regarding the second meaning of the interpretations of ta'wil in the speech of the Salaf?
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The questioner : Should we express it as the reality or the manner?
The Shaykh : No, the reality is better, because the manner is part of the reality.
The questioner : ... The reality in the meaning itself?
The Shaykh : ... Because the meaning is one thing and the reality is another. We said "reality" to encompass what Allah informed us about regarding the Hereafter, such as the reward of Paradise and its bliss, and the bliss contained therein. We do not know the reality of this bliss or its essence.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes? No, even its reality, for example, its taste, we do not perceive it. It is true that we know the meaning of hearing in a general sense, which is perceiving what is heard, but we do not know the reality of Allah's hearing as it is. The reality includes the manner; the manner is a part of the reality. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, the reality is better, because the manner is part of the reality.
The questioner : ... The reality in the meaning itself?
The Shaykh : ... Because the meaning is one thing and the reality is another. We said "reality" to encompass what Allah informed us about regarding the Hereafter, such as the reward of Paradise and its bliss, and the bliss contained therein. We do not know the reality of this bliss or its essence.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes? No, even its reality, for example, its taste, we do not perceive it. It is true that we know the meaning of hearing in a general sense, which is perceiving what is heard, but we do not know the reality of Allah's hearing as it is. The reality includes the manner; the manner is a part of the reality. Yes.