Text copied Link copied

Al-Fatawa – home

﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

Scholar
Search mode

The meaning of wisdom in the saying of Allah the Exalted: He grants wisdom to whom He wills

Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the interpretation of His saying, the Exalted:
He gives wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever has been given wisdom has certainly been given much goodيُؤْتِي الْحِكْمَةَ مَن يَشَاءُ وَمَن يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا
[Al-Baqarah 2:269]
What is meant by wisdom?

Answer:
Wisdom is fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence); wisdom is fiqh in the religion of Allah. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم جرى الأمر على السداد والاستقامة والأمة واحدة والدين واحد والمعبود واحد — islamhouse.com (1:08:44)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

Flag this fatwa