Islam Creator of the Modern Age
1. Islam: Creator of the Modern Age
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of
Shariah
(religion) must be followed, but this does
not apply to worldly affairs.”
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In this chapter, Imam Muslim has recorded a
tradition narrated by Musa ibn Talha on the
authority of his father who said: “I was with the
Prophet when he passed by some people who had
climbed up to the top of some date palms. The
Prophet enquired as to what they were doing. He
was told that they were pollinating the trees in
order to fertilize them by touching the male to the
female. The Prophet said,
‘I don’t think this will benefit them.’ When people
learned of the Prophet’s comment, they stopped the
practice of pollination. The yield, however, was
very low that year. When the Prophet came to know
of this, he said, ‘If they benefit from pollination,
they should continue with this practice. I had only
made a guess. It was an opinion. There is no need to
follow my opinion in such matters. If, on the other
hand, I say anything about God, it must be adhered
to. Because I never say anything untrue when I am
speaking of God.”
