What is the definition of a Faasiq and what is his status in the Shari?ah? The commission of which sins renders a person a Faasiq? |
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Who is a Faasiq and what is his Status in the Shari'ah?
Q: Imaan-54 : What is the definition of a Faasiq and what is his status in the Shari?ah? The commission of which sins renders a person a Faasiq?
Answer: A person who commits a major sin or who habitually commits a minor sin is called a Faasiq. The testimony of a Faasiq is not accepted. Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Shafee RAH. has written a detailed treatise on what the major and minor sins are in his book Gunaa be Lazzah. Refer to this book for more details. Some of the major sins include:
* Not performing salaah * Performing salaah before or after its time * Not paying zakaah * Stealing * Playing music * Exposeing the Satr in front of others (as is common on the beaches and at swimming pools) * Allowing the garments to fall below the ankles out os pride * Backbiting * Carrying tales * Giving false evidence * Taking false oaths * Usurping people's wealth * Taking interest on loans * Accepting bribes * Disobeying parents * Devouring the wealth of orphans * Severing family ties * Speaking ill of the Sahabah RADI. (as the Rawaafidh, Khawaarij and followers of Maududi do) * Speaking ill of and searching for the faults of Ulema and Huffaadh * Failure to enjoin good and forbid evil when able to do so * Gambling (practised in the name of lotteries nowadays) * Assisting another person in acts of sin or encouraging another to sin * For an Aalim not to practise on the knowledge he possesses * Peering into the homes of others * Entering another person's home without permission * Consuming alcohol * To mock at people's lineage * Dancing
As stated earlier, habitually committing minor sins will also render one a Faasiq. Some examples of minor sins are:
* Intentionally looking at non-Mahram women * Mocking at another Muslim, even though by signs or insinuations and even though the truth is spoken *Keeping the company of a Faasiq *Taking impurities into the Masjid *Stockpiling essential goods so that the price may escalate *Engaging in trade after the Jumu'ah Adhaan has been called out *Keeping dogs as pets just for the love of it *Keeping alcohol in the house *Urinating while standing *Looking up and to the sides while performing salaah *Using inferior wealth when paying zakaah *Issuing more than one divorce *Divorcing one s wife while she is menstruating *Failing to give one's children equally (there is. however, no harm in giving more to any child on account of their capabilities, knowledge or efforts) *Having gold slits inserted between the teeth *Waiting at home for the lqaamah atter already having heard the Adhaan *Greeting with Salaam by only waving the hand *Entertaining ill thoughts of a fellow Muslim *Listening to music *For a person to insist on leading the people in salaah when they are unhappy with him on some reasonable account *Discarding one s dirt on the street And Allaah knows best what is most correct.
Fatawa Rahimiyyah (Vol.1)
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