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IRSYAD USUL AL-FIQH SIRI KE-29: HUKUM BERHELAH DALAM FATWA
What is the ruling on using legal stratagems (hilah) in issuing fatwas?
Short answer
The article cites Ibn Hamdan al-Harrani al-Hanbali, who held that using a stratagem to make the forbidden permissible, or the permissible forbidden, without any necessity is prohibited.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Usul al-Fiqh
- Topic
- Legal Theory & Methodology
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The article cites Ibn Hamdan al-Harrani al-Hanbali, who held that using a stratagem to make the forbidden permissible, or the permissible forbidden, without any necessity is prohibited. The reason given is that such acts amount to scheming and deceit, which are forbidden. Supporting evidence includes Quranic verses, hadith and statements of Imam Ahmad criticising those who use stratagems to undermine the sunnah. It also notes that some scholars resorted to stratagems when facing greater harm, such as during the trial of the createdness of the Quran.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Haram hukumnya melakukan helah[2] untuk menghalalkan yang haram dan mengharamkan yang halal tanpa sebarang dharurat.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD USUL AL-FIQH SIRI KE-29: HUKUM BERHELAH DALAM FATWA”, 24 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-usul-fiqh/2924-irsyad-usul-al-fiqh-siri-ke-29-hukum-berhelah-dalam-fatwa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-using-stratagems-in-fatwa/