HALAL AND HARAM (lawful and unlawful things) (Source: Ihya-Ulum-Id-Din by
Imam Ghazzali (r.a.) Revival of Religious Learnings-
English Translation by Fazlul Karim Publisher Darul-Ishaat Karachi Pakistan)
Rasulullah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said : It is compulsory on every
Muslim to seek lawful earnings. He termed this compulsory subject as a thing of
wisdom for a wise man out of other compulsory things. Lawful things are clear
and unlawful things are also clear. between these two , there are doubtful
things which are not clear and difficult to know. All things are limited within
these three things. MERITS OF LAWFUL EARNINGS AND CONDEMNATION OF UNLAWFUL
In Holy Quran Allah says:
Eat of the good things and do good deeds- 2:168.
Allah ordered for eating good things before doing good deeds. The object of
this order is eating of lawful things.
Don't eat properties of one another unjustly-2:188.
O believers, fear Allah and give up what remains of interest (usury) if you
are believes-2.278.
If you do not do it, then be prepared to fight with Allah and His
Prophet-2:289.
Then He says : If you repent, then for you is the capital. Then He said:
Those who turn away from that are the inmates of Hell. They will abide therein.
At first, eating of interest (usury) , then call for fight with Allah and His
Apostle and last of all residing in Hell have been mentioned. There are
innumerable verses regarding lawful and unlawful things.
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