The ruling on one who suspects that there is a contradiction between the texts of the Shari'ah?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, it is clear from my brother's question that some Muslims may seek to know the reasons behind a Shari'ah ruling and its operative causes, or they may suffer from the suspicion of a contradiction between the texts of the Shari'ah. Is there any guidance regarding this issue, which may settle in the minds of some Muslims?
The Shaykh:
This is from the whispers of Satan. The Muslim must submit to the commands of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and the commands of His Messenger, whether the wisdom is apparent to him or not. This is because he knows and is certain that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not legislate anything except for a wisdom, whether he knows it or not. The fact that he does not know it does not indicate that there is no wisdom. Lack of knowledge is not evidence of the non-existence of the known.
So the Muslim must submit and not interfere in these matters. He should open his mind to the rulings of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. If he experiences some of the whispers of Satan and hesitation, he should leave these matters. If he knows the wisdom, that is an increase in good. If he does not know the wisdom, he entrusts his affair to Allah and believes and is certain that Allah does not legislate anything except for a wisdom, benefit, and advantage for the servants. Yes.
The questioner:
Some of the learned may see that submission and entrusting one's affairs to Allah is weakness, and they say, "We have information and capability, and we want to know."
The Shaykh:
This is arrogance. You do not have information about everything.[Al-Isra 17:85]
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
A little. You have information about everything. So you must submit to the command of Allah and the command of His Messenger, because the believer is certain that the command of Allah and the command of His Messenger is based on wisdom, and based on benefit and advantage, whether that is apparent to us or not. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, it is clear from my brother's question that some Muslims may seek to know the reasons behind a Shari'ah ruling and its operative causes, or they may suffer from the suspicion of a contradiction between the texts of the Shari'ah. Is there any guidance regarding this issue, which may settle in the minds of some Muslims?
The Shaykh:
This is from the whispers of Satan. The Muslim must submit to the commands of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and the commands of His Messenger, whether the wisdom is apparent to him or not. This is because he knows and is certain that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not legislate anything except for a wisdom, whether he knows it or not. The fact that he does not know it does not indicate that there is no wisdom. Lack of knowledge is not evidence of the non-existence of the known.
So the Muslim must submit and not interfere in these matters. He should open his mind to the rulings of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. If he experiences some of the whispers of Satan and hesitation, he should leave these matters. If he knows the wisdom, that is an increase in good. If he does not know the wisdom, he entrusts his affair to Allah and believes and is certain that Allah does not legislate anything except for a wisdom, benefit, and advantage for the servants. Yes.
The questioner:
Some of the learned may see that submission and entrusting one's affairs to Allah is weakness, and they say, "We have information and capability, and we want to know."
The Shaykh:
This is arrogance. You do not have information about everything.
And mankind have not been given of knowledge
وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِThe questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
A little. You have information about everything. So you must submit to the command of Allah and the command of His Messenger, because the believer is certain that the command of Allah and the command of His Messenger is based on wisdom, and based on benefit and advantage, whether that is apparent to us or not. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5493- حكم من ظن أن التناقض يقع بين النصوص الشرعية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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