Horrific Rape Of A Child In The Times Of Imam An-Nawawi (Rahimahullah)

A truly horrific case of a convicted pedophile brought to Imam An-Nawawi (d. 1277): “A man unjustly forced himself upon a 4 year old girl and raped her without doubt, tearing the private part such that her vagina and anus is merged.Then, her father married her to the rapist.” The Imam responded: He has toContinue reading “Horrific Rape Of A Child In The Times Of Imam An-Nawawi (Rahimahullah)”

Can a layman give Fatwa regarding an issue whose evidence he knows?

Can a layman give Fatwa regarding an issue whose evidence he knows? (Ibn Qayyim in إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين 4/152 ) 1. It is permissible If the laymen has knowledge of the ruling as it happened with its evidence like that of a scholar. And the scholar is better than the laymen because ofContinue reading “Can a layman give Fatwa regarding an issue whose evidence he knows?”