Prioritizing Reason over Revelation Among Some of the Youth
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Question:
She says in her question: We see many young people prioritizing reason over revelation, and they are not convinced by anything except their own minds, ignoring the importance of revelation. We ask for guidance on this?
Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. This is the method of the people of misguidance who prioritize reason over revelation, meaning they prioritize their ideas and minds over the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. Human intellect is limited, whereas revelation, the Book, and the Sunnah are complete and truthful, free from any doubt. The Muslim prioritizes the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, and does not prioritize his mind and ideas over the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).[Al-Ahzab 33:36] Far be it [Al-Hashr 59:7] This is your duty.
To believe in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, and to prioritize the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger over every thought, over every mind, over every opinion, and over every statement of the statements. Prioritize the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. Yes.
She says in her question: We see many young people prioritizing reason over revelation, and they are not convinced by anything except their own minds, ignoring the importance of revelation. We ask for guidance on this?
Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. This is the method of the people of misguidance who prioritize reason over revelation, meaning they prioritize their ideas and minds over the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. Human intellect is limited, whereas revelation, the Book, and the Sunnah are complete and truthful, free from any doubt. The Muslim prioritizes the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, and does not prioritize his mind and ideas over the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error.
وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًاAnd whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُواTo believe in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, and to prioritize the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger over every thought, over every mind, over every opinion, and over every statement of the statements. Prioritize the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. Yes.
Source
وجوب الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر، المقدمة — islamhouse.com (48:31)
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