The Relationship Between Reason and Revelation, and the Danger of Prioritizing Reason over the Shari'ah

Question:
This questioner says: Some people have exalted reason over revelation and denied every hadith that conflicts with their desires. What do you advise us to do with these people?

Answer:
This is the method of the Mu'tazilah and those who follow their path, who prioritized reason over revelation. Therefore, they prioritized logic and theological discourse over the evidence of the Shari'ah. They called the evidence of the Shari'ah "probable" (zanni) and called their theological arguments "definitive" (qat'i). This is the opposite of the truth. There is no doubt that Allah created reason so that a human being can distinguish between harm and benefit and know the truth from falsehood through it. However, it is subordinate to the Book and the Sunnah. Not everything is perceived by reason; there are things that reason cannot perceive, such as unseen matters and the Last Day, and the unseen matters that the messengers informed us about, which reason cannot grasp. Reason is limited and has a scope; if it exceeds that, it remains in the dark. It is obligatory for the Muslim to follow, to seek evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, and to illuminate his reason with them, so that he does not make reason the source.
As for the one who lies about the hadiths that conflict with reason in his claim, or that conflict with modern science as they call it—and it is modern ignorance, what is science? Science is what Allah said, what His Messenger said, and what the Companions said. They are the ones with true knowledge. "What is science? You have set it up for disagreement, lowly, between the texts and the opinion of so-and-so." This is science. So those who say this conflicts with modern science, or conflicts with reason, these are atheists. This is atheism in the religion of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
And the known rule is that correct revelation does not conflict with clear reason. If there is a difference, then either the revelation is not correct, or the reason is not clear. And the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O people, be wary of opinion in religion."
If you had seen me on the day of Abu Jundal, I would have opposed the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and exerted my own judgment. 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If religion were by opinion, it would be wiping the bottom of the leather sock, or not the top of the leather sock. So reason is only utilized within its limits and is not prioritized over the evidence of the Shari'ah. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,