Post by StudentOfTheDeen on Dec 8, 2015 22:31:37 GMT
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh.
Insanity (junūn) is the opposite of sanity (‘aql). Sanity is a quality by which one is able to make logical deductions, intuitively perceive the end results of certain events and generally distinguish between good and bad. Insanity is a quality in which the effects of sanity are not visible, resulting in the person doing things in contradiction to what one would expect if he were sane, without there being any physical weakness or impediment in his limbs. Insanity may be due to a congenital deficiency in one’s intellect, or due to some other factor like the touch of shaytān or mental imbalance.[1]
There are no fixed criteria in the Sharī‘ah for assessing insanity. For this, it is necessary to present an individual case to Sharī‘ah experts and medical experts who will be able to assess whether the person’s condition amounts to insanity or not.
And Allah Ta‘ālā Knows Best
Zameelur Rahman
Student Darul Iftaa
UK
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
What is the criteria for someone to be identified as insane in Islam?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh.
Insanity (junūn) is the opposite of sanity (‘aql). Sanity is a quality by which one is able to make logical deductions, intuitively perceive the end results of certain events and generally distinguish between good and bad. Insanity is a quality in which the effects of sanity are not visible, resulting in the person doing things in contradiction to what one would expect if he were sane, without there being any physical weakness or impediment in his limbs. Insanity may be due to a congenital deficiency in one’s intellect, or due to some other factor like the touch of shaytān or mental imbalance.[1]
There are no fixed criteria in the Sharī‘ah for assessing insanity. For this, it is necessary to present an individual case to Sharī‘ah experts and medical experts who will be able to assess whether the person’s condition amounts to insanity or not.
And Allah Ta‘ālā Knows Best
Zameelur Rahman
Student Darul Iftaa
UK
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
[1]
قال الشيخ أبو المعين رحمه الله لا يمكن الوقوف على حقيقة الجنون إلا بعد الوقوف على حقيقة العقل ومحله وأفعاله. فالعقل معنى يمكن به الاستدلال من الشاهد على الغائب والاطلاع على عواقب الأمور والتمييز بين الخير والشر ومحله الدماغ. والمعنى الموجب انعدام آثاره وتعطيل أفعاله الباعث للإنسان على أفعال مضادة لتلك الأفعال من غير ضعف في عامة أطرافه وفتور في سائر أعضائه يسمى جنونا. والأسباب المهيجة له إما نقصان جبل عليه دماغه وطبع عليه في أصل الخلقة فلم يصلح لقبول ما أعد لقبوله من العقل...وإما معنى عارض أوجب زوال الإعتدال الحاصل للدماغ خلقة إلى رطوبة مفرطة أو يبوسة متناهية...وأما استيلاء الشيطان عليه فيخيله الخيالات الفاسدة ويفزعه في جميع أوقاته فيطير قلبه ولا يجتمع ذهنه مع سلامة في محل العقل خلقة وبقاؤه على الاعتدال ويسمى هذا المجنون ممسوسا...(كشف الأسرار، دار الكتب العلمية، ج. ٤ ص. ٣٧١؛ وكذا في جامع الأسرار للكاكي، مكتبة نزار مصطفى الباز، ص. ١٢٥٦)
الجنون هو آفة تحل بالدماغ بحيث يبعث على أفعال خلاف مقتضى العقل من غير فتور في عامة أعضائه وضعف في أطرافه (شرح النامي على الحسامي، مكتبة البشرى، ص. ٢٧٣)
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