Question
My wife and I are newly married a few months ago. Her family is associated with a buzurg who has all the correct aqaaid regarding contemporary issues such as hurmat of digital tasaweer, Shar'i purdah, etc. My wife has been attending the buzurg's bayaans and writing to him for Islaah since childhood. After we got married, she expressed a desire to talk to the buzurg over the phone. My view was that there is no need for her to call him and that she is free to write to him for Islaah. I used to think this was the limit, especially since I'm aware of an Aalim-e-Haqq who does not permit females to message him directly on WhatsApp, and a phone call is even greater than a message. However, I have been much maligned for my view, especially since many of my own family and friends are associated with the same buzurg as well. When I asked for his advice regarding a different matter, he told me that there is no problem with my wife talking to him directly and that "all girls have been doing it." From a Shar'i perspective, is this view valid (that a woman should limit interactions with her Shaykh to writing and not have direct, „real-time‟ contact over a call, WhatsApp messages, etc.)? If this is the husband's preference, does the wife or her family have any reason to be upset?
Answer
The buzrug's view is corrupt and haraam. Your view is correct. It is not permissible for females to speak telephonically with their sheikh. Such verbal communication is a source of fitnah. It will become a snare of Iblees. The buzrug who loves speaking to girls dwells in selfdeception having been deceived by Iblees. His view is pure nafsaaniyat. He derives haraam pleasure from interacting with females telephonically.
A genuine sheikh should understand the wiles of women and the deceptions of the nafs. He should know that Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) designated females as Habaailush Shaitaan (Snares of Shaitaan). How can he feel so complacent and comfortable speaking to girls? The ‗islaahi' programme of sheikhs who are free with their female mureeds is a farce. Shaitaan and the nafs are in the forefront in this type of islaahi programme.
Those who are criticizing you for your 100% correct Shar'i view are in grievous error. Ignore their baseless criticism and do what the Shariah requires. Do not succumb to the baatil of this buzrug.
The effect of
Itaa-at (obedience)
The effect of obeying the Shariah is such a noor in the heart by which spiritual mysteries become unravelled. However, the intention underlying Itaaat should not be for understanding spiritual realities and mysteries. If this is the intention, nothing will be achieved. (Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi)
"SO-CALLED ULAMA"
"The cause for considerable harm for Muslims is the participation of so-called ulama. When even the ulama have slipped (into the dregs of baatil), then what can be said of others (of the laity)?"
(Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali
Thanvi)
It is because of the disastrous consequences to the Imaan of the ignorant and unwary Muslims caused by the so-called ‗ulama' - the scoundrel molvis and sheikhs - with their participation in the kufr interfaith religion, and their bootlicking embrace of the projects of the kuffaar governments that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had expressed greater fear for these villains than for even Dajjaal.
The scoundrels are concerned with only the boodle- millions of rands/dollars - which the kuffaar authorities dole out to them for promoting their evil plots and projects. They are bereft of Imaan. They are munaafiqeen of the worst kind.
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- The Majlis Vol 27 No 01
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- 13
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