Faraz Rabbani – Weekly Q&A Are the Answers on SeekersGuidance Considered Fatwa

Faraz Rabbani
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The speaker discusses the use of " fatwa" in various contexts, including official rulings, statements of opinion, and interviews. They clarify that " fatwa" refers to a religious question and that it is not a matter of whether or not a person needs insurance to start a Halal company. The speaker emphasizes the importance of providing reliable religious answers to avoid confusion.
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Are the answers here on seekers guidance

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or is a something different? Is used to

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refer to various different things. It can be

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an official verdict.

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Right?

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Or it can be there's a can be

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something

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official.

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It can a

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you know, from a government you know, from

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official body, it can be an official statement.

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Legally, a

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could be a new verdict on a new

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on on a new matter. So it has

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a range of usages.

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Or the very general usage of the term

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fatwa

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is as

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defined in the important contemporary work

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by Mufti Taqi Usmani.

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He defines

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It is an answer to a religious question.

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So what we provide at seekers guidance are

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reliable religious answers

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answered by people who are,

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who have the requisite

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training,

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in those areas, and

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reviewed and approved

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by

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those who have the requisite training and who

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are recognized

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to have expertise in this matter.

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Guide and forgive

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us all.

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The term fatwa has at least 3 major

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usages as we mentioned.

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Right? So we avoid that not to cause

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confusion or

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or to fall into other things that we're

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not necessarily in agreement with.

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There's a question about if I needed if

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if one need some insurance

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to start a Halal company, it's best to

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ask specifically about the specific situation.

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