A Mufti presenting the Urdu booklet, Rooyat -e-Hilaal of Mufti Muh a m m a d S h a f i (Rahm atullah alayh), argues that since the condition of Jamm G

Answer

The Urdu booklet, Rooyat-e -Hilaal, is wellknown to us. Alhamdulillah, we are aware of qubooliyat the ahkaam and masaa-il explained in the booklet. But every word in the booklet is not necessarily applicable to our context. There are circumstances which have to be taken into account, and decisions have to be made on the basis of the Ahaadith and the principles formulated by the Fuqaha. Our Taqleed is not of the jumood (fossilized) kind. Those with fossilized brains while themselves are lax on the Sunnah, adopt jumood on Fiqhi masaa-il when it suits their nafs. The mufti is of this kind. He is another moron 'mufti' which the Fuqaha describe as mufti maajin.

Insha-Allah, when time permits and if Allah Ta'ala grants us the taufeeq, we shall elaborate in greater detail on this issue.