What is the Islamic ruling on the statements of some doctors that the location of the intellect is the brain and not the heart?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the Islamic ruling on the statements of some doctors and psychologists that the location of the intellect is the brain and the mind, and that it is not in the heart?
Answer:
And who obligated you to determine the location of the intellect and where it is? Allah did not obligate you to do this. The human being has an intellect, and that is enough. Where is it? You are not obligated to search for it. However, they mentioned that the intellect is in the heart and has a connection to the brain, and its location is the heart. Allah knows best.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the Islamic ruling on the statements of some doctors and psychologists that the location of the intellect is the brain and the mind, and that it is not in the heart?
Answer:
And who obligated you to determine the location of the intellect and where it is? Allah did not obligate you to do this. The human being has an intellect, and that is enough. Where is it? You are not obligated to search for it. However, they mentioned that the intellect is in the heart and has a connection to the brain, and its location is the heart. Allah knows best.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [683 /1350] ما الموقف الشرعي من كلام بعض الأطباء من أن العقل محله الدماغ وليس القلب؟ — youtube.com
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