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Question:

If a Muslim (like sibling) claimed they saw impurity on something and its spread, but you have not and are not certain of it and there is no obvious signs (stuff like diluted impure water), do you have to believe them and does that make it certain for you?

The Fatwa

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

The Answer

Imām Muḥammad Ibn al-Ḥassan al-Shaybānī (d.189 AH) states that if one is informed of water being impure (Najis) by an individual who they deem to be an upright Muslim, Wudhū should not be performed with such water. However, if one is not content with the someone’s character, integrity and reliability, then they should apply their discretion and judgement (Taharrī ), and act upon that which he is more inclined to.

The Fiqh of the Answer

Shamsul A’immah al-Sarakhsī (d.483 AH) and Ibn Māzah al-Bukhārī (d. 616 AH) have both stated that in principle, the information of an upright Muslim must be accepted and acted upon. It is due to this very same principle that Ḥadīth transmissions of lone narrators are accepted by the Muḥaddithīn and moreover, have been used as evidence by the Fuqahā’.

The Rationale

A Muslim of sound nature and fear of Allah will always possess good character and morals. Trustworthiness and truthfulness are obligatory traits for every Muslim. Moreover, these noble qualities exemplify the Taqwā (Allah consciousness) in a person. A fellow well-wishing Muslim must not be doubted in matters pertaining to worship without reasonable cause.

And Almighty Allah Alone Knows Best

Maulana Ammar Y Badat
Trainee Mufti

Reviewed and approved by
Mufti Asim Patel

Darul Iftaa Muadh ibn Jabal
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وَقَالَ مُحَمَّد بن الْحسن إِذا حضر رجل مُسَافر يُرِيد الصَّلَاة فَلم يجد مَاء إِلَّا مَاء فِي إِنَاء أخبرهُ رجل أَنه قذر أَو قَالَ بَال فِيهِ صبي أَو وَقع فِيهِ دم أَو عذرة أَو غير ذَلِك مِمَّا يُنجسهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي للرجل أَن ينظر فِي حَال الرجل الَّذِي أخبرهُ فان كَانَ يعرفهُ وَكَانَ عِنْده عدلا مُسلما رَضِيا لم يتَوَضَّأ بذلك المَاء وَتيَمّم وَصلى وَكَذَلِكَ إِن كَانَ الرجل عبدا أَو كَانَت امْرَأَة حرَّة مسلمة أَو أمة بعد أَن تكون عدلا ثِقَة فِيمَا قَالَت

فان كَانَت غير ثِقَة أَو كَانَ الَّذِي لَا يدْرِي أخبرهُ ثِقَة أَو غير ثِقَة فَإِنَّهُ ينظر فِي ذَلِك فان كَانَ أكبر رَأْيه وظنه أَنه صَادِق فِيمَا قَالَ تيَمّم أَيْضا وَلم يتَوَضَّأ بِهِ

وَإِن كَانَ أكبر رَأْيه أَن الَّذِي أخبرهُ بذلك كَاذِب تَوَضَّأ وَلم يلْتَفت إِلَى قَوْله وَصلى وأجزاه ذَلِك وَلَا تيَمّم عَلَيْهِ  (الأصل محمد بن الحسن الشيباني ج 3 ص 80)

إدارة القرآن والعلوم الإسلامية – كراتشي

قَالَ (وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ بِمَاءٍ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بَعْضٌ أَنَّهُ قَذِرٌ لَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ بِهِ)؛ لِأَنَّ خَبَرَ الْوَاحِدِ فِي أَمْرِ الدِّينِ حُجَّةٌ إذَا كَانَ الْمُخْبِرُ ثِقَةً حَتَّى كَانَ رِوَايَتُهُ الْحَدِيثَ مُوجِبًا لِلْعَمَلِ فَكَذَلِكَ إخْبَارُهُ بِنَجَاسَةِ الْمَاءِ مِنْ أَمْرِ الدِّينِ فَيَجِبُ الْعَمَلُ بِخَبَرِهِ. (المبسوط ج 1 ص 87   شمس الأئمة السرخسي دار المعرفة – بيروت)

وخبر الواحد حجة في أمور الدين إذا كان المخبر مسلماً عدلاً بالآثار والمعقول (ج 5 ص 285  المحيط البرهاني في الفقه النعماني دار الكتب العلمية، بيروت – لبنان)

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