Correction of a Fatwa
During the period of Shaikh Mufeed, a person from the village region came to him and asked him, Sir! A pregnant lady has passed away, but the child in her womb is alive. Should the womb of this lady be cut to extract the child or should she be buried in the same condition? Shaikh Mufeed replied, the lady should be buried in this condition only. Having received a reply, the person left from there. However, not much time had elapsed when he sensed that a person is coming behind him on horseback. The horse rider called out to him, Mister! Shaikh Mufeed has said that the womb of the lady should be cut, the child should be taken out and then the lady should be buried. The person returned back to his village and acted as per the directive of the fatwa (religious decree).After a few years, the villager narrated the entire episode of the horse rider to Shaikh Mufeed. He said, I did not send any person after you. Therefore the person who guided you was none other than Imame’ Zamana (as). This means that I have made an error of judgement in issuing fatwas regarding the laws of the faith. Therefore from today I will not issue any further fatwas. Saying this, Shaikh Mufeed closed the door of his house and did not leave his house. He was in a state of remorse and regret. However in a short time, a tauqee (letter) was issued by Imame’ Zamana (as) in favour of Shaikh Mufeed, the gist of which was, your duty is to issue the fatwa. My responsibility is to correct it. Have faith that I will not allow you to fall into error. Thus, after receiving this letter, Shaikh Mufeed resumed the issue of fatwas from his side.
Ref: Barakaate’ Hazrat Wali-e-Asr, page 172
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