1 00:00:08,620 --> 00:00:09,873 We praise Allah ﷻ 2 00:00:09,957 --> 00:00:20,180 for this blessed gathering and this purposeful, impactful seminar. 3 00:00:21,780 --> 00:00:29,120 What distinguishes this seminar is its hosting of eminent scholars. 4 00:00:30,460 --> 00:00:39,480 Their attendance and input will enrich the seminar's content, ideas, and advice. 5 00:00:41,140 --> 00:00:45,380 This will advance the Two Holy Mosques' global mission. 6 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:52,540 We commend our rulers' kind approval of this seminar. May Allah ﷻ guide them. 7 00:00:53,540 --> 00:01:01,100 We also commend the organizers, who have striven and still do for success. 8 00:01:01,870 --> 00:01:08,660 At their head is Dr Abdulrahman Al-Sudais. May Allah ﷻ reward them all abundantly. 9 00:01:09,780 --> 00:01:15,840 Paper title: The impact of fatwas on the Two Holy Mosques' standing. 10 00:01:16,980 --> 00:01:19,480 I will address the topic in points: 11 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:25,770 Definitions of impact and fatwa within the scope of this paper. 12 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:33,800 Then I'll cover fatwa's impact there, ending with recommendations and proposals. 13 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:43,240 Linguistically, athar is what remains of a thing's mark, tangible or intangible. 14 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:46,800 Technically, it has several meanings. 15 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:52,220 It can mean a result, a report, or a sign. 16 00:01:53,020 --> 00:01:58,140 It can also mean what comes from a thing, which jurists call a ruling. 17 00:01:58,980 --> 00:02:03,540 Thus, the rulings of marriage are what follows from it, and so on. 18 00:02:04,700 --> 00:02:07,140 As for a fatwa, it is a statement. 19 00:02:07,940 --> 00:02:11,380 A fatwa conveys the Sharia ruling on a matter one is asked about. 20 00:02:12,140 --> 00:02:20,140 It may also be issued unprompted, to guide the public on an issue or conduct. 21 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:27,320 Thus, the effect of a fatwa means its outcome and what follows from it. 22 00:02:28,380 --> 00:02:31,180 Aspects of the impact of fatwas in the Two Holy Mosques. 23 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,520 First: strengthening the standing of the Two Holy Mosques. 24 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,764 This standing is deeply rooted. 25 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,880 It lives in Muslims' hearts, past and present, until the Last Hour. 26 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,700 Since its founding, this has been a priority. 27 00:02:46,784 --> 00:02:51,590 The Presidency of Religious Affairs has taken it into account. 28 00:02:51,674 --> 00:02:54,036 Its importance grew when linked to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. 29 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,360 It has played a major role. 30 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:03,480 It organized lessons, fatwas, pulpit sermons, and hosted scholars. 31 00:03:04,180 --> 00:03:06,285 This reflects its sense of duty. 32 00:03:06,369 --> 00:03:09,640 It fulfills its mission through integrated service. 33 00:03:09,780 --> 00:03:15,600 It works with the General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques. 34 00:03:16,620 --> 00:03:21,220 People trust fatwas from the Holy Mosques. 35 00:03:21,820 --> 00:03:27,600 So the land's leaders gave them great care. 36 00:03:28,340 --> 00:03:32,996 There was care for physical upkeep. 37 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,820 Public services and spiritual care also received attention. 38 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:43,160 Fatwa work is a bright expression of that very development. 39 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:53,840 A glance around the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque makes this clear. 40 00:03:53,924 --> 00:04:03,400 It appears in the remarkable organization of fatwas in the Two Holy Mosques. 41 00:04:03,484 --> 00:04:13,840 This curbs chaos through set channels. 42 00:04:13,924 --> 00:04:22,760 Known names and posted numbers make access easy for questioners. 43 00:04:22,860 --> 00:04:32,320 Technology provided fatwa points. 44 00:04:32,460 --> 00:04:37,620 Gate phones and digital boards offered e-books, guidance, and translation. 45 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:47,780 To achieve this, they enlisted scholars from university faculty and agency staff. 46 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:58,080 Leading trusted scholars were summoned, and expert muftis were handpicked. 47 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:08,340 All this reflected the highest standard and wise fatwa practice, as Allah ﷻ says. 48 00:05:08,424 --> 00:05:11,940 Allah ﷻ says, "Ask the people of knowledge if you do not know." 49 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:16,640 Another aspect is the lessons held there. 50 00:05:17,100 --> 00:05:19,080 They enhance the status of the Two Holy Mosques. 51 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:20,660 These lessons vary. 52 00:05:21,180 --> 00:05:23,256 Some are evening lessons for visitors. 53 00:05:23,340 --> 00:05:25,880 Others are morning academic lessons. 54 00:05:25,964 --> 00:05:35,440 They run through Makkah's Grand Mosque Institute and its Madinah branch. 55 00:05:36,230 --> 00:05:40,280 Another feature is facilitation and removing hardship. 56 00:05:40,900 --> 00:05:47,660 The Sharia is founded on removing hardship and easing things in difficulty. 57 00:05:48,180 --> 00:05:50,320 Here, fatwa plays a key role. 58 00:05:50,404 --> 00:05:53,800 It brings relief to the questioner, given his condition. It seeks a lawful way out. 59 00:05:53,884 --> 00:06:07,056 This is based on his circumstances and the ignorance behind the problem. 60 00:06:07,140 --> 00:06:08,056 A legal ruling relates to people's actions in general. 61 00:06:08,140 --> 00:06:11,896 It does not look at people one by one. 62 00:06:11,980 --> 00:06:23,116 A fatwa, by contrast, addresses reality and the questioner's condition. 63 00:06:23,756 --> 00:06:26,576 Here, the astute mufti acts with skill. 64 00:06:27,056 --> 00:06:30,976 He applies the legal ruling to the case. 65 00:06:31,060 --> 00:06:38,816 He does so in a way suited to the questioner, who may be an exception. 66 00:06:39,576 --> 00:06:42,401 Ibn al-Qayyim said: 67 00:06:42,485 --> 00:06:45,596 "Some issue fatwas from books alone. 68 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:54,336 Yet people differ in norms and customs. They also differ in time and situation. 69 00:06:54,420 --> 00:06:55,366 Ignoring that leads one astray and misleads others." 70 00:06:55,816 --> 00:06:57,456 Quoted from I'lam al-Muwaqqi'in. 71 00:06:58,196 --> 00:07:06,336 Hence, a mufti is one capable of knowing Sharia rulings on cases through evidence. 72 00:07:06,996 --> 00:07:16,136 Analogous rulings vary by person or terms; 73 00:07:16,596 --> 00:07:21,716 only jurists of principles and maxims know why. 74 00:07:22,336 --> 00:07:25,926 In Al-Furuq, Al-Qarafi said: 75 00:07:26,010 --> 00:07:34,356 "Without general rules, particulars become inconsistent." 76 00:07:34,496 --> 00:07:39,438 End quote. Our religion is balanced. 77 00:07:39,522 --> 00:07:45,316 This shows in its dealings, rulings, and laws. 78 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:54,596 A mufti must issue balanced fatwas, avoid aberrant ones, and grasp the question. 79 00:07:54,680 --> 00:08:03,856 He must beware some questioners' plots. He must answer with tact, sense, and wisdom. 80 00:08:04,316 --> 00:08:13,876 There should be no excess in the reply. No harsh rebuke, blame, or accusing him. 81 00:08:14,256 --> 00:08:20,076 Rather, read his question in a good light and show him mercy and benefit. 82 00:08:20,956 --> 00:08:25,456 Fourth: Combating extremism and bolstering intellectual security. 83 00:08:26,136 --> 00:08:28,276 Fatwas in the Two Holy Mosques boost intellectual security. 84 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:36,176 They also curb deviation, extremism, and excess. 85 00:08:36,706 --> 00:08:40,116 Hence cybersecurity has emerged. 86 00:08:40,676 --> 00:08:44,636 It is a field of technical information security. 87 00:08:46,286 --> 00:08:52,556 Its task is to protect and monitor content so corruption and breaches stay out. 88 00:08:53,276 --> 00:09:07,436 Sound fatwas in the Two Holy Mosques help curb extremism and guide the misled. 89 00:09:07,976 --> 00:09:09,836 Fifth: preserving faith. 90 00:09:10,556 --> 00:09:23,646 Preserving faith is essential in Sharia: faith, life, mind, honor, and wealth. 91 00:09:24,216 --> 00:09:33,436 The Two Holy Mosques best safeguard faith; they foster study, worship, safety, peace. 92 00:09:33,956 --> 00:09:38,016 A fatwa is one form of preserving faith and knowledge. 93 00:09:38,776 --> 00:09:51,576 A mufti is like a doctor people need; he mends hearts; sound hearts keep faith. 94 00:09:52,456 --> 00:09:56,756 The Friday sermon in the Two Holy Mosques greatly enhances their status. 95 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:05,946 It educates people and urges them to ask trusted scholars. 96 00:10:06,496 --> 00:10:12,096 It guides them to the relevant bodies, warns them against false muftis 97 00:10:12,596 --> 00:10:18,176 and directs them to recognized fatwa platforms and councils. 98 00:10:19,396 --> 00:10:22,496 As for the proposals and recommendations, first comes point A. 99 00:10:23,296 --> 00:10:27,696 Document fatwas, given the sanctity of the place. 100 00:10:28,416 --> 00:10:32,777 The muftis at the Two Holy Mosques best assess new issues. 101 00:10:33,276 --> 00:10:39,096 They also take different legal schools among visitors into account. 102 00:10:39,896 --> 00:10:48,316 B- Consider the asker's legal school, especially in divorce and marriage. 103 00:10:49,096 --> 00:10:59,556 C- Hold courses in fatwa methods for future muftis at the Two Holy Mosques. 104 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:04,336 Give them focused training in usul al-fiqh and its rules, the measure of fiqh. 105 00:11:04,996 --> 00:11:15,526 D- Create online, television, or radio fatwa outlets for the Two Holy Mosques. 106 00:11:15,656 --> 00:11:21,976 Use varied technology—some live, some prerecorded, and so on. 107 00:11:22,916 --> 00:11:35,472 E- Create a Q&A center or database for visitors to the Two Holy Mosques. 108 00:11:35,556 --> 00:11:38,576 Let it be a reference for muftis when they need to consult it. 109 00:11:39,516 --> 00:11:45,366 F- The Two Holy Mosques have libraries. 110 00:11:45,450 --> 00:11:49,476 They are among the largest in Islamic and other fields. 111 00:11:49,560 --> 00:11:50,732 This enhances the standing of the Two Holy Mosques in this field. 112 00:11:50,816 --> 00:12:01,596 The library aids mufti and seeker alike: mufti checks sources; seeker reads fatwas. 113 00:12:02,356 --> 00:12:16,758 G- Benefit from visiting students. 114 00:12:16,842 --> 00:12:20,092 They can be students from the Islamic University in Madinah. 115 00:12:20,176 --> 00:12:23,116 They can translate visitors' questions and answers, live or in advance. 116 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,216 This is what I could mention and explain. 117 00:12:26,956 --> 00:12:31,707 May this symposium's recommendations spark broader ideas and better proposals. 118 00:12:31,791 --> 00:12:42,827 May they then be shared with the Presidency of Religious Affairs. 119 00:12:42,911 --> 00:12:47,216 Who knows? An idea you dismiss may turn into initiatives. 120 00:12:47,300 --> 00:12:51,461 These initiatives may benefit visitors, Hajj pilgrims, and Umrah pilgrims. 121 00:12:53,016 --> 00:12:58,156 And they may become a lasting charity for their initiator and all who helped. 122 00:12:58,656 --> 00:13:00,436 The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: 123 00:13:01,456 --> 00:13:07,136 "Who guides to good is like its doer. Who guides to good earns the same reward." 124 00:13:07,636 --> 00:13:08,586 Reported by Muslim. 125 00:13:08,916 --> 00:13:18,716 In closing, I thank the chair, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manea, and the panelists. 126 00:13:19,076 --> 00:13:21,486 Thanks to the rapporteur and all present. 127 00:13:21,856 --> 00:13:23,736 I ask Allah ﷻ for sincerity and success. 128 00:13:24,056 --> 00:13:28,376 Peace and blessings be upon Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, his family, and Companions.