(Explanation of the second category: those who seek the truth but are prevented from knowledge by two things: seeking realities from other than the texts) And the others are seekers of the truth, but they are prevented from it.
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The Shaykh :"And the others"
Who are the others? That is, the second category.
"So they are seekers of the truth, but they are prevented from its knowledge by two things
Despite their research and writings, their aim being to reach gnosis"
What are the two things? He said:
"One of them is seeking realities from other than their doors, climbing over the walls
And following paths that do not lead to the attainment of certainty and the source of faith"
Yes, meaning: these are seekers of the truth, but they did not reach knowledge. Two things prevented them from its knowledge. The first thing is seeking realities from other than their doors. Instead of returning to the Book and the Sunnah in seeking realities, they returned to other paths that do not lead to the truth, so the matters became confused for them. For this reason, he said:
"So those matters became confused for them, like paths becoming confused with mazes"
Because they scatter the paths among them. Otherwise, they had good intentions, aiming for the Shari'ah knowledge, but they entered the houses from other than their doors.
Who are the others? That is, the second category.
"So they are seekers of the truth, but they are prevented from its knowledge by two things
Despite their research and writings, their aim being to reach gnosis"
What are the two things? He said:
"One of them is seeking realities from other than their doors, climbing over the walls
And following paths that do not lead to the attainment of certainty and the source of faith"
Yes, meaning: these are seekers of the truth, but they did not reach knowledge. Two things prevented them from its knowledge. The first thing is seeking realities from other than their doors. Instead of returning to the Book and the Sunnah in seeking realities, they returned to other paths that do not lead to the truth, so the matters became confused for them. For this reason, he said:
"So those matters became confused for them, like paths becoming confused with mazes"
Because they scatter the paths among them. Otherwise, they had good intentions, aiming for the Shari'ah knowledge, but they entered the houses from other than their doors.