Our Ummah's Need for Unity of Fiqh | Part 1

Anyone who takes a comprehensive look at our lifestyle will see that the criteria for determining primary issues in our nation (material-spiritual, intellectual-economic, socio-political - in all respects) have been completely violated.

If we ourselves look at the situation in all Muslim lands, we come across things that contradict logic and amaze us.

For example, in our lands, the emphasis on art and luxury has always been stronger than the emphasis on science and education.

Or let's take the training of our youth: our youth attach more importance to physical training than to mental training. As if there is nothing more important to them than the body. Let's think for ourselves, is it the body or the mind that makes a person human?!

But if we draw conclusions based on our current understanding and actions, it turns out that the primary thing that makes a person human is their body and muscles.

Last summer (1993), the Egyptian public was filled with talk about a player who was put up for sale, and his price was set at four million junay, following a competition between clubs.

I wish they would give importance to activities that are useful for everyone's daily lives. But their attention is only focused on competitions and activities like football, where a few players play and the rest just watch.

Thus, not scholars, writers, thinkers, or preachers, but those who were called "artists" by these audiences and the ballplayers became the intellectuals and prominent figures of society.

Only these people, their deeds, "heroism" and lives are discussed in publications and magazines, on television and radio. The rest of the personalities are left behind and forgotten.

When an artist dies, the earth shakes because of his death. Publications are full of these people. But when a scientist, a writer, or a teacher dies, no one even notices.

If you look at the funding side, there are incredibly large amounts of money being spent on sports, arts, media, and other areas. But no one can ask, "What is this spending for?"

Meanwhile, educators, doctors, religious and educational workers, and other key service providers are complaining that they are being mistreated and deprived of many opportunities in terms of developing their fields. In short, miserliness is allowed in one place, and wastefulness is allowed in another. As Ibn Muqaffa' said: "Whenever I see wastefulness, I see some rights being wasted along with it."

Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qarzawi, book "The Jurisprudence of Primary Issues"