What Is The Term Sadd-E-Zariya?
Sadd-e-Zariya is a term used to denote the means which are adopted in stopping one from committing a Major Sin. For instance, in order to stay away from adultery, we find several measures in Quran and Ahadith which are of Sadd-e-Zariya nature and are given so that we should be able to distant ourselves from adultery as much as possible. If such directive is given in Quran and Sunnah then every Muslim should follow it and there is no room for discretion available to the individual. However, since Sadd-e-Zariya directives are by nature based on some rationale ( illat/haqiqat ), so those matters of Sadd-e-Zariya ( in Quran or Sunnah ) can be considered as waived if the illat of that directive has either vanished or new circumstances have made that illat redundant ( for example : two women witnesses in place of one or no iddah if pregnancy can be ensured with certainty are examples of sadd-e-zariya directives ). In such circumstances, there is no sin on the person. But if a person intentionally violates any Sadd-e-Zariya directive without going through the process of determining illat and fulfilling objective of the directive through other means, then it will result in a minor sin. Directives of Sadd-e-Zariya can also be given by a scholar of Islam after studying rationale underlying religious prohibitions. In such circumstances, an individual can simply follow that advice or he can acess the relevance of that advice with the religious directive and decide for himself whether that advice is relevant or not and whether he wants to follow that advice or not. But if an individual is convinced regarding applicability of that Sadd-e-Zariya advice, then intentionally violating that advice should also logically result in a minor sin. For detail , please also refer to the following videos : Please refer to the video below from 55:59 to 1:03:00 https://youtu.be/pEfET6cqiIY?t=3359
Please refer to the video below from 1:12:09 to 1:15:04 https://youtu.be/u9S64cSYaUg?t=4329
Can you give me some details on what are the mention Sadd e Zariya instructions in Qur’an or Sunn’ah
Thanks Umer Bhai, it is quite clarified now 🙂