suku who
number r&d Tata do Omonia falda
		
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			Rika Sokka does Allah Manasa
		
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			when you divorce women and they
have reached the term,
		
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			either retain them amicably or
release them amicably, but do not
		
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			retain them to hurt them and
commit aggression, or when you
		
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			fall galica facula Minh of so
whoever resource to harm
		
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			you or resource to harm in order
to force women in order to oppress
		
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			them, Taka development of so he's
robbing his own soul. In another
		
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			place. Allah says the same, you
know, it's the context of divorce
		
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			as kin Oh no, I'm in Hazel second,
when would you do come? Willa to
		
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			La Runa. Literally, you're calling
him now. Allow them to let them
		
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			live, where you live according to
your means, and do not harass
		
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			them, to force them out to make
things difficult for them and then
		
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			force them out of the house.
		
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			In another praise coming to the
came again divorce involving
		
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			children,
		
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			not to Lara valley that to me,
what are the what are my who don't
		
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			know who we already know mother
shall be harmed on account of her
		
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			child, and no father shall be
harmed on record of his child.
		
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			Now coming to the traditions of
the Prophet, we are only
		
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			mentioning one of them. There are
other examples where the Prophet
		
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			salallahu Alaihe Salam has
implemented this rule. The Prophet
		
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			salallahu Alaihe Salam said, Now
Laura, what are the law.
		
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			So, some scholars prefer to use
this wording to indicate this rule
		
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			the golden rule, there shall be no
inflict of harm or reciprocating
		
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			harm, but harm is not allowed.
		
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			Now, coming to the applications of
this car EDA this rule
		
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			first of all, there are two
aspects to this rule number one is
		
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			one must never harm himself or
others law Lara using of example
		
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			is if using water is deemed
harmful for one's
		
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			health, aggressive aggravating
sickness and the physician advises
		
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			against the use of water, then one
should not use water, and instead
		
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			he should resort to thermo he or
she should make to move.
		
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			Now, another thing is
		
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			one must not harm others. Now
there are a lot, Laura, another
		
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			aspect of it is one must not harm
others.
		
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			One I don't believe is to open a
gutter from one's house so that
		
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			water flows to the pathway of the
people. This is not allowed. This
		
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			is a larger
		
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			and bigger role in the party of
the people.
		
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			When they fall into that way
		
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			of doing something or prevent air
by you know, creating a big screen
		
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			that prevents you know, air
passage to the other day
		
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			neighbor's home. All of these
things are using a vinyl cooler
		
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			and peep into the inside of
somebody's the neighbor's house or
		
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			have these in water and is don't
be it will not be tolerated in
		
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			Islam.
		
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			Another example is a seller cannot
sell a defective merchandise
		
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			without disclosing the defects.
		
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			Another example, very very
important.
		
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			People get married. It's important
with if the boy or girl has some
		
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			medical challenges a serious one,
a minor one is not included here
		
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			is serious medical challenge, then
it should be disclosed the
		
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			guardian or if the Guardian is not
involved. Of course, they
		
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			themselves should disclose it to
each other. Otherwise, it's
		
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			inflicting harm. Likewise Another
example is suppose there is a
		
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			village and somebody wants to move
into that village a new comer.
		
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			They haven't Alright,
		
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			to stop him
		
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			because saying that we don't want
to talk with him as our neighbor,
		
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			no, this is inflicting harm. Now,
Laura
		
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			another law what other are means,
as for reciprocating harm with
		
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			harm,
		
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			if somebody hurts another person
and that person is not allowed to
		
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			reciprocate the same
		
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			he is allowed or to seek justice
to the proper channels. And
		
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			example is somebody breaks into a
car, you're not allowed to break
		
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			into his car or into his house, if
you break into your house are not
		
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			allowed to break into his house.
You are allowed to go to the court
		
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			and seek justice, reciprocating
harm with how will make the
		
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			situation worse.
		
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			We are not allowed to take the law
into our hands. There is no room
		
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			in Islam for something called
street justice. People you know
		
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			take the law into their hands and
inflict punishment or the
		
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			aggressor.
		
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			Subsidy subsidiary rules, there
are many rules subsidiary rules
		
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			from this grand Maxim Parida. We
mentioned only a few of them, a
		
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			lot are all uniform other in card
harm should be prevented as much
		
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			as possible.
		
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			An example is a farmer leases a
piece of land
		
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			to grow to farm,
		
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			and the term of the lease expired
before he could harvest his crops.
		
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			The law is Islamic law demands
that the law will remain in the
		
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			hands
		
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			of the lessee
		
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			until he could harvest the crops.
But of course he need to pay
		
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			something to compensate for the
lessor for whatever
		
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			for his loss. He could have
rendered to somebody else. So he's
		
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			losing something so we need to
compensate for it. We need to
		
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			compensate for it. But the land
will remain in his hands until the
		
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			harvest is complete. And under the
rules, subsidiary rules, a lot of
		
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			Rula users will be Laura. One harm
should not be repelled by another
		
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			hub removed by another hub. If
somebody someone opens a store in
		
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			a small in a more shopping bar,
luring the customers he has a
		
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			better way of exhibiting or
whatever he uses some legitimate
		
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			means to get more customers. Can
the other shop owners who is
		
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			losing their sales because of this
intruder, are they allowed to stop
		
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			him no. Because harm should not be
removed by another arm.
		
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			Tom Marula or hustle read of the
Hillary law
		
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			personnel law
		
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			should be tolerated to prevent the
public harm.
		
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			An example is an ill trained
physician must be stopped or
		
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			someone a fake physician must be
stopped, like a fake Mufti should
		
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			be stopped. Somebody ill trained
		
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			because to protect the public
good.
		
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			Likewise, government can fix the
prices. If you know the Boehner
		
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			polarisers
		
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			you know, they want to increase
the price and the public is hurt.
		
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			So government can step in to fix
the prices. In order to safeguard
		
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			the public interest number for you
tomorrow I have full rein what or
		
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			you can work like this. The Himuro
a hustler reign in the lobby
		
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			HIPAA, a lesser harm is tolerated
to prevent a greater harm.
		
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			A person with a wound should not
make prostration if it causes
		
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			bleeding, instead, you should make
gestures.
		
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			Based on this ruling, we can also
infer you know we have this
		
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			situation in North America. We are
in a non Muslim majority million
		
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			Muslims are minorities. And
oftentimes the opportunities for
		
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			women to get education to
socialize is only the most because
		
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			wherever they go, is a different
milieu altogether. So here is the
		
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			situation.
		
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			And women who are while
menstruating
		
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			Are they allowed to attend the
mosque?
		
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			The ruling is yes they can,
because based on this carry the,
		
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			that your Tammela have full array
down, you know the lesser of the
		
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			two evils should be tolerated. To
prevent the greater harm, the
		
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			greater harm is if we stop them if
we prevent them from coming to the
		
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			masjid, we are depriving them of
their opportunities or low madrasa
		
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			mother at the school. Women are an
essential the other part is we are
		
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			two parts, men and women and we
must be partners in this struggle
		
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			to realize good in this life, so
we cannot deprive them of their
		
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			opportunities for education,
socialization, so it's allowed for
		
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			them to attend. Of course, they
have to take all the precautions
		
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			so that to prevent soiling of the
mosque.
		
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			Another rule is that all Mufasa
the owl in general, as far as
		
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			working evils or harms have
priority, or what presumed benefit
		
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			achieving pressure. Allah's one
author says this is a very, very
		
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			important concept. Muslims are
living with other religious called
		
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			Christians and Hindus and
Buddhists and others. Are we
		
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			allowed to make fun of other
religious religions are people
		
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			practicing other religion
practices know Islam does not
		
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			allow us to do that last one. Oh,
Teresa Walter. So buleria, the
		
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			Ottoman doula for some biller who
on the way, do not more Koskoff
		
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			those who call upon the 80s other
than God, less the more Koskoff
		
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			Allah out of ignorance. So, we
want to prevent the greater harm,
		
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			even though they may be perceived
benefit to promote Islam, but we
		
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			cannot do that by putting down
others scoffing others, insulting
		
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			others, or depicting others and
just they do the they make a
		
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			caricature of the Prophet
sallallahu they call it you know,
		
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			freedom, this is not freedom to
prevent greater harm, this kind of
		
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			practices, Muslims cannot
reciprocate this by making a
		
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			caricature of other religions or
other symbols or whatever. Now the
		
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			biller This is not allowed in
Islam, because we are governed by
		
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			this wonderful Sharia, which is
intended solely to bring benefit
		
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			for humanity, ultimate benefit,
happiness and Felicity in the goal
		
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			of the Sharia. May Allah subhanaw
taala blesses to understand the
		
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			wisdom and the rationale and the
consistency and coherence of this
		
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			divine laws and to understand it,
so that we can practice it and
		
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			make constitution condition better
and better every acquittal call
		
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			the Hydra one stuff we would like
to welcome was Salam alaykum
		
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			Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh