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Look here, mods stating we shouldn't discuss certain issues - Yet when someone does - but to a salafi point - its never deleted - infact somtimes just locked so it can't be refuted...
This forum is wanting people to follow 1 angled opinions - Listen, this isnt my opinion - its the fact of the forum.
That's rather unusual to not have been closed/deleted. It's a good thread i'm reading through it now. Those are the threads we hear balance of diffrent views, just like a debate where both parties present there arguments and it's upto the audience to make their minds up.
Firstly, let us understand that this forum does not affliate with any sect, group or ideology. We should not use labels to divide us. We are all Muslims, and we follow Islam as it was revealed in the Qur'an by Allah, explained in the Sunnah by the Prophet Muhammad صلّى الله عليه و سلم and as it was understood by the companions and the early Muslims.
What we should also remember is that nobody on this board is a scholar or a shaykh, and that many of us are simply lay people who have little knowledge about Islam. This is why prolonged threads arguing over fatwas and details of Islamic law are closed - because nobody is qualified to answer such questions.
In cases where there are differences of opinion among the scholars, the audience cannot simply "make their own mind up" by posting fatwas and using their own reasoning because we do not have the knowledge to evaluate different evidences and distinguish between the authentic and the weak, and we cannot place our limited understanding over that of the scholars. If we look at the advice of Sheikh Saalih Al-Munajjid (who is quoting other scholars):
If the Muslim has enough knowledge to enable him to compare the views of the scholars based on the evidence and to decide which is more likely to be correct, and he can tell what is more correct and more likely to be correct, then he must do that, because Allaah has commanded us to refer disputed matters to the Qur’aan and Sunnah, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“(And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allaah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allaah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination” [al-Nisa’ 4:59]
So he should refer the disputed matter to the Qur’aan and Sunnah, and whatever appears to him to be more correct, based on the evidence, is what he should follow, because what is obligatory is to follow the evidence, and he may refer to the words of the scholars to help him understand the evidence.
But if the Muslim does not have sufficient knowledge to enable him to decide which of the scholarly opinions is more likely to be correct, then he should ask the people of knowledge whose knowledge and religious commitment he trusts and then follow the advice or fatwas they give. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“So ask the people of the Reminder if you do not know” [al-Anbiya’ 21:43]
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If their opinions differ, then he should follow the one who is most trustworthy and most knowledgeable. This is like when a person falls sick – may Allaah give us all good health – and he looks for the most trustworthy and knowledgeable doctor so that he can go to him, because he is most likely to give him the right treatment than anyone else. It is more important to be on the safe side in religious matters than in worldly ones.
It is not permissible for the Muslim to follow whatever scholarly opinion suits his desires if it goes against the evidence, or to seek fatwas from those who he thinks are going to be lenient in their fatwas.
Rather he has to be on the safe side when it comes to his religion, and ask the scholars who have the most knowledge and are most fearing of Allaah.
It has also been advised that a person should not speak about things of which he has no knowledge, and if he does not know something, he should say,
“Allaah knows best". He should also avoid speaking about topics he is unsure of, and should stick to things he is certain about.
To those who are advocating Private communication between complainaint and MOD: It does not work, In private some of them get worse.
If you have had a bad experience speaking to a staff member in private, then you should contact a more senior member to deal with the situation and I am sure they would be more than willing to resolve any problems. Private communication
does work, and it has worked many times before.
As I have said in my initial post, the reason my post was detailed was because a simple yes or no answer would have been deleted as per forum rules by one of the educated staff for being a guess or being made without Islamic knowledge or reference. But when one gives detailed answer those of no knowledge who don't understand it, delete it as off topic.
It is quite possible that staff misjudge posts and make mistakes; nobody is denying that. If ever someone feels they were entitled to post something, all they have to do is ask the staff member to reconsider and explain your view.
We have to also bear in mind that sometimes staff take an action based on multiple reasons, but these cannot be accurately explained in one line in an automated message, as we have already mentioned before.
Last of all, we must all remember that we are Muslims and our goal is to please Allaah (swt). We should try to avoid getting into conflict and causing anything that might divide people or create rifts; we have been taught to be forgiving and understanding towards our brothers and that we should make excuses for them. Let's try to act on this and leave things that will not benefit us Insha'Allaah.
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