Explanation of the author's statement: ". . . The fifth: that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) must necessarily be saying the truth in this matter
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The Shaykh : The fifth, and strengthen your ties to it, considering the state of the Companions "that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) must necessarily be saying the truth in this matter", a logical necessity, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) must necessarily be saying the truth in this matter, and what do we mean by the matter? The matter of the names and attributes, they must necessarily be saying the truth in it
Okay, this is a claim, now I have claimed that the Companions must necessarily be saying the truth in this matter, this is a claim and every claim needs evidence, the evidence ... "because the opposite of that is either silence or saying falsehood, and both are impossible for them", the states of the Companions are not free from three: either they say the truth, or they are silent about it, and the third is either they say falsehood, either they say the truth or they are silent not about truth nor about falsehood or they say falsehood, is their silence about explaining the truth possible?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : It is not possible, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has testified that they are the best of generations, and history has also testified that they are the most sincere of Allah's servants after the messengers to Allah's servants, is that not so? Okay, if they are the most sincere people and the most knowledgeable people about the Shari'ah, is it possible they would be silent about the truth? Okay, is it possible they would say falsehood? Hussein, is it possible?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Okay, it is not possible they would say falsehood, and what is necessitated? It is necessitated that they say the truth, because if the logical division is confined to three things and two are negated, the third is necessitated, if I tell you the jīm has a dot below it and the khā has a dot above it and the ḥā has no dot, it is necessary, yes, because the one who follows the shape finds the dots above and below, there is no dot on the right and on the left, a person might say the dot is on the right of the ḥā or on its left, and this is not possible, so we say that if two are invalid, the third is necessitated, okay, what is the aspect of the impossibility of silence? Its aspect is that silence is either due to their ignorance of what is obligatory for Allah the Exalted regarding the names and attributes, and what is permissible for Him of them, and what is impossible, or it is due to their knowledge of that but they concealed it, and both are impossible, and by Allah these are logical proofs, may Allah help us and you to understand them, silence is impossible for them, the silence of the Companions about explaining the truth in the names of Allah and His attributes is impossible, why? Why is it impossible? Because silence is either due to ignorance or due to concealment, silence means that they are silent about explaining the truth in the names of Allah and His attributes, why did they be silent? No one is silent about explaining the truth except either he is ignorant or he is concealing, either ignorant of the truth and not able to speak about what he is ignorant of, or concealing the truth while knowing it, he knows the truth but concealed it, and this is impossible for the Companions, or not? Do you say that as the parrot says, or out of knowledge?
The student: Out of knowledge
The Shaykh : Out of knowledge, yes
The student: ... some things or may Allah protect ...
The Shaykh : We are speaking about the names of Allah and His attributes, may Allah bless you, we are speaking about the names of Allah and His attributes, we are not speaking about an individual issue, and from one individual action, we are speaking about the names of Allah and His attributes and regarding the generality of the Companions, as for the silence of some of them about an individual issue out of fear of a harm, that may be possible, and finally it is not possible, they must explain it also, in the end they must explain it, they do not leave it as Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) did, so he informed about the hadith at his death, okay now you say it is not possible, why?
Okay, this is a claim, now I have claimed that the Companions must necessarily be saying the truth in this matter, this is a claim and every claim needs evidence, the evidence ... "because the opposite of that is either silence or saying falsehood, and both are impossible for them", the states of the Companions are not free from three: either they say the truth, or they are silent about it, and the third is either they say falsehood, either they say the truth or they are silent not about truth nor about falsehood or they say falsehood, is their silence about explaining the truth possible?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : It is not possible, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has testified that they are the best of generations, and history has also testified that they are the most sincere of Allah's servants after the messengers to Allah's servants, is that not so? Okay, if they are the most sincere people and the most knowledgeable people about the Shari'ah, is it possible they would be silent about the truth? Okay, is it possible they would say falsehood? Hussein, is it possible?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Okay, it is not possible they would say falsehood, and what is necessitated? It is necessitated that they say the truth, because if the logical division is confined to three things and two are negated, the third is necessitated, if I tell you the jīm has a dot below it and the khā has a dot above it and the ḥā has no dot, it is necessary, yes, because the one who follows the shape finds the dots above and below, there is no dot on the right and on the left, a person might say the dot is on the right of the ḥā or on its left, and this is not possible, so we say that if two are invalid, the third is necessitated, okay, what is the aspect of the impossibility of silence? Its aspect is that silence is either due to their ignorance of what is obligatory for Allah the Exalted regarding the names and attributes, and what is permissible for Him of them, and what is impossible, or it is due to their knowledge of that but they concealed it, and both are impossible, and by Allah these are logical proofs, may Allah help us and you to understand them, silence is impossible for them, the silence of the Companions about explaining the truth in the names of Allah and His attributes is impossible, why? Why is it impossible? Because silence is either due to ignorance or due to concealment, silence means that they are silent about explaining the truth in the names of Allah and His attributes, why did they be silent? No one is silent about explaining the truth except either he is ignorant or he is concealing, either ignorant of the truth and not able to speak about what he is ignorant of, or concealing the truth while knowing it, he knows the truth but concealed it, and this is impossible for the Companions, or not? Do you say that as the parrot says, or out of knowledge?
The student: Out of knowledge
The Shaykh : Out of knowledge, yes
The student: ... some things or may Allah protect ...
The Shaykh : We are speaking about the names of Allah and His attributes, may Allah bless you, we are speaking about the names of Allah and His attributes, we are not speaking about an individual issue, and from one individual action, we are speaking about the names of Allah and His attributes and regarding the generality of the Companions, as for the silence of some of them about an individual issue out of fear of a harm, that may be possible, and finally it is not possible, they must explain it also, in the end they must explain it, they do not leave it as Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) did, so he informed about the hadith at his death, okay now you say it is not possible, why?