Prophet in technical matters
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
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First
and foremost, we as believers, must try to understand and comprehend that Allah
Subhanah did not send Prophet Mohamed (saws) to teach or guide mankind towards
the sciences and technical expertise in medicine, or astronomy, or agriculture,
or chemistry, or architecture, etc. These are amongst the knowledge of the
physical world which man has the capability and the ability to learn
from his own experiences and experiments.
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so it is upto us to decide, how to live our
physical life according to knowlege we have acquired with experience of
centuries, it medicine, or astronomy, or agriculture, or chemistry, or
architecture, economy, and many more fields of life there are, for whom as u
said "Allah Subhanah did not send Prophet Mohamed (saws) to teach or guide
mankind",,,,,,,so is it only religion which is he came to teach
us,,,,,,,,and what for religion is, is if for life after death, or is it for life
here , is not it for life of human being, does islam has nothing to do with
medicine, or astronomy, or agriculture, or chemistry, or architecture, economy,
etc, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,very strange,,,,,i m really confused now,,,,,,,,,so when
i am infront of Allah Subhanah, i must obey him, but when i m out side in real life , i can make my own decisions
about other things of life according to my best
knowlege,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Answer:
Prophet in technical matters
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
We humbly seek your forgiveness and the forgiveness of
Allah Subhanah for the shortcomings in our explanation which might have given
rise to this misunderstanding. May
Allah Subhanah reward you with the best for giving us the opportunity to
clarify our position in light of the guidance of the Quran and Sunnah.
Allah says in Chapter 2, Surah Baqarah aayat
185: Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was sent down: this Book is a
Perfect Guidance for mankind and consists of clear Teachings which show the
Right Way, and are a Criterion of the Truth and falsehood.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah
Aaraat verse 157: (So, now mercy has
been assigned to those) who follow this Messenger (Mohamed (saws)), the Gentile Prophet, whose mention they shall find in the Torah
and the Gospel with them. He enjoins
them to do good and forbids them from evil;
he makes pure things lawful for them and impure things unlawful; he relieves them of their burdens and frees
them from the shackles (of rites and rituals) that bound them. For this reason, those alone who believe in him,
support him, succour him, and follow the Light that has been sent down
with him shall attain true ‘success’.
Your Statement: so is it only religion which is he came to
teach us,,,,,,,,and what for religion is, is if for life after death, or is it
for life here , is not it for life of human being, does islam has nothing to do
with medicine, or astronomy, or agriculture, or chemistry, or architecture,
economy, etc, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,very strange,,,,,i m really confused
now,,,,,,,,,so when i am infront of Allah Subhanah, i must obey him, but when i m out side in real life , i can
make my own decisions about other things of life according to my best
knowlege,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Beloved brother in Islam, Allah Subhanah revealed the
Glorious Quran and sent His Last and Final Messenger (saws) as a perfect
Guidance and a practical example of how to live the life of this transitory
world in the manner approved by the Creator; and declare the everlasting
rewards for those who do accept and submit to the Guidance, and the punishments
for those who deny.
In graphic terminology, Allah and His Messenger (saws)
draw and make known the boundary lines of how to live ones life. Those who live within the boundaries are in
submission and approval of their Lord and Creator; and those who transgress
these boundaries are in disobedience and transgression.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa verses 13-14:
13 Those are boundary limits set by Allah: those who obey Allah and His Messenger will be admitted to Gardens
with rivers flowing beneath to abide therein (for ever) and that will be the
Supreme achievement.
14 But those who disobey Allah and His Messenger and transgress
His limits will be admitted to a fire to abide therein: and they shall
have a humiliating punishment.
There are many facets or parts of a human life; character,
manners, wealth, education, work, marriage, children, parents, relatives,
neighbors, employees, employers, government, entertainment, rites and rituals
in worship, etc. What Islam as a ‘way
of approved life’ provides, is the principles or the ‘usools’ stating which
acts and deeds would fall within the boundaries set by Allah, and which acts
and deeds when done would transgress these set limits and boundaries. Thus no matter what part of one’s life one
lives, as a believer, he must first and foremost respect and honor the
boundaries set by Allah and His Messenger (saws); and thus his whole life will
be deemed an act of worship and in obedience of his Creator.
Your Question: does islam has nothing to do with medicine,
or astronomy, or agriculture, or chemistry, or architecture, economy, etc
Islam prescribes a complete way of life approved by the
Creator; thus no matter what aspect or part of the life of the believer, it
will first be determined whether it is within the boundaries of Allah or not.
For example: In the field of medicine
Allah and His Messenger (saws) have approved the learning
and applying of this and all other sciences which help humanity. Thus in its principle the education and
application of the science of medicine would fall within the boundaries of
Islam.
But if one uses the same science of medicine to perform
abortion, or clone human beings, or change the nature of man and transform him
medically in a female, etc.; these would fall outside the boundaries set by
Allah and would be deemed transgression and disobedience of the principles of
Islam.
Another example: in the field of economy
Allah and His Messenger (saws) have approved the halaal
and legal ways of earning money through mutual trade, services, production, manufacturing,
hard work, honesty, etc. But Allah and
His Messenger (saws) have declared it haraam to deal in usury, dishonesty, or
the trade or services of any haraam objects (like drugs, gambling, swine,
prostitution, etc.).
Thus no matter what part of life one wishes to live as a
believer, he must first and foremost determine whether the act is within the
boundaries set by Allah and His Messenger (saws) or not. If the act is within the boundaries, it will
be absolutely halaal and legal; and if it transgresses the boundaries, it will
be deemed illegal and haraam.
Your Statement: so when i am infront of Allah Subhanah, i
must obey him, but when i m out side in
real life , i can make my own decisions about other things of life according to
my best knowlege,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
The Truth of the matter is that every thing in creation is
always and at all times within the grasp and knowledge of the All-Knowing,
All-Powerful Lord of the Worlds! Thus
no matter where one is, and no matter what one does; if he bases his decision
in accordance with the Guidance of Allah and His Messenger (saws) he is guided
aright. And if he bases his decision
against the Guidance of Allah and His Messenger (saws) he is on a path that
would lead him astray.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) demonstrated the whole
scenario of how to live a life in submission in Islam through this beautiful
and wise analogy:
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 184 Narrated by Mu'adh ibn Jabal
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘Verily Satan
is the wolf (enemy) of man, just as the wolf is (the enemy) of a flock. He seizes the solitary sheep going astray
from the flock, or going aside from the flock. So avoid the branching paths; it
is essential for you to remain along with the community.’
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 187 (part): Those are limits (set by) Allah;
do not even go near them! Thus doth
Allah make clear His signs to men that they may learn self-restraint.
Allah guides mankind to submit to Him and live deep within
the boundaries set by Him; and the avowed enemy of man, the Shaytaan, tries to
seduce man to break and transgress these boundaries so that they too would
become disobedient to Allah Subhanah.
In the above hadith, the Messenger of Allah (saws) guides
the believers to remain united in the community and Ummah of Muslims within the
boundaries of Islam, and never to approach the branching parts or wander near
the boundaries and set limits of Allah Subhanah, lest the Shaytaan would seduce
man in crossing over the boundaries into the transgression of the limits set by
Allah Subhanah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan