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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to say, "We have not seen Allah, but we have come to know Him through reason"?

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Question:
What is the ruling on the one who says, "We have not seen Allah, but we have come to know Him through reason"?

Answer:
Yes, Allah is known through reason and through transmission. He is known through rational evidence and through transmitted evidence. Thus, He is known by both, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز قول لم نرى الله ولكن عرفناه بالعقل؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com

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