So who gave these people the audacity to make these claims?

So who gave these people the audacity to make these claims? It was obviously the people who use Qiyas when they regarded the intoxication to be the only reason for its unlawfulness. They did not consider the fact that there could be numerous other reasons such as the effect it would have on their future generations etc. Let me give you another example, In Islam, two witnesses are required for every crime to be proven, but for adultery four witnesses are required.

The Holy Infallibles (a.s.) explained that as for adultery the criminals are two in number, hence twice as many witnesses are required, whilst for other crimes only two are sufficient. So, now, if two people were to murder one person, then according to their Qiyas, would we need to call four witnesses? For adultery, the reason given was that children would not become impure.

If we were to take this reason as the only one, and then consider the case of a person who has had vasectomy done, then according to their rules of Qiyas adultery would be allowable for him as he cannot have children. O servants of God! For God’s sake have mercy on this religion and do not make it a laughing stock. ILLUL UL SHARAI They have named these types of analogies as Illul Shara’i (Reasons for Laws). This has now given them a free license to issue whatever Fatwa they feel like.

(The example of the forbidding of Tobacco has been given before). On top of this they have made it obligatory for the people to listen to their Fatwas and act upon them without any question otherwise their deeds would be nullified. Let us now see what Allah (s.w.t.) and the Holy Infallibles (a.s.) have to say about this.

This verse has been explained in Tafseer Ul Muttaqeen that: This verse proves that as far as Divine Ordinances and Commandments are concerned, people have no right to act upon their own opinions.