Religious rules are a convenience not a burden || 5% for SL-Charity
Religious rules are essentially not taklif (burdening), something that is determined by God to provide convenience to mankind. That's more or less what Al-'Allamah Shaykh Yaseer bin Salim As-Syuhairy said by one of my teachers.
When I first heard this sentence, there was a big question mark in my heart. Isn't religion a tough rule where we need extra effort to be able to run it. Then Shaykh Yaseer gave extraordinary explanations and parables that made the congregation really amazed and understood this issue well.
Whatever is determined by God as a shari'a or a rule of life that is an obligation to be carried out by humans, even though outwardly it is a taklif (burden), but in essence it is taisir (things that aim to provide convenience) and benefits for mankind.
For example the rules set by the Government in traffic. Are the rules meant to make things difficult? For example the rule of walking on the left, or stopping at an intersection when the traffic light is red. Are the rules to make things difficult?
Of course not. All the rules are to simplify, not complicate. All these rules are intended for the benefit of road users themselves. Imagine if there were no traffic rules and signs, maybe the accident rate would be higher.
But human beings still want to be free and don't want to be bound by rules. They feel the red light is difficult so they don't want to be patient and heed the rules. So what happens when they break through and ignore the set rules? What happened was something fatal to himself.
So that is the comparison with the Shari'a ordained by God. All the rules of the Shari'a are taisir from Allah and for the benefit of humans. Moreover, the benefit of this Shari'a is certain because what determines it is the One who created humans and the universe, who certainly knows what is benefiting mankind.
Therefore, let us carry out this Shari'a with full confidence. There is no need to divinize logic for the Shari'a, because logic is also a creature and a blessing that must be grateful for by using it as an instrument to glorify Shari'a and worship God.
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Really like to study almost every religion.In every religion the great man has said great things.
I like your enthusiasm but some of what you say is troubling.
All things may be true but only if they are based in logic can we verify them.
If we follow blindly the will of some man, book, teaching, or religion we are loyal without verifying the dignity and honesty of those we follow.
Such a student or discipline is considered loyal yet untrustworthy due to the naïveté of unquestionable obedience.
Think for yourself and maybe one day someone will follow you.
Gods don’t need us to warship them. We do it as a gesture to show the gods we love appreciate what they do. When you have nothing of value to offer the only thing left to give is praise. God doesn’t ask for much.
In Today’s atmosphere warship is looked at as something you must do in order to show your diligence and obedience to your god.
But the only one paying attention to weather or not you praise god are the religious hooligans who have turned a subtle form of administration into a glamours pageant of which they are now judge.