Abu Ubaydallaah Hamid Vince Kromwell [7/9/12]:
Sheikh Al-Sa'adi said that from the principles(roots) of Islamic legislation is facilitating ease in any matter which there is difficulty. (Example of this is sitting when one doesn't have the ability to stand in prayer). The explainer said that matters are broken down into two concerning a person: What a person can not bear,and Allah will not hold a person accountable for this. What a person can bear and so a person must do and will be held accountable if they don't.
There is a point that should be added here. What is the meaning of 'can not bear' or harship? Another book I read on the same subject mentioned that hardship is broken down into three categories: slight hardship, extreme hardships,and hardships that lean towards one(extreme) or the other(slight, and these type of hardships are normally not excused). An example of slight hardship is making wudu with cold water in cold weather. An example of extreme means something that could cause loss of life or a body limb. Then there is whatever is between those two.
However,as was explained to the brothers when we studied usool al-fiqh, each situation is subjective and the person who is in the situation is the one who best knows and decides what their limit of bearing a hardship is with the condition that they are being sincere with Allah.
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