The Muslim's Piety and Self Restraint
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The Muslim's Piety and Self Restraint
From an-Nu'maan ibn Basheer (radiyallaahu 'anhu) who said that I heard
Allaah's Messenger (salallaahu 'alaihi wa'sallam) say:
That which
is lawful is clear, and that which is forbidden is clear, and between them
are doubtful matters about which many of the people have no knowledge. So
whoever avoids doubtful matters saves his Religion and his honour, and
whoever falls into doubtful matters falls into what is forbidden. Just
like a shepherd who grazes (his sheep) near to a private pasture (of
another), he will soon stray on to it. Indeed for every king there is a
private preserve. Indeed the preserve of Allaah are those things which He
has forbidden. Indeed there is a piece of flesh in the body which if it is
good, then the whole body is good, but if it is corrupt then the whole
body is corrupt. Indeed it is the heart. 25] |
So the Muslim with regard to whatever situation arises in his life will have
to face each of them with one of the following three stances:
Completely
refraining from it: That is with regards to that which is doubtful Accepting
without constraint: That is with regard to which is clearly permissible
To abstain from it: This is with regards to things which are not clearly
permissible nor clearly forbidden. If the last stance indicates something it is
an indication of a Muslim's piety and fear of falling into that which is
forbidden and of entering into something evil.
The Muslim therefore
abstains from it, and distances himself from it in order to please Allaah and to
ensure that His commands are followed. It is not to be said, as some people say:
'That is not forbidden, so do it.' No, since it is not permissible to do
everything other than which has been forbidden. So those things which are
doubtful matters are closer to that which is forbidden, as occurs in the hadeeth
itself: 'Whoever falls into the doubtful matters falls into what is
forbidden....' So this fear and piety confirms that:
The Muslim is
Honest and Truthful in All His Affairs
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