Some commentaries on the Sunni Islamic laws (fiqh):
Every sect has its own rules and regulations, and it is indisputable
thatthe imam of that sect had derived those rules and regulations
by meansof ijtihad. However, we still find some rules in Sunni fiqh
that have nolegal or logical base. The most wonderful matter here
is that the Sunnisinsist on following those baseless rules which
sometimes arecontradictory to the texts of the Holy Quran and the
prophetic traditions.Here are some of those rules:
1- Regrading (wudhu) abolution, the Holy Quran says, “… and wipe
yourheads and your feet to the ankles”; this part of the verse is
acontinuation of the first part which is “wash your faces and your
hands”,so, why do the Sunnis wash their feet - contrary to the
meaning of theverse?
2- All Sunni sects do not consider performing prayer (salat) with
thearms folded across each other as an obligation in the prayer,
however,they still insist on performing it. Even some famous
sects, like Shafiee,does not regard that as obligatory, and they sometimes pray with openarms (with their arms to their sides); so why does other sects insist onpraying with folded arms? 3- All narrations and historical record show that in the early times ofIslam, the Nabawi Masjid was not furnished with carpet, rather, theMuslims were performing their prayers on the bare ground, andsometimes on plants that were not eaten or woven (into cloths). We haveno truthful tradition that mentioned that the Prophet (s.w.) had called theMuslims to perform their prayers on carpets or the like of it. Why then doyou insist on performing prayers on carpets and fabrics in spite of themany narrations (written in your books too) that refer to performpostration (sojood) on the bare ground? Why do you blame the Shia forprostrating on
a piece of clay? Isn’t prostrating on the ground one of
theProphet’s sunnah? Can you verify that prostrating on carpet
andgarments was his (s.w.) sunnah?
We hope to receive the answer for these questions from the
learned andwise men.
4- One of Islam’s obligatory duties is the five daily prayers,
andwhosoever denies them is considered a kafir. Each prayer has
its ownand mutual time. Many Sunni and Shiite narrations have declared thatthe Holy Prophet (s.w.) on many occasions, and had performed - manytimes, the noon prayers in the beginning of the noon, and in other timeshe (s.w.) performed it in the afternoon. He did the same thing with thelate evening (maghrib) and isha
prayers. It is also narrated that the HolyProphet (s.w.) had
performed the five prayers with in three times frames,with or
without reasons - he only wanted to remove all kinds of
burdensfrom his ummah.
Why do the Sunnis insist on not performing some of the prayers
togetherat one time, which has been permitted by the Prophet
(s.w.)? Isn’t thisclear contradiction to the Holy Quran “and has not
laid upon you anyhardship in religion”, and the holy sunnah?
Isn’t the tradition narrated from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) which declares
that itis permissible to perform some prayers together at one time
accordingto the holy verse “Keep up prayers from the declining of
the sun till thedarkness of the night”?
5- Why don’t the Sunnis repeat the sentence "hayya ala khayr al-amal"although it is recommended, and in its place they added
“al-salaatkhayrun min al-nawm” which has no legal evidence to
support it?
6- There is no doubt that the prayers have lots of benefits and
rewardsfor anyone who performs them, especially the
congregational prayers -when a pious and just imam leads it. So,
why do the Sunnis perform thecongregational prayers behind any
individual (no matter whether he isirreligious, injust, oppressive or
he was not)? Do you think that this ispermissible in Islam?
7- It is known among the Muslims that the obligatory prayers must
beperformed in congregation, while the mustahabb prayers can
beperformed alone. Umar himself confess that this issue is true.
So, fromwhere did he bring the prayers of taraawih? Why did he
oblige theMuslims to perform it in congregation? He has then
inovated a heresy
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bliging the people to perform the mustahabb
prayers in congregationand insisting on that. He announced that
anyone who does not performthe obligatory prayers in
congregation, must perform the taraawihprayers in congregation.
Is this correct?!
8- The Holy Prophet (s.w.) encourged the Muslims to get married
andsaid that this is a part of his sunnah. And to save this
sacredrelationship, Islam legislated lots of rules and regulations.
An example ofthose rules is that Islam prohibited forced divorces.
To perform the legal divorce ceremony, there must be two
witnessesbefore the judge during the three times of divorce. After
the third divorcethe relationship shall absolutely be cut! The Hanafi
sect, however, doesnot care for the husband’s psychological
situation. In this sect it ispermissible for the man to divorce his
wife three time orally, only bysaying the phrase by which man
divorces his wife: “I divorce you (threetimes).”
Now, does not this fatwa bring about difficulty (in remaining
married)while the Holy Quran says, “and has not laid upon you any
hardship inreligion”?
The above question was the last to the Sunni brothers, although
thereare many more to be asked. However, we shall suffice with
what wehave asked, hoping that the learned researchers will
continue theirstruggle for aquiring the truth.
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.