The Difference Between the Establishment of the Argument and Its Understanding
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The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The presenter:
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Hurry to prayer, hurry to prayer. Hurry to success, hurry to success. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
There is no god but Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there a difference between the establishment of the argument (hujjah) and its understanding?
The Shaykh:
If the argument reaches him and he understands it, if he wishes to understand, the argument is established against him. But if the argument reaches him in a language other than his own, and he does not understand it unless it is translated for him, then yes, this is an excuse for him until it is made clear to him in his language, the meaning of the verse or the meaning of the hadith or the meaning of the words of the scholars. If it is in a language other than his own, it should be explained to him or translated for him. As for the Arab who understands the Arabic language, if the Qur'an or the Sunnah or the words of the scholars reach him, the argument is established against him.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Because he understands it if he wishes to understand. Yes.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The presenter:
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Hurry to prayer, hurry to prayer. Hurry to success, hurry to success. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
There is no god but Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there a difference between the establishment of the argument (hujjah) and its understanding?
The Shaykh:
If the argument reaches him and he understands it, if he wishes to understand, the argument is established against him. But if the argument reaches him in a language other than his own, and he does not understand it unless it is translated for him, then yes, this is an excuse for him until it is made clear to him in his language, the meaning of the verse or the meaning of the hadith or the meaning of the words of the scholars. If it is in a language other than his own, it should be explained to him or translated for him. As for the Arab who understands the Arabic language, if the Qur'an or the Sunnah or the words of the scholars reach him, the argument is established against him.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Because he understands it if he wishes to understand. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : تفسير التوحيد وشهادة أن لا إله إلا الله - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:03:05)
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