What is the default ruling on matters?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh, what is the default ruling on any matter? Is it accepting what is said, or examining and scrutinizing it? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
The ruling is by evidence; the ruling on things is by evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. Allah has ruled on it. So we rule on it. If Allah and His Messenger have ruled on something that it is true, or that it is invalid, or that it is lawful, or that it is forbidden, then we rule on it accordingly by evidence, not by desires, thoughts, or intellects, but rather by evidence.
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh, what is the default ruling on any matter? Is it accepting what is said, or examining and scrutinizing it? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
The ruling is by evidence; the ruling on things is by evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. Allah has ruled on it. So we rule on it. If Allah and His Messenger have ruled on something that it is true, or that it is invalid, or that it is lawful, or that it is forbidden, then we rule on it accordingly by evidence, not by desires, thoughts, or intellects, but rather by evidence.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو الأصل في الحكم على الأمور؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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