فَإِنَّمَا الْأُمُورُ ثَلَاثَةٌ أَمْرٌ بَيِّنٌ رُشْدُهُ...

فَإِنَّمَا الْأُمُورُ ثَلَاثَةٌ أَمْرٌ بَيِّنٌ رُشْدُهُ فَيُتَّبَعُ وَ أَمْرٌ بَيِّنٌ غَيُّهُ فَيُجْتَنَبُ وَ أَمْرٌ مُشْكِلٌ يُرَدُّ حُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِلَى رَسُولِهِ ص But rather, the matters are three – a matter its guidance is clear so it should be followed, and a matter its error is clear so it should be avoided, and a problematic matter. Its ruling should be referred to Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic and to His -azwj Rasool -saww .

وَ قَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص حَلَالٌ بَيِّنٌ وَ حَرَامٌ بَيِّنٌ وَ شُبُهَاتٌ تَتَرَدَّدُ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ فَمَنْ تَرَكَ الشُّبُهَاتِ نَجَا مِنَ الْمُحَرَّمَاتِ وَ مَنْ أَخَذَ بِالشُّبُهَاتِ ارْتَكَبَ الْمُحَرَّمَاتِ وَ هَلَكَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُ And Rasool-Allah -saww had said: ‘Halal (Permissible) is clear, and Haram (Prohibition) is clear, and suspect matters fluctuate between that.

The one who leaves the suspect matters will be saved from the Prohibitions, and the one who takes with the suspect matters will indulge in the Prohibitions, and he will be destroyed from where he does not know!’ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كَانَ الْخَبَرَانِ عَنْكُمَا مَشْهُورَيْنِ قَدْ رَوَاهُمَا الثِّقَاتُ عَنْكُمْ I said, ‘Supposing there were two Ahadith from you -asws are well-known having been reported by the trusted ones, from you -asws all (Imams -asws )?’ قَالَ يُنْظَرُ مَا وَافَقَ حُكْمُهُ حُكْمَ الْكِتَابِ وَ السُّنَّةِ وَ خَالَفَ الْعَامَّةَ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِهِ وَ يُتْرَكُ مَا خَالَفَ حُكْمُهُ حُكْمَ الْكِتَابِ وَ السُّنَّةِ وَ وَافَقَ الْعَامَّةَ He -asws said: ‘Whatever his judgment is compatible with Judgment of the Book and the Sunnah and opposes the general Muslims should be taken with, and whatever of his judgment opposes Judgment of the Book and the Sunnah and is compatible to the general Muslims should be neglected!’ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ الْفَقِيهَانِ عَرَفَا حُكْمَهُ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَ السُّنَّةِ ثُمَّ وَجَدْنَا أَحَدَ الْخَبَرَيْنِ يُوَافِقُ الْعَامَّةَ وَ الْآخَرَ يُخَالِفُ بِأَيِّهِمَا نَأْخُذُ مِنَ الْخَبَرَيْنِ I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you -asws !