Kemudaratan tidak boleh dihilangkan dengan kemudaratan. Ini bermakna umat Islam tidak boleh menolak sesuatu kemudaratan dengan menggunakan mudarat yang lain. Contohnya, seseorang itu tidak boleh merosakkan kehidupan orang lain demi menyelamatkan kehidupannya.
The Prophet (pbuh) said, "When you satisfy your desire with your wife, it is counted for you as an act deserving of reward. Those who were listening to him said: Messenger of Allah, how can it be that one of us satisfies his desire and will then be rewarded for it?
The Prophet (pbuh) replied: Would he not be sinful if he had satisfied it in a prohibited manner? Consequently, if he satisfies it in a permissible manner, there is a reward for him. (Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Prophet (pbuh) also said: "Anyone who desires what is permissible from the world, keeping himself away from sins, working for the sake of his family, and taking care of his neighbor, will meet his Lord with a face shining like the full moon." (The text of the hadith was narrated by al-Tabarani)
According to this hadith, any permissible action of a muslim, if it is accompanied by a good intention, his action becomes an act of worship.
But the case of the haram is entirely different; it remains haram no matter how good the intention, how honorable the purpose, or how lofty the aim may be.
Islam can never consent to employing a haram means to achieve a praiseworthy end. Indeed, it insists that not only the aim be honorable but also that the means chosen to attain it be pure.
"The end justifies the means" is NOT the maxim of the Shari'ah, nor is "Secure your right even through wrong-doing." This can never be, for the Shari'ah demands that the right should be secured through just means only.
Wallahu'alam
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