Decision by Shura – 1

Auto-generated transcript:My brothers and sisters, my brother and dear friend from Durban, Al-Pahla Institute, Dr. Zafar Ahmad asked me a question and before I go further and tell you what his question is and answer the question inshallah let me submit you that I dearly welcome this and especially my request to those who listen to these Fajr Reminders khatiras regularly do send me your questions don't send me fiqh questions I will not answer them I'm not a mufti ask your local mufti for any advice on the from a fiqh perspective but ask me questions about application of Islam this helps me to think this helped me to reflect it helps me also to try to share with you my thoughts on that now his question is can you give us some insights on decision making from an Islamic perspective using the shura concept the beauty of our religion is Alhamdulillah that there is every single thing that we face in life everything in every single dilemma question every single problem every single blessing that we face in life and we are searching for answers the answers are in the kalam of Allah and in the teaching of Muhammad Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi salam there is nothing that has been missed out every single thing is there and it's up to us to do it and I'm very grateful to you for that and I'm very grateful to you for us to search for those answers in the Quran and in the Sunnah as far as the issue of decision-making and the issue of Shura which is consultation so we are talking here about consultative decision making we're not talking about a one-man show we are not talking about dictatorial way of leadership we are talking about consultative decision-making Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala in Surah Ashura Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala said Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala said Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala said do you know pyramid is going to be broken in ten twenty five forms and limits is no longer and I'm trying to read you to present in this 해서 those SealPs were carefully created and really whatever I legs feelings of Erik wants to be elevated to theaning evil which means this situation rise of making peace with God here late to keep us thelam in a shaikh hedon recruiting wallazine S Sepia Woo firearms not канал Indian well elsewhere KO main homίο so among we're not a colon call until several communities of credit glaubeIS one of the sugar people admitted policies the 48 of those are telling me tomorrow dr. Prabhu develop this sharing throw away mynesistesta job brow the local obs McCarthy here there are no other RF Allah isally in Allah's of towards articulating our desir that has read within three أيolian waters Because the orthodox neighborhood 25 of their They respond to the call of their Rabb and are constant in prayer. Wa aqamu salat. They have, they don't just pray, they don't just read Salat or make Salat or do Salat. They establish Salat. Wa aqamu salat. Wa amruhum shura baynahum. And whose rule in all matters of common concern is consultation among themselves. These are people who decide based on consultation. Wa mimmaa razaqnaahum yunfiqoon. And who spend on others from what we have provided them. So Allah is saying these are people who respond to their Rabb who establish prayer, who conduct their affairs by mutual consultation and who spend and donate from what we have provided for them. These are the qualities of the believers. These are the qualities of the believers. These are the qualities of people who Allah loves. So to make decisions by Shura is very much a part of Islam. Now remember, this is also what Allah asked Rasool Allah to do. To make Shura with the people. To consult with the people. Now let's think about this and say, well why on earth would this be? Why is there a wennab, the service which Guru Haheed alai his manipulating hands on , becauseengage that you are willing to listen to them? I mean, you've mentioned certain Najwa I mean? No, no, listen to someone. You take me to another He says, you've seen some dua where I say to the Muslims who are hearing about it then you do that. Um, you see, there was this tape of somebody emphaticallyassert peaceful aaya, deceitful, or misd100 things is길봐 And after reading it, it's like asking who I have to ask, they were telling eachother. They're Faith is like that No one is God, but if I supplicate then is an announce a мн! Where they would be under preacher, Lord has said in personality of his as one, that me may not pay this amount. look for you know for advice on something where I know that I know the best what I know is superior to what anyone else can possibly tell me because I am closer to the situation I am more deeply involved in it I am more knowledgeable about it why would I listen to anybody else so in the case of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la is saying no no you listen to them you take them into confidence you consult with them even though he is the person with the best information with the best ...