Submission to Revelation and the Role of Reason
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Question:
Honorable Doctor Salih, this is another questioner, and in this context he says: How can one submit to what the revelation brought while giving the intellect its true role?
Answer:
The foundation is revelation; the basis of that is revelation. So religion is built upon the revealed revelation. As for reason, it is for contemplation: contemplating things, reflecting on them, and pondering the verses of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and the Qur'an. This is the domain of reason. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, may Allah do you good.
Honorable Doctor Salih, this is another questioner, and in this context he says: How can one submit to what the revelation brought while giving the intellect its true role?
Answer:
The foundation is revelation; the basis of that is revelation. So religion is built upon the revealed revelation. As for reason, it is for contemplation: contemplating things, reflecting on them, and pondering the verses of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and the Qur'an. This is the domain of reason. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, may Allah do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (085) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-04-01] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:07)
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