The Ruling on Studying the Logical Introduction in Books of Usul al-Fiqh
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Question:
What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, regarding the logical introduction at the beginning of books of usul al-fiqh, such as Rawdat al-Nazir, which is studied in the College of Shari'ah? Is this of the same kind as the logic that is prohibited?
Answer:
It is the same logic. It is the same logic. That is to say, premises and conclusions. But reading these things for the sake of information is permissible. Good. Reading these things, and reading 'ilm al-kalam and 'ilm al-mantiq, for the purpose of becoming acquainted with them, and knowing what corruption and misguidance they contain, is permissible. As for the one who reads it as beneficial knowledge and as something useful, that is not allowed. It does not become so.
This is what is correct. No, he said: One who has knowledge should become acquainted with everything the people have, so that he knows the limit of the door and is able to strike at the people of the door with their own words.
Shaykh al-Islam spoke about 'ilm al-mantiq; he has a specialization. If he spoke about 'ilm al-tasawwur, you say this is his specialization. If he spoke about hadith, you say this is the specialization of hadith knowledge. If he spoke about fiqh, you say this is his specialization. If he spoke about tafsir, you say this is his specialization.
By Allah, it is a promising thing. For a person to arm himself with knowledge, to distinguish good from evil, and to learn things in order to examine them, investigate them, and refute them, this is praiseworthy. But for him to learn them as truth and as something to be acted upon, that is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, regarding the logical introduction at the beginning of books of usul al-fiqh, such as Rawdat al-Nazir, which is studied in the College of Shari'ah? Is this of the same kind as the logic that is prohibited?
Answer:
It is the same logic. It is the same logic. That is to say, premises and conclusions. But reading these things for the sake of information is permissible. Good. Reading these things, and reading 'ilm al-kalam and 'ilm al-mantiq, for the purpose of becoming acquainted with them, and knowing what corruption and misguidance they contain, is permissible. As for the one who reads it as beneficial knowledge and as something useful, that is not allowed. It does not become so.
This is what is correct. No, he said: One who has knowledge should become acquainted with everything the people have, so that he knows the limit of the door and is able to strike at the people of the door with their own words.
Shaykh al-Islam spoke about 'ilm al-mantiq; he has a specialization. If he spoke about 'ilm al-tasawwur, you say this is his specialization. If he spoke about hadith, you say this is the specialization of hadith knowledge. If he spoke about fiqh, you say this is his specialization. If he spoke about tafsir, you say this is his specialization.
By Allah, it is a promising thing. For a person to arm himself with knowledge, to distinguish good from evil, and to learn things in order to examine them, investigate them, and refute them, this is praiseworthy. But for him to learn them as truth and as something to be acted upon, that is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في تلاعب المكفرين لأهل السنة والإيمان بالدين كتلاعب الصبيان — islamhouse.com (1:06:17)
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