The claim of the people of innovation that the words of the texts were revealed for worship and reward, and do not convey knowledge or the affirmation of attributes for Allah: They were not revealed to be a source of knowledge
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The Shaykh :"They were not revealed to be a source of knowledge of the affirmation of the attributes of the Most Merciful"
This means: Allah did not reveal them so that we would gain knowledge of the attributes of our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, through them. So why were they revealed? They said: for worship through their wording, and submitting their meaning to Allah. This is one group among them. Another group said: they were revealed for worship through their wording and gaining reward by interpreting their meanings figuratively, because interpreting a word figuratively requires evidence, proofs, and effort, unlike the apparent meaning. So what is intended by the Book and the Sunnah in their view is either worship through the wording and submitting the meaning to whom? To Allah, and these are the Mu'awwidah, or worship through the wording and gaining reward through the effort of deriving the speech according to its figures and anomalies of the Arabic language. As for intending knowledge by it, no, knowledge is not intended by this to affirm the attributes of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
"But rather that is attained through the intellects" The passive noun "attained" refers to what? To knowledge. Knowledge is attained by the indication of the intellect.
"And these" means the texts from the Book and the Sunnah.
"*** are far removed from it, possessing no authority" This means they have no authority, power, or strength to lead to knowledge.
This means: Allah did not reveal them so that we would gain knowledge of the attributes of our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, through them. So why were they revealed? They said: for worship through their wording, and submitting their meaning to Allah. This is one group among them. Another group said: they were revealed for worship through their wording and gaining reward by interpreting their meanings figuratively, because interpreting a word figuratively requires evidence, proofs, and effort, unlike the apparent meaning.
Your reward is according to your effort.
أجرك على قدر نصبك"But rather that is attained through the intellects" The passive noun "attained" refers to what? To knowledge. Knowledge is attained by the indication of the intellect.
"And these" means the texts from the Book and the Sunnah.
"*** are far removed from it, possessing no authority" This means they have no authority, power, or strength to lead to knowledge.