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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Some people may interpret certain verses to mean what they expect, and then use them as evidence for that, and then ideas and opinions arise that contradict these interpretations to which the verses were distorted.

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The Shaykh : Likewise, some people may interpret, or more accurately, distort certain verses to mean what they expect, and then use them as evidence for that. Then other opinions and ideas arise that contradict these interpretations to which the verses were distorted. Thus, interpreting the Qur'an with an opinion that has been proven invalid becomes a transgression against the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
And I advise our brothers who try to make the Noble Qur'an or the Prophetic Sunnah indicate new theories or matters that have occurred, despite the texts being far from indicating them.
I advise them to leave matters to investigation until the truth becomes clear.
Theories remain theories until reality bears witness to them, and a matter that has actually occurred is a reality that does not need to be proven by revelation.
Perhaps we cite verses from the Qur'an or hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in support of a theory held by those who hold it, and then it is proven that this theory is invalid. At that point, this becomes a defect in the Book and the Sunnah, especially in the eyes of the enemies of the Muslims.
So beware, beware of following such a method.
Leave cosmic matters to be witnessed by reality.
Yes, if there is something in the Qur'an that indicates them clearly, or by a sound indication without strain or arbitrariness, there is no harm in using the Qur'an as evidence, but on the condition that it is not merely a theory, because a theory may be wrong, but it must be a tangible, actual matter.
Source alathar.net

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