The Meaning of Knowledge in the Verses and Hadiths, and the Sciences of Nature
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Question:
And a brother asks, saying: How do we respond to those who deny that the intended meaning of knowledge in the verses and hadiths is religious knowledge, and say that it includes the sciences of nature?
Answer:
We say: Is there evidence that the intended meaning is the sciences of nature? The default regarding what comes in the Book and the Sunnah is that the intended meaning is the religious knowledge brought by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If you want to depart from this default, bring us evidence. Yes.
And a brother asks, saying: How do we respond to those who deny that the intended meaning of knowledge in the verses and hadiths is religious knowledge, and say that it includes the sciences of nature?
Answer:
We say: Is there evidence that the intended meaning is the sciences of nature? The default regarding what comes in the Book and the Sunnah is that the intended meaning is the religious knowledge brought by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If you want to depart from this default, bring us evidence. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-017-التأصيل العلمي عند السلف الصالح|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:55)
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