Massoud Vahedi

قاعدة مهمة للمنتقِدْ: ليس جميعُ ما كتبنا نعتقدْ أصلٌ أفادهُ الإمامُ الخيضِري وأعمِلنْ قرينةً إنْ تحضرِ الصورة من قناة فوائد الديوانين: https://t.me/arrewayahalthkafh/3976

"The concept of maṣlaḥah mentioned in foundations of jurisprudence (uṣūl al-fiqh) appears at first glance to be similar to the concepts of “interests”, “welfare”, and “utility” that philosophers study in ethics. Perhaps the greatest similarity is when moral philosophers write about Utilitarianism and other forms of consequentialism. This similarity, however, is skin deep. The basic tenet of consequentialism is that the moral status of an act is determined solely upon its consequences—not something intrinsic to the action or the circumstances wherein it occurs. This tenet is not compatible with maṣlaḥaḥ. One of the reasons for this is that religion is the authoritative source for knowing maṣlaḥah and mafsadah—not rationalism, or trial and error. While human reason and experience can identify some things as seemingly good and others as seemingly bad, reason and experience alone often result in disagreement about the status of an individual action. Trial and error are limited to matters of this life; neither it nor rationalism can tell us anything specific about an action’s goodness or badness in the Afterlife. Trial and error are good at determining what pleases us in this life—not what pleases Allah in this life or the Afterlife. Revelation, then, is the authoritative source for knowing which of the things we deem a maṣlaḥah or mafsadah are truly of significance to Islamic legal rulings." - Sh. Musa Furber, "Islamic Frameworks for Decision Making"

Mufti Taqi Uthmani's critical or skeptical view on cryptocurrency is nothing new, and has been expressed by other scholars as well. Here is Dr. Muhammad Shehata's conclusion on cryptocurrency, where he similarly argues that it does not fulfill the criteria required to qualify as wealth.

Shaykh 'Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah advised against using excessive honorifics. When a student addressed him with lofty titles in a letter, he replied that he should instead simply write "al-Ustādh al-Mudarris" ("proficient and instructor"). He explained that ustādh means someone skilled in a field, and adding mudarris clarified that he meant a teacher, reflecting his preference for humility over exalted titles.

Post: "Mufti Taqi Usmani says cryptocurrencies are impermissible." Bitcoin Bros in the comments:

Modernism: There is an existing reality. Nothing exists except what is perceptible by the senses. Human experience is the source of knowledge. Religion is a human invention that has evolved over time. Truth comes from outside yourself. Truth is found in the material realm, not in religion. Postmodernism: Something exists if you regard it as existing. Truth is relative. Truth does not exist. You are the source of truth. Truth is subjective. What is right is whatever you see as right. Truth springs from within yourself. Divinity is an unnecessary idea. There is no God. The New Age Movement: What exists is energy. You are unlimited energy. You are spirit. You are everything. We are all God!

Shaykh al-Islam Daniel Haqiqatjou was asked: "What is your usul in law?" Shaykh al-Islam said: "When the words of the Deobandi scholars and the virtuous A'immah from the Emirate of Afghanistan reach me, I follow them and do qiyas upon them. When the words of the Compassionate Imams reach me, I postpone judgement or do istihsan upon them. And istihsan is nine-tenths of the law in America." - Rasa'il Shaykh al-Islam Daniel Haqiqatjou

A mufti may not always be able to fully explain the reasoning behind a particular ruling. This is reflected in the fiqh literature, particularly in the genre of tafriq al-ahkam, which is closely connected to istihsan. In many cases, istihsan operates more as an intuitive juristic faculty possessed by the mufti than as a line of reasoning that can be completely articulated. As a result, two cases may appear identical to most people, yet the mufti may perceive subtle distinctions that justify treating them differently. Those distinctions are real, even if the mufti cannot fully express them in words or systematically lay out the reasoning behind them.

Lily Jay giving her fake AI-generated "charity" organization a fake AI-generated award.

"...ومن تأمل حاشية العلامة أحمد شاكر (على مسند الإمام أحمد) اتضح لـه منها تساهله في التصحيح لكثير من الأسانيد التي فيها بعض الضعفاء؛ كابن لهيعة، وعلي بن زيد بن جدعان، وأمثالهما. والله يغفر لـه، ويشكر لـه سعيه، ويتجاوز له عما زل به قلمه أو أخطأ فيه اجتهاده، إنه سميع قريب." - الشيخ محمد زياد التكلة

If you want to know who has invested in cryptocurrency, just share a fatwa declaring it impermissible and wait for all the harsh comments and criticisms to pour in! 🙂

“According to research and opinion of experts so far, cryptocurrency is not considered ‘maal’ (wealth) in Sharia. Instead, it is merely the recording of fictitious numbers in an account, whether in the form of USDT or other crypto tokens,” it stated. As cryptocurrency was not recognised as wealth, the fatwa maintained that the buyer did not technically become the owner of those books through such transactions. “Therefore, it is not permissible for you to use them or sell them to others. Instead, it is mandatory upon you to return these books to the person from whom you purchased them,” the fatwa added.

Looks like I need to start behaving on Instagram now....

Is it written as Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib or Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab? Shaykh 'Ali ibn Salih al-Marri said that both readings are correct and can be used, but what is more common and the more accurate pronunciation is al-Musayyab. The Shaykh said that al-Musayyab is how his teachers would pronounce it, and this is the way that many past scholars read it. 'Ali ibn al-Madini held the view that it was to be read as al-Musayyib. Both views, thus, have precedent.

Academic Hater forgot to add the ī in Ghazālī. May Allāh forgive him.

This is what happens when an ostensibly Islamic government bans any type of knowledge on the grounds that it is "secular" or "foreign." By the time the harm is done, it is often too late to reverse course.