Sajid Ahmed Umar – Why is that Masjid still open

			Salam aleikum unprecedented to Pamela a term that you and I have become well acquainted with in
recent times because we are living through unprecedented times brothers and sisters in Islam we have
planes grounded we have airports shut borders closed. Schools have seized the children at home we
have currencies and shares. In deep dive we have 1000s getting sick daily hundreds being buried
daily. You know, job security is at an all time low. No one knows what the future will hold all
because of an army from the armies of Allah subhanho wa Taala creating havoc across the globe will
Alamo Judah Rob Baker Illa who knows and knows of the armies of Allah subhanho wa Taala except Allah
		

			subhanho wa Taala because of this virus, the Coronavirus we have the carbon protected and blocked
off. And recently brothers and sisters in Islam we have many massages across the face of the earth,
having its doors closed, learn how to lower forward a little bit less. Learn how to elaborate
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			you know the point of many of your messages and the reason for this particular video I want to talk
about this about the massages being closed in light of your correspondences and and, you know,
messages no doubt brothers and sisters in Islam. The believers are attached to the massage then when
the massage it can no longer look after the needs of the believers in terms of the congregational
prayer and more importantly the Juma prayer, which should be done in congregation in the massage. No
doubt, it is understandable why the woman feels the pain that it feels and inshallah This is a sign
of event. Now brothers and sisters in Islam. You know, I am not going to share my view about a
		

			specific a specific mustard closure or a specific machine that is refused to close in this
particular video. And I've said it before and I will say it again, these are matters of
jurisdiction. They are Judas dictum meaning phip Islamic that prevents me from weighing in on a
particular decision and to share my view whether I agree with it or not of an Imam or a board of a
particular machine in a particular place. Because my view is irrelevant. Right? its jurisdiction,
the relevant view is the view of the local, responsible, knowledgeable Islamic scholarship right?
There view is the view that is important. And me sharing my view goes against fifth and quite
		

			frankly, it would only be a cause of drama, which the carrier does not want us to create. In fact, I
could be sinful if I was a means of creating unnecessary drama. So this is the first point brothers
and sisters in Islam to those who are asking my view isn't important. But moving on in terms of
weighing in with regard to the overall discussion, those who are pro and those who are against we
must understand brothers and sisters in Islam, that both parties right both parties agree that from
the objectives of the Sharia is the preservation of life. Both parties agree that you know if we
have a circumstance where something good can be done, but by doing that good, a greater harm is
		

			going to come to be then Islam tells us not to do that could leave that good to avert harm. Because
the Sharia, you know has a higher precedence when it comes to averting harm than it has when it
comes to attaining good, if that good will lead to a greater harm becoming an outcome. Both parties
agree that if there's two harmful matters at your disposal, you have no other choice between doing
this which is harmful and that which is harmful, then you should you should do the lesser harm so
that you can avert the greater harm. Both parties agree to this brothers and sisters in Islam. Both
parties agree that Allah subhanho wa Taala has gifted the home of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi
		

			wasallam a unique gift and that is the gift of the entire Earth being pure and a place of prayer.
There are exceptions of course we try and the books are flip and this is not our place to discuss
those exceptions but in general Allah has made the entire earth for us a place of prayer is purified
it and made it a place of prayer for us and this is specific to the Ummah of Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wasallam both parties, brothers and sisters in Islam, they agree that closing the machine is
no big matter. Right? Rather, it is a major massive catastrophic matter. Right? I want to put it
this way and I put it this way deliberately. No one is belittling this brothers and sisters in Islam
		

			and I highlight this because in the correspondences that are going around many are sort of losing
trust in the Islamic scholarship and losing. You know, I would say to an extent losing respect with
the local imams or the local trustees
		

			And this shouldn't happen brothers and sisters in Islam. We shouldn't allow a man to help the
Coronavirus in its endeavor, you know, of creating havoc across the globe, we need the mercy of
Allah subhanho wa Taala. to, to get out of this difficult time that we are in the last thing we want
is to do that which blocks the mercy of Allah subhanho wa Taala from reaching us, and that is by
this uniting and disrespecting our scholars and speaking about them in, in what we've used the word
unprecedented. So let's say it in unprecedented ways, brothers and sisters in Islam, we shouldn't do
this, we should understand that this matter of keeping the masjid open. And keeping the masjid
		

			closed is a matter of you know, religious reasoning, personal Islamic reasoning, those who are last
panel who Allah has blessed with the ability to look into the laws of Islam and the evidence of
Islam and understand the implications and so on and so forth. They sit with these matters in light
of real time data and understanding, you know, the reality on the ground. And accordingly, decisions
are made, that somebody might say, Chef, if this is the reality, then why do we have some massages
open and some masajid closed and some scholars are writing on Twitter, and we understand from what
they're writing on Twitter that they're speaking against the other scholar and so on and so forth.
		

			Brothers and sisters in Islam, they agreed to all the things that I mentioned, that the disagreement
comes with regards to the micro measures that govern these values that I've shared, right, what
constitutes a greater harm, what constitutes a minor, a minor harm, what constitutes a harm that
will come about because of a benefit. This, you know, it is these areas, brothers and sisters in
Islam, these areas of contention were naturally difference of opinion will happen because Allah
subhanho wa Taala has created us with unique minds with unique personalities. Sometimes when you
look at a meta, and you try to apply the Sharia, you might see it as a gray matter, and someone else
		

			will look at that matter and see it as a black matter or a white matter. I don't understand why you
see it as a gray matter. So these are from the matters where differences of opinion will come in
with nobody aiming to belittle Islam to belittle the massage it to disrespect the Sharia to, you
know, to do wrong to the communities. Absolutely not brothers and sisters in Islam, it's just a
matter of human nature. And I highlight this so that we maintain respect with the scholars who say,
keep the massages open and with the scholars who say, closed the massage. Okay, so brothers and
sisters in Islam, this is where we are at. Now, what is your situation? Some have said, You know, I
		

			haven't mentioned that it's open, I've mentioned that is closed, and I'm looking at the different
discussions between the scholars, and they seem like you know, they can't agree and and so on and so
forth. So you know, why should the masjid from the outset the mesh to do something open in the
machine? Is something accessible to the community? Why don't we just go to the machine? How should
we make our decision? Now in addressing this, and this is the main thrust of this particular video,
in addressing this brothers and sisters in Islam? What should you do?
		

			The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said in matters like this is the callback, you should you
should ask your heart, the heart of a believer guides. But it shouldn't be in a way you're asking
your heart and your heart is guiding you without checks and balances. And in terms of the checks and
balances, then the scholars have to superficially highlight a way for the masses to look at the
religious responsibilities in light of scholars that you know, have different with regards to a
matter. And they say that when they are two views followed the view of the scholar that is known to
be more knowledgeable. And if both scholars are at the same level of knowledge, then follow the view
		

			of the scholar that is known to be more righteous and more pious. And if both scholars are at the
same level of piety, then follow the view of the scholar that matches the view of the majority of
the scholars in the lead. Okay, so there's a three step approach to follow the most knowledgeable if
the both knowledgeable follow the most pious if they're both both pious and follow the view of the
one whose view matches the view of the majority,
		

			you know, in, in the land that you're in, so here we have clear guidelines of how to go about it.
But understand and understand why brothers and sisters in Islam that both scholars agree those who
say, keep the massage open and those who say keep the massage it closed. They both agree that if you
pray your Salah at home, right, and if you pray to her at home instead of Juma, then you are not
sinful. They both agree to this brothers and sisters in Islam in light of the circumstances
situation we are in no doubt we live at a time of Rojas at a time of concessions. So both agree that
if you pray the whole instead of Juma you won't be sinful. And both agree that if you pray by
		

			yourself at home, instead of bringing congregation you won't be sinful. Right? So they agree on much
more than they disagree on and this is where the focus should be with regards to you as an
individual Muslim in your community, and in light of this difference of opinion that
		

			has come about with regards to this particular matter. So
		

			you know, if you pray at home you're not sinful if you pray to her instead of Juma because you you
know you fear you won't be sinful and there's no need for you to feel guilty that I prevailed but
that massage, pray Juma, for example, because the Sharia allows you to pray at home, if you fear not
just for your for your health, but even if you fear for your wealth that if I go I will lose my
wealth. The sheriff says don't go pray, Lord gives you it relaxes the laws to facilitate your human
nature, right. And it's from the nature of the human beings to have fear. Yes, the levels of fear
are different, but I just want to highlight for each and every one listening away for our brothers
		

			and sisters in Islam. Just one last thing because you spoke about feeling guilty and so on and so
forth. Understand that the scholars also agree because this precedent comes from the Prophet
salallahu alayhi wasallam that a person who regularly prayed the Salah in the masjid, if we are
prevented from bringing the Salah in the masjid due to circumstances, abnormal circumstances,
unprecedented circumstances, then they will get the same rewards, they will get the same rewards,
they will get the same rewards as they used to when they prayed in the masjid. When they pray Juma
and the Messianic congregation, and when they pray the congregational prayers together in the
		

			masjid, they will get the same rewards as they used to because right now, it's not that they don't
want to be there but rather they've been prevented from being there. So I pray this resonates well
with each and every one of us.