(Explanation of the deviation of the people of innovation in prioritizing the statements of their sheikhs over the texts and urging the following of the truth) And by Allah, the sheikhs did not say, and [the Prophet] said, except that *** you were with them without concealment
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The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He said in this passage:
"And by Allah, the sheikhs did not say, and [the Prophet] said, except that *** you were with them without concealment"
He means: By Allah, the sheikhs did not say a statement and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said a statement, except that you were with them— with whom? — with the sheikhs, you prioritize their statement over the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
"And by Allah, the errors of the sheikhs are for you *** more worthy than the Infallible with proof"
He means that the statements of the sheikhs, even if they are errors, are more worthy in your estimation than the statements of the Infallible with proof, who is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is according to the second version of the text.
"And by Allah, the errors of the sheikhs are for you *** the very truth and the requirement of proof"
He means that you consider the errors of the sheikhs to be correct, and this is in reality from the blindness of insight, and may Allah protect us, [it is] the one who thinks that an error is correct.[Al-Kahf 18:103-104] And this, may Allah protect us, is from the confusion of the truth. And every person who does not desire the truth, the prevailing outcome is that he is blinded to it and not guided to it, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: [As-Saf 61:5] So upon you, O servant of Allah, is to intend the truth so that you are guided to it. Let not your concern be to defend what you said. Make your concern to defend the truth. If you said it thinking it was the truth, and it became clear to you that it is not the truth, then turn away from it. And if you said it thinking it was the truth, and it remains in your view as the truth, then hold fast to it and do not contradict it due to the statement of anyone. And know that if you intend the truth, you will be guided to it. [Al-Qamar 54:17]
"And by Allah, the sheikhs did not say, and [the Prophet] said, except that *** you were with them without concealment"
He means: By Allah, the sheikhs did not say a statement and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said a statement, except that you were with them— with whom? — with the sheikhs, you prioritize their statement over the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
"And by Allah, the errors of the sheikhs are for you *** more worthy than the Infallible with proof"
He means that the statements of the sheikhs, even if they are errors, are more worthy in your estimation than the statements of the Infallible with proof, who is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is according to the second version of the text.
"And by Allah, the errors of the sheikhs are for you *** the very truth and the requirement of proof"
He means that you consider the errors of the sheikhs to be correct, and this is in reality from the blindness of insight, and may Allah protect us, [it is] the one who thinks that an error is correct.