What is your opinion of those who say that the statement of Allah the Exalted: "And whatever the Messenger has given you—take that" refers only to what was given to you from the Qur'an?
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The questioner : ... O Shaykh, some people ... regarding the statement of AllahThe questioner : meaning, what was given to you from the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We say this is an error. Who told you that? Allah said: and He did not restrict it, so you are restricting it to fit your statement, and it is not possible to bring the evidence down to your statement. Every person who makes a statement distorts the texts to fit his statement and says, "This is what they indicate."
... This is a conditional noun that necessitates generality and was not restricted, whereas your restricting it to the ruling you see means that you are trying to make the evidence submit to your statement. Yes, that is right. Yes.
And whatever the Messenger has given you—take that
وَما ءاتاكُمُ الرَّسولُ فَخُذوهُThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We say this is an error. Who told you that? Allah said:
And whatever the Messenger has given you
وَما ءاتاكُمُ الرَّسولُ...