Explanation of the author's statement: "Before we mention the reconciliation between the two, we wish to present a beneficial rule to which the author (may Allah have mercy on him) referred in his book (Reason and Revelation)"
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The Shaykh :"And before we mention", the author says: "Before we mention the reconciliation between the two, we wish to present a beneficial rule to which the author (may Allah have mercy on him) referred in his book *Reason and Revelation*". Know that the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) always use the plural pronoun, even if the speaker is one person. They do not mean by this that they are aggrandizing themselves, but rather that we, as a group of this faction, for example, or something similar, say such and such. It is narrated from 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said regarding the Hamariyyah: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 28:59 And the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them), from the imams and their followers, have continued to use this kind of expression, saying "we say such and such," "we begin with such and such," and "we end our statement with such and such," and the like. This is not considered a form of arrogance or of haughtiness and pride, for every occasion has its own appropriate speech.
He says: "We refer to a rule mentioned by the author, Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him), in his book *Reason and Revelation*". *Reason and Revelation* is an abbreviation of the book's name; otherwise, its name is "Refuting the Conflict Between Reason and Revelation" "Refuting the Conflict Between Reason and Revelation", or another name for it is "Clarifying the Agreement of the Explicitly Reasonable with the Authentically Transmitted". Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) praised this book highly, to the point that he said: "There is nothing in existence that has a second like it".
"And he has a book on Reason and Revelation *** For which there is no second like it in existence"
His meaning is that there is nothing in existence that has a second like it in refuting those theologians, philosophers, and the like. Otherwise, there is no doubt that there are things in existence that are far better than it, but he means in this specific field. Yes.
The questioner : In the *Fatawa*, O Shaykh? In the *Fatawa*, or is it a standalone work?
The Shaykh : It is not a standalone work; it is a large book. I think it has reached, and I do not know for certain, I think eleven volumes. Is that right? Eleven volumes, a large work.
That is according to what we have decreed, and this is according to what we decree.
ذاك على ما قضينا وهذا على ما نقضيHe says: "We refer to a rule mentioned by the author, Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him), in his book *Reason and Revelation*". *Reason and Revelation* is an abbreviation of the book's name; otherwise, its name is "Refuting the Conflict Between Reason and Revelation" "Refuting the Conflict Between Reason and Revelation", or another name for it is "Clarifying the Agreement of the Explicitly Reasonable with the Authentically Transmitted". Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) praised this book highly, to the point that he said: "There is nothing in existence that has a second like it".
"And he has a book on Reason and Revelation *** For which there is no second like it in existence"
His meaning is that there is nothing in existence that has a second like it in refuting those theologians, philosophers, and the like. Otherwise, there is no doubt that there are things in existence that are far better than it, but he means in this specific field. Yes.
The questioner : In the *Fatawa*, O Shaykh? In the *Fatawa*, or is it a standalone work?
The Shaykh : It is not a standalone work; it is a large book. I think it has reached, and I do not know for certain, I think eleven volumes. Is that right? Eleven volumes, a large work.