(Clarifying that people's statements in this matter are of three types) Or in those for which the Most Merciful has not sent down any authority to confirm them, O my people, how many [traditions] have they abrogated
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The Shaykh :"Or in those for which the Most Merciful has not sent down any authority to confirm them, O my people"
This means we criticize what contradicts [the evidence] or anything for which no authority from Allah has been sent down to confirm it. People's statements fall into three categories: a statement that agrees with the evidence, which is accepted from whoever it comes from; a statement that contradicts the evidence, which is rejected; and a statement for which Allah has not sent down any authority and for which evidence is sought but none is found, which is also rejected. For this reason, he said: We reject two things: what contradicts the statement of the Messenger, and that for which Allah has not sent down any authority to confirm it. This is what we reject. As for what agrees with the statement of the Messenger, we accept it, even if it comes from the statements of these philosophers or logicians.
"So those are the ones" meaning these two types of statements. He said:
"So those are the ones, how many [traditions] have they abrogated, indeed, they have abrogated from the clear Qur'an" And this is clear.
This means we criticize what contradicts [the evidence] or anything for which no authority from Allah has been sent down to confirm it. People's statements fall into three categories: a statement that agrees with the evidence, which is accepted from whoever it comes from; a statement that contradicts the evidence, which is rejected; and a statement for which Allah has not sent down any authority and for which evidence is sought but none is found, which is also rejected. For this reason, he said: We reject two things: what contradicts the statement of the Messenger, and that for which Allah has not sent down any authority to confirm it. This is what we reject. As for what agrees with the statement of the Messenger, we accept it, even if it comes from the statements of these philosophers or logicians.
"So those are the ones" meaning these two types of statements. He said:
"So those are the ones, how many [traditions] have they abrogated, indeed, they have abrogated from the clear Qur'an" And this is clear.
