Question
The Mufti of Darul Ifta of Leicester, U.K. gave a fatwa saying that the dua, Radhiyallahu anhu, may be said for even a non-Sahaabi. Is he right?
Answer
He is wrong. The Darul Ifta of Leicester's mufti is shortsighted and lacks experience and sufficient expertise, hence he applied his personal opinion erroneously to the issue. The supplication Radhiyallahu anhu is regulated by Urf (custom). In our Urf it is used exclusively for the Sahaabah. Yes, it was used in the early ages of Islam for even the Taabi-een. But in our day this supplication should not be used for anyone other than a Sahaabi.
These new-breed muftis of today have no beneficial activity, hence they indulge in nonsensical issues which are of no practical value, and which only add to the terrible confusion in the Ummah caused by the liberal molvis who have drifted from the Sunnah. Yet there are numerous issues of suffering, fisq, fujoor, bid'ah and even kufr rampant in the Ummah. But they act like 'dumb shayaateen' regarding vital issues concerning the Imaan and Akhlaaq of the people.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 03
- PDF page
- 5
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