Article 1 : Abu Bakr’s fatwa – Shaykh Souhaymi
That is Abu Bakr the truthful, may Allah be pleased with him. The truthful, well guided Caliph!
He was asked about an affair, simple. In our time, if any of us would have been questioned, he would have issued a legal opinion (fatwa) directly, without hesitation.
(He was questioned) on the meaning of the word “fodder/grass”, in the speech of Allâh Subhânahou wa Ta’ālà:
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا – 80:31
« And fruits and fodder, »