Mufti of the Republic: Rumors should not be transmitted or information and news published without verifying them
Dr. Shawqi Allam – Mufti of the Republic, Head of the General Secretariat of Fatwa Houses and Bodies in the World, said: Among the types of secretariats is the secretariat of the word; The word is a trust, whether verbal or written, and likewise the gesture. Some of them are good and some are bad. A good word earns a Muslim a reward from God Almighty, if it is truthful and beneficial to the nation. Likewise, a malicious word that calls for falsehood and leads to evil and corruption is punishable by a person. God Almighty said: “Have you not seen how God sets forth an example: a good word is like a good tree whose root is firm and whose branches are in the sky, yielding its fruit every season, by the permission of its Lord. And God sets forth parables for the people that they may remember. And the example of an evil word is like an evil tree that has been uprooted from above the earth, having no stability. [إبراهيم: 24]
This came during his daily Ramadan interview on the “Ask the Mufti” program. With journalist Hamdi Rizk, who was shown on Sada El Balad satellite channel, adding that the responsibility for speaking out is shared, calling on those dealing with social networking sites and electronic space not to transmit rumours, or publish information and news, without verifying and investigating them and knowing the extent of their impact on people and society, and to feel Responsibility for what they write or republish.
He stressed the need not to be mouthpieces for everything we hear; When we hear or read something, we must investigate it, verify it, and realize its implications. We are commanded by Sharia law to verify and verify everything we hear.
In response to a question about the ruling on fasting and prayer for a woman who is not veiled or who does not pray, His Eminence said: The various legal duties do not replace each other. some in performance; Each act of worship is independent from the other. For example, whoever prays, this does not justify him to abandon fasting, and whoever prays and fasts, this does not justify her abandoning wearing the legal dress, and the Muslim woman who prays and fasts and does not adhere to the dress that God Almighty has commanded her to wear according to the law is doing good by her prayers and fasting. But she is doing wrong by leaving her obligatory hijab, and this issue of acceptance is up to God Almighty. However, the Muslim is obligated to think well of his Lord, Glory be to Him, even if he commits a sin or disobedience, and he must know that it is from the mercy of his Lord, Glory be to Him, that He applies good deeds to remove bad deeds, and not the opposite. He opens a blank page with his Lord in which he repents of his sins, and makes the month of Ramadan a starting point for good deeds that take him on the path to God Almighty, and place him in the place of His pleasure.
And about the ruling on taking pills to delay The menstrual cycle for fasting the entire month of Ramadan. His Eminence said: There is no legal objection to using medical drugs or medicines that prevent menstruation, provided that a doctor is consulted so that it does not result in harm to the woman’s health. However, abandoning the matter to proceed according to what he estimated of menstruation and permitting the fast because of it is more rewarding for the woman and greater. A reward.
In response to a question about the ruling on quarrels and severing ties of kinship for the sake of disagreements, His Eminence the Mufti said that we need an honest pause in the month of Ramadan to reconsider our calculations on the issue of quarrels and disagreements, and we need a pause. Courage to arrange the papers to end the quarrel and estrangement, and we must benefit from the scents of this holy month to address any existing estrangement or estrangement, and we must also reduce quarrels in the courts.
His Eminence concluded by answering a question about the ruling. Using a neighbor’s Wi-Fi networks without his permission, saying: It is not permissible according to Islamic law to access encrypted wireless Internet networks without the permission of their owner. By doing this encryption, its owner does not allow anyone else to access it without his permission, and accessing it without his permission is considered an infringement on his property, and it is forbidden by law. As for open, unencrypted networks, there is no legal objection to accessing them if they are in public places. Because it is intended for use in this manner. But if it is private to its owner: the basic principle is that it is prohibited to use it except with explicit or customary permission to permit use.
