Relying on the Book and the Sunnah in knowing the creed, without the sayings of the scholars
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it sufficient to know the creed and the fundamentals of the religion from the Book and the Sunnah alone, without knowing the sayings of the scholars, or is it necessary to combine them?
Answer:
It is necessary to combine them. You know the Sunnah, you know the correct creed, and you know the false sayings so that they do not become confused for you. You know evil not for the sake of evil, but to avoid it. And whoever does not distinguish evil from good falls into it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it sufficient to know the creed and the fundamentals of the religion from the Book and the Sunnah alone, without knowing the sayings of the scholars, or is it necessary to combine them?
Answer:
It is necessary to combine them. You know the Sunnah, you know the correct creed, and you know the false sayings so that they do not become confused for you. You know evil not for the sake of evil, but to avoid it. And whoever does not distinguish evil from good falls into it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن تلاعبه وكيده : تلاعبه بالثنوية — islamhouse.com (42:30)
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