07-17-2006, 03:11 PM
Bismillah
As pointed out, there is freedom in how you choose to not slander someone. You can just ignore them. You can choose to smile at them. You can even reach out to that person on a number of levels.
If you have a pen in your hand and a piece of paper, do you not have an enoumous amount of freedom to use those as you wish? You could doodle, you could write poetry, you could brainstorm ideas, you could write a letter, you could even make it into a fan, or paper airplane with designs on it, or do nothing with them at all (I can not exhaust the possibilities here of course). Within the confines of having just this piece of paper and pencil, can you see all the possibilities. I see shariah as these "limitations."
Really, would not "true" freedom be only for Allah? I would like to be able to flap my arms and fly but I am bound by the laws of physics. I would like to become invisible but again I am bound by the limits of my body. Nobody gets to do what they want when they want it. Not even the richest of people. If they wanted to sunbathe but it was night, they are bound to have to wait for day.
Maybe I just produced more confusion but personally I enjoyed reflecting upon this topic. Jazak Allah
As Salam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu