The Meaning of Wisdom in the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "And whoever is given wisdom"
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Question:
He asks, Shaykh:[Al-Baqarah 2:269] What is meant by that in the verse? And how does a Muslim act upon it?
Answer:
Wisdom is placing a thing in its proper place. And what is meant by it in the verse, and Allah knows best, is understanding in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, understanding and jurisprudence in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. This is wisdom. Yes.
He asks, Shaykh:
and whoever has been given wisdom has certainly been given much good
وَمَن يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًاAnswer:
Wisdom is placing a thing in its proper place. And what is meant by it in the verse, and Allah knows best, is understanding in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, understanding and jurisprudence in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. This is wisdom. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/037 — archive.org (4:36)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.