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The questioner: Oh our Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good.
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The questioner: Today, in one of the lectures, the doctor mentioned a rule, and I wanted to mention it to you, meaning, if you have a comment on it.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: It is the rule of reality, meaning, I did not understand it because I heard it several times. The rule says: "If a piece of evidence is subject to probability."
The Shaykh: "Then the argumentation based on it is invalid."
The questioner: "Then the argumentation based on it is invalid." What is your opinion of this rule, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: This rule, if the probability is strong, then the rule is sound.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Otherwise, it is weak.
The questioner: The meaning of argumentation here, "the argumentation based on it is invalid," means that it is not valid to use it as evidence at all, or how?
The Shaykh: If the probability is strong.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: It is not valid to use it as evidence, of course, yes. But the truth is that this rule is often exploited to reject many texts.
The questioner: This is the problem, this is what I have encountered.
The Shaykh: I will tell you now.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: If a piece of evidence is subject to probability, then the argumentation based on it is invalid.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: For example, let me give you an example now: a general text may be specified.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Okay, or an absolute text.
The questioner: It may be restricted.
The Shaykh: It may be restricted. The one arguing with falsehood may say: My brother, this is a general piece of evidence, and it is possible that it is specified.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Or this is an absolute piece of evidence, and it is possible that it is restricted, so the argumentation based on it is invalid. We say this is false speech. Why? Because this probability is suspected, and the original principle is that there is another rule: "A general text is applied in its generality until something comes to specify it."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: "And an absolute text is applied in its absoluteness until something comes to restrict it."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And so on.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh: Therefore, this rule has a valid aspect with the condition I mentioned earlier; otherwise, it is often used to demolish many texts.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The Shaykh : Peace and mercy of Allah be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Praise be to Allah for His goodness. How are you, Ziyad?
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you well.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner: How is your health, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: May Allah reward you.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you and bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner: We have missed you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: May it be that a meeting is near.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Oh our Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner: Today, in one of the lectures, the doctor mentioned a rule, and I wanted to mention it to you, meaning, if you have a comment on it.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: It is the rule of reality, meaning, I did not understand it because I heard it several times. The rule says: "If a piece of evidence is subject to probability."
The Shaykh: "Then the argumentation based on it is invalid."
The questioner: "Then the argumentation based on it is invalid." What is your opinion of this rule, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: This rule, if the probability is strong, then the rule is sound.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Otherwise, it is weak.
The questioner: The meaning of argumentation here, "the argumentation based on it is invalid," means that it is not valid to use it as evidence at all, or how?
The Shaykh: If the probability is strong.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: It is not valid to use it as evidence, of course, yes. But the truth is that this rule is often exploited to reject many texts.
The questioner: This is the problem, this is what I have encountered.
The Shaykh: I will tell you now.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: If a piece of evidence is subject to probability, then the argumentation based on it is invalid.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: For example, let me give you an example now: a general text may be specified.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Okay, or an absolute text.
The questioner: It may be restricted.
The Shaykh: It may be restricted. The one arguing with falsehood may say: My brother, this is a general piece of evidence, and it is possible that it is specified.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Or this is an absolute piece of evidence, and it is possible that it is restricted, so the argumentation based on it is invalid. We say this is false speech. Why? Because this probability is suspected, and the original principle is that there is another rule: "A general text is applied in its generality until something comes to specify it."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: "And an absolute text is applied in its absoluteness until something comes to restrict it."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And so on.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh: Therefore, this rule has a valid aspect with the condition I mentioned earlier; otherwise, it is often used to demolish many texts.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
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