A review of what was previously discussed regarding the statement of some that "the methodology of the Salaf is safer, and the methodology of the Khalaf is more knowledgeable and more wise."
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The Shaykh : And upon his family and all his Companions. It has been established for us that the statement of the ignorant one that the way of the Salaf is safer and the way of the Khalaf is more knowledgeable and more wise is a false statement. First, from several aspects:
First, it is contradictory. The aspect of the contradiction is that whenever one rules that it is safer, it must necessarily be more knowledgeable and more wise, because there is no safety except through knowledge and wisdom.
Second, he only said this statement based on the assumption that Allah does not have an attribute indicated by the texts. Is this false or true?
The student: It is invalid.
The Shaykh : It is false, because Allah the Exalted has established texts of perfection for Him through reason and fitrah (the innate natural disposition) ... and the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law). The remaining aspects will come, if Allah wills. What is the evidence? What is the rational evidence for the establishment of the attributes of perfection for Allah? Yes, that is correct. What is the rational evidence for the establishment of the attributes of perfection for Allah? Yes, that is correct.
First, it is contradictory. The aspect of the contradiction is that whenever one rules that it is safer, it must necessarily be more knowledgeable and more wise, because there is no safety except through knowledge and wisdom.
Second, he only said this statement based on the assumption that Allah does not have an attribute indicated by the texts. Is this false or true?
The student: It is invalid.
The Shaykh : It is false, because Allah the Exalted has established texts of perfection for Him through reason and fitrah (the innate natural disposition) ... and the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law). The remaining aspects will come, if Allah wills. What is the evidence? What is the rational evidence for the establishment of the attributes of perfection for Allah? Yes, that is correct. What is the rational evidence for the establishment of the attributes of perfection for Allah? Yes, that is correct.