The Meaning of Insight
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The questioner:
Allah is the One who is negated? What is insight?
The Shaykh:
It is knowledge of what Allah and His Messenger said, and what the people of truth are upon and what the people of falsehood are upon, distinguishing between tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and shirk (associating partners with Allah), and between Islam and its opposite, by the knowledge that Allah has granted.
The questioner:
And Allah, you mentioned that one may have knowledge but a lack of insight.
The Shaykh:
A lack of insight is a lack of knowledge.
The questioner:
May Allah forgive you.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, some knowledge, but not complete knowledge.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Yes.
The Shaykh:
He has some matters, but he did not attend to their status. This is the majority of creation. Yes.
Allah is the One who is negated? What is insight?
The Shaykh:
It is knowledge of what Allah and His Messenger said, and what the people of truth are upon and what the people of falsehood are upon, distinguishing between tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and shirk (associating partners with Allah), and between Islam and its opposite, by the knowledge that Allah has granted.
The questioner:
And Allah, you mentioned that one may have knowledge but a lack of insight.
The Shaykh:
A lack of insight is a lack of knowledge.
The questioner:
May Allah forgive you.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, some knowledge, but not complete knowledge.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Yes.
The Shaykh:
He has some matters, but he did not attend to their status. This is the majority of creation. Yes.
Source
شرح كشف الشبهات [ ابن باز ]، بداية من الفصل الأول : بيان أن مهمة الرسل الأولى : تحقيق توحيد العبادة — islamhouse.com (53:47)
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