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Inversion of values (inqilab al-qiyam)

انقلاب القيم

Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy paraphrases a passage on the reversal of values, in which the self takes the place of the intellect, injustice of justice and ignorance of knowledge. He says that in such times those with the reversed qualities are the ones pointed to.

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The Sheikh paraphrases a passage on the reversal of values, in which the self takes the place of the intellect, desire that of right guidance, injustice that of justice, wrongdoing that of good, ignorance that of knowledge, show that of sincerity, falsehood that of truth, and flattery that of counsel (needs_source: the origin of the passage is not named in the recording, and the last pairs are garbled in the transcript). 1

Those pointed to in a time of reversal

The Sheikh says that the people with these reversed qualities are the ones pointed to and hold dominance in such a time, whereas before it was the opposite, and the people of the praiseworthy qualities were the ones pointed to. 2

People and things also explored

Ada' al-dayn (paying a debt: its ruling, the manner of payment, insolvency and the debts of the dead)· Ada' al-shahada (performing testimony: the duty on request, the excused witness, and the wording)· Manners of the Qur'an bearer· Biting and the liability for injury it causes (add)· Adha (harm of a slight kind: removing harmful things and the duty not to harm)· Justice and grace (adl wal-fadl)· Pardon (afw) in purity, worship, contracts and penalties· Covenant (ahd) and the duty to keep it; oath by the covenant of God

Sources

  1. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 2, at 00:13:00 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
  2. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 2, at 00:13:30 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
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Ada' al-dayn (paying a debt: its ruling, the manner of payment, insolvency and the debts of the dead)

Paying a debt in the form owed is obligatory by consensus. A debt due now must be paid on demand when the debtor can pay; a deferred debt is not due before its term. Payment is made in like items, with value owed where there is no like; a better payment is allowed when unconditioned. Remission, gift, assignment, set-off and settlement take the place of payment. A solvent debtor who refuses is compelled, imprisoned and his apparent property sold; the majority hold that a bankrupt is put under interdiction and his property divided among creditors, against Abu Hanifa. The insolvent is given respite, and his debt may be paid from zakat if he borrowed for himself in a lawful matter. A dead person's debt attaches to his estate and takes precedence over bequests and inheritance.