(Clarifying that this type of ignorant person found nothing but their religious scholars, and if they had known the truth, they would have taken it) A people whom their good opinion of what *** their scholars said overtook
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The Shaykh :"A people whom their good opinion of what *** their scholars, who are old, said overtook"
This means: When this type of person read what their scholars, who are old, said—"Asnan" is the plural of "sinn," and the bone is not meant by it, but rather the years are meant, meaning old scholars.
"Who are old
and pious among the people" Also: They are the scholars who are religious, so they have age, seniority, and religion.
"They found nothing but *** their sayings, so they were content with them in safety"
This means: They found nothing but what was before them of the words of their scholars, and they do not know anyone more capable of clarifying the truth than their scholars, so they were content with what they had of these books in safety, meaning: They were content with them while feeling secure, secure that they are truth, not fearing that they are falsehood.
"If they could attain guidance, they would not accept *** a substitute for the speaker of falsehood"
This means: If they had known the truth, they would not have accepted the words of the speaker of falsehood as a substitute for the truth, meaning they would not have accepted the statement of the one who speaks falsehood in place of the truth.
This means: When this type of person read what their scholars, who are old, said—"Asnan" is the plural of "sinn," and the bone is not meant by it, but rather the years are meant, meaning old scholars.
"Who are old
and pious among the people" Also: They are the scholars who are religious, so they have age, seniority, and religion.
"They found nothing but *** their sayings, so they were content with them in safety"
This means: They found nothing but what was before them of the words of their scholars, and they do not know anyone more capable of clarifying the truth than their scholars, so they were content with what they had of these books in safety, meaning: They were content with them while feeling secure, secure that they are truth, not fearing that they are falsehood.
"If they could attain guidance, they would not accept *** a substitute for the speaker of falsehood"
This means: If they had known the truth, they would not have accepted the words of the speaker of falsehood as a substitute for the truth, meaning they would not have accepted the statement of the one who speaks falsehood in place of the truth.