What is the validity of the claim that religion is taken by the intellect?
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Question:
Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. And upon you be peace. If you please, Shaykh, first, what is your opinion of the one who says that religion is taken by the intellect, and that Allah gave man an intellect with which to think and deduce the forbidden from the permissible, and that there is no need to ask the scholars or make supplication? A moment.
Answer:
This is a false statement, my brother. Religion is not taken from the intellect; religion is taken from the Book and the Sunnah. If something is unclear to you, ask the people of knowledge about it, and it is not permissible for you to rely on your intellect. Yes.
Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. And upon you be peace. If you please, Shaykh, first, what is your opinion of the one who says that religion is taken by the intellect, and that Allah gave man an intellect with which to think and deduce the forbidden from the permissible, and that there is no need to ask the scholars or make supplication? A moment.
Answer:
This is a false statement, my brother. Religion is not taken from the intellect; religion is taken from the Book and the Sunnah. If something is unclear to you, ask the people of knowledge about it, and it is not permissible for you to rely on your intellect. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3906] ما صحة القول بأن الدين يُؤخذ بالعقل؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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