Explanation of the author's statement: "Chapter on the false implications necessitated by the method of the deniers. The method of the deniers necessitates false implications (Definition of the implication and whether the implication of a statement is a statement)"
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The Shaykh : Today we say: The method of the deniers necessitates false implications. And we must know what the meaning of an implication is?
The meaning of an implication: The thing that necessarily follows from a thing, with no way to avoid it. This is the implication.
The thing that necessarily follows from a thing, with no way to avoid it.
That is, one says: Such and such necessarily implies such and such.
And the implication may be accepted by the one who raises it, and he says: Yes, I say that, and he affirms his statement. Or he may not accept it and say: This is not an implication, then he mentions the cause and says it is not an implication because of such and such. Yes.
And the implication may not have occurred to the one who raised it at all, as if a person makes a statement and does not visualize what implications follow from that statement. If he had visualized that, or if he had been alerted to it, he would be between two things: either he answers, or he accepts the implication, or he retracts his statement. Three things: either he answers and remains with his statement, or he accepts the implication and remains with his statement, or he retracts his statement.
And this is common. Many statements are made by scholars, and then when they see that false implications follow from that statement, yes, they take one of the three paths: either they accept this implication and say it is not false, or they answer it and say: This is not an implication, or they admit that it is a false implication and they retract, what? From their statement, because if a statement is followed by a false matter, it is evidence that it is false.
Therefore we say: Is the implication of a statement a statement? Or is it not a statement?
We say: As for if the statement is from the speech of Allah and the speech of His Messenger, then the implication of their statement is a statement. And that is because the statement of Allah and His Messenger proceeds from knowledge and truth, is that not so? So when Allah the Exalted makes a statement, He knows what follows from it and what is implied by it. And likewise the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the implication of their statement is [a statement].
The meaning of an implication: The thing that necessarily follows from a thing, with no way to avoid it. This is the implication.
The thing that necessarily follows from a thing, with no way to avoid it.
That is, one says: Such and such necessarily implies such and such.
And the implication may be accepted by the one who raises it, and he says: Yes, I say that, and he affirms his statement. Or he may not accept it and say: This is not an implication, then he mentions the cause and says it is not an implication because of such and such. Yes.
And the implication may not have occurred to the one who raised it at all, as if a person makes a statement and does not visualize what implications follow from that statement. If he had visualized that, or if he had been alerted to it, he would be between two things: either he answers, or he accepts the implication, or he retracts his statement. Three things: either he answers and remains with his statement, or he accepts the implication and remains with his statement, or he retracts his statement.
And this is common. Many statements are made by scholars, and then when they see that false implications follow from that statement, yes, they take one of the three paths: either they accept this implication and say it is not false, or they answer it and say: This is not an implication, or they admit that it is a false implication and they retract, what? From their statement, because if a statement is followed by a false matter, it is evidence that it is false.
Therefore we say: Is the implication of a statement a statement? Or is it not a statement?
We say: As for if the statement is from the speech of Allah and the speech of His Messenger, then the implication of their statement is a statement. And that is because the statement of Allah and His Messenger proceeds from knowledge and truth, is that not so? So when Allah the Exalted makes a statement, He knows what follows from it and what is implied by it. And likewise the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the implication of their statement is [a statement].