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build on certainty when in doubt

Cited in 4 segments across 3 recordings · 2017 to 2019 · principle/principle:build-on-certainty

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18 Sep 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Why is everything permissible by default in Islamic law unless proven haram? By default everything is conclusively permissible, since Allah created everything on earth for us and what He was silent about is pardoned, and that certainty can only be removed by certainty, not by a hadith that remains probable. So Mufti Abu Layth does not declare music halal; Allah has, and the evidence against it falls short of overturning that. Lessonposition checkedeverything is permissible by default until proven otherwise (al-asl al-ibaha)ibaha (permissibility)Imam MalikMaliki school machine6 min 35 s30:08on YouTube
10 May 2018Ponderings on the Holy Quran Can a life be taken on the basis of a doubtful hadith? There is no verse and no conclusively established hadith for killing apostates, and a life, whose sanctity is conclusive, cannot be taken on isolated reports that carry doubt; defending it while demanding religious freedom in the West is a double standard. Lessonposition checkednazar (reasoned contemplation, in theology)BJPkhabar al-ahadqat'i (conclusive) machine5 min 17 s48:25on YouTube
2 Apr 2017video Five common types of mistakes in salah and how each is treated Verbal additions and lesser omissions need nothing; a missed major sunnah is repaired by sujud al-sahw before the salam, an added action or doubt by sujud al-sahw after it, and a missed obligation by cancellation. Lessonsujud al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness)build on certainty when in doubtcancellation (ilgha') of a defective rak'ah [?]sunnah machine5 min 18 s17:30on YouTube
2 Apr 2017video Demonstration of sujud al-sahw before and after the salam, and cancellation A missed major sunnah is repaired by two prostrations before the salam, an addition or doubt by two prostrations after it, and a forgotten obligation by cancelling the defective rak'ah and continuing. Behind an imam, follow the imam. Lessonsujud al-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness)cancellation (ilgha') of a defective rak'ah [?]build on certainty when in doubtImam Malik machine11 min 46 s22:48on YouTube