How to respond to those who cite the hadith (You are more knowledgeable about the affairs of your worldly life) to argue that we should follow the generalities of the religion, not its details?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Some writers say that we are commanded to follow the generalities of the religion, not its details, and they cite the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) What is the response to that?
Answer:
The hadith turns back on them As for the affairs of the religion, the affairs of the religion do not refer back to the Book and the Sunnah; rather, the affairs of the world, such as pollinating the date palms, settling in houses, traveling, and knowing the roads, are matters in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) took a guide to show him the way during the Hijrah.
Because he was more knowledgeable about the road, and the guide was a disbeliever. So there is no doubt that people vary in their knowledge of worldly affairs. As for the affairs of the religion and the Shari'ah, their generalities and details all come from Allah, and it is not permissible to be lax in them.
Taking the generalities and leaving the details—who among the scholars said this? The religion is taken in its entirety; it is not taken in part and left in part, and it is not said that these are generalities and these are details. And his saying, "You are more knowledgeable about the affairs of your worldly life," does not indicate this, because this is about worldly affairs, such as buying and selling, knowing the roads, and knowing crafts and trades. There is no doubt in this, even among the disbelievers, as to who masters them and excels in them, because they are matters of the world. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Some writers say that we are commanded to follow the generalities of the religion, not its details, and they cite the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
You are more knowledgeable about the affairs of your worldly life,
أنتم أعلم بأمور دنياكم،Answer:
The hadith turns back on them
You are more knowledgeable about the affairs of your worldly life
أنتم أعلم بأمور دنياكمBecause he was more knowledgeable about the road, and the guide was a disbeliever. So there is no doubt that people vary in their knowledge of worldly affairs. As for the affairs of the religion and the Shari'ah, their generalities and details all come from Allah, and it is not permissible to be lax in them.
Taking the generalities and leaving the details—who among the scholars said this? The religion is taken in its entirety; it is not taken in part and left in part, and it is not said that these are generalities and these are details. And his saying, "You are more knowledgeable about the affairs of your worldly life," does not indicate this, because this is about worldly affairs, such as buying and selling, knowing the roads, and knowing crafts and trades. There is no doubt in this, even among the disbelievers, as to who masters them and excels in them, because they are matters of the world. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1830- 4717] كيف يرد على من يستدل بحديث(أنتم أعلم بأمور دنياكم)على أن اتباع عمومات الدين لا تفاصيله؟ — youtube.com
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