Posted by Contd... on 10/7/2004, 19:22:38, in reply to "The Shar'ee Stance on al-Qaradaawi" It comes from his making permissible what is known as prohibited by necessity in the religion of Allah: Like his permitting for a woman to sing in theatres and with the usage of music. 1. "The Committee permits the selling of alcohol and pork in the supermarkets that are owned by Muslims if there is a need to sell it, and the Committee states as a condition that those types of products are little in comparison to the general sales. 2. "The Committee declares it prohibited to sell alcohol in restaurants because it forms a large portion of the sales. 3. "The Committee permits the buying of homes, cars via banks and installments. 4. "The Committee permits the mixing of women and men in one place, like classes and lectures and the social gatherings, if done in accordance with the Shar'ee principles," and he considers the word 'free-mixing' to be new to Islaamic terminology. 5. "The Committee permits the eating of food that has little amount of prohibited ingredients, like pork and its fat, as long as it doesn't exceed 1%. 6. "The Committee stresses the importance of abiding by the laws of the country that one resides in. 7. "The Committee permits the participation in the local elections, as long as it benefits the Muslims". Due to these reasons and others, we say he has changed and replaced, permitted what Allah had prohibited, and fallen into the clear disbelief, and we do not see any obstacle from doing takfeer of him unless he repents openly and in address of the people, from all that has been mentioned of disbelief from this person, and is affirmed from him, and Allah knows best. This judgement that we have issued here concerning this man is not a result of hastiness, or from the understanding of the extremists in takfeer, but rather it is after long comprehension in the obstacles, causes and results of doing takfeer, and after a long patient silence, after which we began fearing sinning by keeping quiet, especially since the fitnah of this man has become wide-spread and popular, and many have begun asking questions concerning him, his positions, statements and fiqh. So we found that it is necessary to express the Shar'ee ruling concerning this man, that we see, although [we understand] that this ruling may not be pleasing to a particular people who know nothing but partisanship to the man and his personality. And Allah is our account-holder and is best to rely upon. If you ask: Why a public repentance? I say: Because his announced his disbelief, and said the word of disbelief to the people, therefore he must repent and explain his repentance to the people, so that we recant this takfeer of him, and holding him as an apostate, as Allah, the Most High says: "Except those who repent, and do good, and explained [their repentance], then those I will forgive and I am the forgiving, the merciful". As for your question regarding allowing love and closeness between Muslims regardless of these differences: I say: This is needed and obligatory but when the difference is of a legitimate nature. This type of difference should not destroy the love that should exist between two brothers. But if the difference is in the fundamentals and established principles, like Tawheed, the issues of Kufr and Eemaan, declaring Halaal the Haraam, or declaring Haraam the Halaal, from what is known by the necessity of faith, then this type of difference we cannot be silent about nor can love and respect remain to exist between the two opposing parties. So it is not like the first type of differences. Examples regarding this from the Sunnah and history of the Salaf are greater than being possibly gathered here in this answer.
When this statement was narrated to ash-Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen, he said, "This is apostasy," due to it incorporating mockery and the elevation of the creation over the Creator, "He must be asked to repent - to announce his repentance on the same pulpit that he made this disbelieving word of his - and if he doesn't repent, he is to be killed as an apostate." The Shaykh was correct in what he said, and this is what we say ourselves.
[His permiting] of some of the prohibited commercial transactions, as came in the bulletin published by the European Committee for Verdicts and Research, that is lead by al-Qaradaawi, and in it came a summary of the advices that they reached in their second meeting, that was held in Ireland:
I say: This is clear falsehood, where what is prohibited by Allah - by text and consensus - is permitted in unequivocal terms. They were all issued in the name of al-Qaradaawi, and with his signature and acceptance of it, and due to this, it has become commonplace in the European lands [to do the above], and there is no power or change except with Allah's help!
And Allah knows best.
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