How is reconciliation achieved between reason and revelation?
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The questioner : How is reconciliation achieved between reason and revelation?
The Shaykh : By submitting reason to revelation.
The questioner : With clarification.
The Shaykh[An-Nisa 4:65] The Shari'ah is originally a hidden matter that people do not know; they only came to know it through their Prophet. When the revelation descended upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the Shari'ah, this revelation became known and recognized among the believers. Then, as the jurists say, a portion of this Shari'ah is devotional (ta'abbudi) and its meaning is not rationally comprehensible, while another portion is rationally comprehensible in its meaning. An example of each category is the five daily prayers and what is included in them...
The Shaykh : By submitting reason to revelation.
The questioner : With clarification.
The Shaykh
But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission.
فلا وربك لا يؤمنون حتى يحكموك فيما شجر بينهم ثم لا يجدون في أنفسهم حرجا مما قضيت ويسلموا تسليما
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