A Response to Those Who Say, "They Are Men and We Are Men"
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The Shaykh : Regarding the attributes, then what do they say if some of the Companions (peace and mercy and blessings of Allah be upon them) did something? Look now how the misguidance of these people is exposed from many, many, and very, very many angles. What do they say if a statement, an action, or a fatwa comes from some of the Companions that does not contradict the Book and the Sunnah? Do they accept it, or do they say, "We are men and they are men"? What do you think of them?
The questioner : They do not say, "We are men and they are men."
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : But out of politeness, they say that the understanding we have grasped is the required understanding, and the understanding they impose on us is only the understanding you impose on yourself.
The Shaykh : You have strayed from the answer.
The questioner : They do not say, "We are men and they are men."
The Shaykh : No, what is their position regarding what the Companions did, or the fatwa they issued?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Do they adopt this action or this fatwa, or do they say, "We are men and they are men"?
The questioner : They say that our reality, or the state of sin before us, and the apparent situation we see before us, is not as the earliest generations of the Ummah envisioned it.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, they prefer their understanding over the understanding of those people.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And what doesJami` at-Tirmidhi 2641Da'if (Darussalam) mean? It also has to be distorted.
The questioner: He mentionedThe Shaykh : A book. I hope you will allow me.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Yes, he said, "The society that existed in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) consisted of Companions whose faith was abundant, like the sea. If one of them made a mistake, even if unintentional, it would not affect the sea. But those below them might speak or act, and they have little water representing faith. If a drop of impurity were dropped into it, it would contaminate and defile it, making it unsuitable for purification or filtration."
The Shaykh : Beautiful poetic words.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But it is a deviation from the answer.
The questioner : They do not say, "We are men and they are men."
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : But out of politeness, they say that the understanding we have grasped is the required understanding, and the understanding they impose on us is only the understanding you impose on yourself.
The Shaykh : You have strayed from the answer.
The questioner : They do not say, "We are men and they are men."
The Shaykh : No, what is their position regarding what the Companions did, or the fatwa they issued?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Do they adopt this action or this fatwa, or do they say, "We are men and they are men"?
The questioner : They say that our reality, or the state of sin before us, and the apparent situation we see before us, is not as the earliest generations of the Ummah envisioned it.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, they prefer their understanding over the understanding of those people.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And what does
What I am upon and my Companions.
ما أنا عليه وأصحابيThe questioner: He mentionedThe Shaykh : A book. I hope you will allow me.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Yes, he said, "The society that existed in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) consisted of Companions whose faith was abundant, like the sea. If one of them made a mistake, even if unintentional, it would not affect the sea. But those below them might speak or act, and they have little water representing faith. If a drop of impurity were dropped into it, it would contaminate and defile it, making it unsuitable for purification or filtration."
The Shaykh : Beautiful poetic words.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But it is a deviation from the answer.
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