JAKARTA \u2013 After reading KH Mukti Ali Qusyairi\u2019s article on Sheikh\nYusuf Al-Qaradhawi\u2019s thoughts in Republika titled \u2018Assessing Sheikh\nYusuf Al-Qaradhawi\u2019s Views Fairly: Credible or Not?\u2019 in response to KH\nMuhibbul Aman Ali\u2019s statement as the Suriah leader of PBNU, I felt\ncompelled to respond by briefly sharing my personal experiences in\nstudying fiqh, whether during intense bahtsul masail discussions or\nsolitary reading.<\/p>\n
I have categorised my approach into two groups. First, reading the\nclassical yellow-covered books (kitab kuning) of traditional\nscholars\u2014such as Imam Shafi\u2019i and scholars whose ideas have endured for\ncenturies like Sheikh Sya\u2019rani and Sheikh Zakaria al-Anshari\u2014I fully\naccept and trust their opinions without reservation, as I have never\nfound inconsistencies or contradictions in their reasoning.<\/p>\n
Second, when reading works by contemporary scholars, I neither\nimmediately accept nor reject their views. Regardless of the author, I\noften find inconsistencies, and personally, I disagree with many of\ntheir arguments.<\/p>\n
One example: a few months ago, I engaged in a heated debate with KH\nMuhibbul Aman Ali during a bahtsul masail session, where we were both\nformulators alongside KH Ali Musthofa and KH Mukti Ali Qusyairi,\ndiscussing the classification of virtual assets with commercial value in\ndigital trade. He insisted these should be considered legally valid \u2018mal\nma\u2019nawi\u2019 (spiritual property) under Sharia law, claiming his view aligns\nwith that of renowned Syrian contemporary scholar Sheikh Ramadhan\nal-Buthi.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/neither-accepting-nor-rejecting-sheikh-yusuf-al-qaradhawis-views-outright-1780360121", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }