| 29- Denial of the Fatwa on the permissibility of wearing a cross attributed to the respected Sheikh Dear brother, professor Muhammad ibn Sa`d Al-Shuway`ir As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)Praise be to Allah (Exalted and Glorified be He) Who made it possible for this nation and those who care for its individuals to give them a helping hand whenever they need help. Allah knows how particularly pleased I am when I find those who concern themselves with my letters and especially in this time when good people are too few save those on whom Allah has mercy.I sent you, dear professor Muhammad, several letters at various times and you asked in these letters for Al-Buhooth Al-Islamiyyah Magazine and some books. Also, I had some questions which you graciously answered satisfactorily and I | | (Part No. 28; Page No. 241) | |
and my friends were very pleased by this.I now have an inquiry about a highly debatable matter which caused great disagreement and discord among our friends and brothers. It is that we received a cassette tape that included some questions posed to the respected Sheikh, `Abdul-`Aziz ibn Baz may Allah preserve him! One of these questions was raised by an Egyptian brother about the Islamic ruling on wearing a cross. The Shaykh answered him that this is permissible, which caused a tremendous uproar among us, yet I could not believe it due to its obvious eccentricity. I tried to defend the Shaykh but this was not helpful for it was the voice of the Shaykh, may Allah safeguard him! Al-Qady `Iyad related in the book entitled "Al-Shifa" the Ijma` (consensus of scholars) on the Kufr (disbelief) of the person who wears a cross.Please clarify the facts of this matter as there is a great number of Muslim youth waiting for your explanation to this due to your closeness to the Shaykh. It would be good if the Shaykh replied to our inquiry himself.I must inform you that the status of the Shaykh was badly affected after listening to the tape and particularly with some wicked persons who used it to defame the Shaykh and disparage him. | | (Part No. 28; Page No. 242) | |
We hope that you will pursue this which will be a great reward for you, in sha’a-Allah (if Allah wills), as well as discouragement for people of ill souls. May Allah grant you success and help you in what is good for this community! As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)The sender is a brother from Jordan - Irbid I read this letter to the Shaykh (may Allah be merciful to him) so he said: "Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajiun (We belong to Allah and to Him we are returning), 'La hawla wa-la quwwata illa billah (There is neither might nor power except with Allah), Hasbuna Allah wa Ni`ma Al-Wakil (Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)), then he dictated this answer which then was sent to the questioner.From `Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz to the honorable brother, may Allah guide him to what pleases Him and keep him steadfast upon His Religion! As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)I read your letter dated 14, Rabi` Al-Awwal, 1417 A.H., directed to Professor Muhammad ibn Sa`d Al-Shuway`ir concerning the cassette tape attributed to me which included a question about the ruling on wearing crosses and that I gave a Fatwa of the permissibility of this.I would like to inform you that this was not said by me and it is false | | (Part No. 28; Page No. 243) | |
and groundless, may Allah punish those who fabricated it with what they deserve. In fact, this is not the first of its kind with regard to me and other scholars as there were many alike such as what was published in Jordan a month ago in Al-Ra'y magazine which included that I maintained that if a woman goes out for work, she is an adulteress. I delivered a speech about twenty years ago entitled, " The ruling on women working alongside men" but they took from my words what corresponded to their evil desires and omitted other words. It was distributed in Al-Da`wah Al-Islamiyyah Center in Lahore, Pakistan the first edition, Rabi` Al-Thany 1399 A.H. (March 1979) and it is included in my book entitled "Compilation of Miscellaneous Fatwas and Essays" volume 1, pp. 422-432, issued in 1408 A.H. (1987) We published the article once again to refute the false claims of those people and we will send you a copy of it.I hope that you will provide us with a copy of the cassette tape in question to review it and do what is required. May Allah make us and you among those who cooperate on right, support Allah's Deen and restrain Bida`h (innovation in Islam) and evil desires! As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)Mufty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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