The content of a fatwā is based on Islam—a religion whose origins are pMruesml iomd er ur nl e—r swkhniel swt ct hoants itdheeryi nnge et hdee dmroedl iegri no ucso anut et hx to or ift Ay mt oeerni cfao.rHc ei sat onrdi c a l l y , e ( xecute their policies. This is a simple, yet sacred, idea through the example sunnah ) of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ —namely, that governments require pt oe or upllee, ogfokvne or nwal enddgpe rtoodeuncde ol raswe . lCe rgeadl ipboi ll ii tcyy .uCnrdeedri bt hi l ei t ya ui ss pniec cees sos fa ar yMi nu sol ri md e r government is found in the authority of the muftī . Historically, rulers of Islamic civilizations saw the muftī as the highest authority in terms of Islamic ai nf f taei rr sm. Rs uo lf eprus balliwc aoypsi nsiooungahnt dv aplui dbal itci orne,l aj ut isot ni f si ciant itohne, cc or eudr ti bs .i lTi thyi sa nwda ys etchueryi t y coof ua lpdp sr aofveal yl fsraoymt ha artetl hi gei yo uwsearue trhuol ri ni tgy .t hI srl oa umg hw aa ns dt hwu ist hr uI lsi lnagmt hwei tehmtph ee rsotra, ma npd tf lhuex eomf pp oe rl iot irc ws , at hs irsupl ianrga db iagsme doof nc rIesdl ai mb i il ci t yl awwaasnadmn ao itnhsitsa wy . h i m s . A m i d s t t h e This paradigm likewise goes to show that a certain apprehension was pqureessetinotniendthbeyhAellaarhts and minds of rulers with respect to the prospect of being ﷻ about their activities. There was, then, a pietistic db oi srpnoisni tt ioo an torfardui tl ei or ns wt hhaitc hh ai dn floergma lepdr tehceeidr eanctt, i tvhi tei ye sd. iGdi vneont wt haant tr tuol edriss two er tr eo r alter that precedent, as the Qurʾān encourages:
And make unto me a truthful report for later generations (Q 26:84).
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