We said that the Prophet does not know the unseen, so how do we address the statement of some of the Companions (Allah and His Messenger know best)?
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The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh: We said that the Prophet does not know the unseen. There is a statement in some hadiths, "Allah and His Messenger know best," and it is a legal ruling. How is that?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The hadiths of the Companions came, in which they say: "Allah and His Messenger know best"?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In legal matters.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In legal matters, how is that when he does not know the unseen?
The Shaykh : The Messenger does not know the unseen, but he knows the Shari'ah.
The questioner : This is a legal ruling.
The Shaykh : Which one? No, this is non-legal knowledge; this is the action of these people.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh: We said that the Prophet does not know the unseen. There is a statement in some hadiths, "Allah and His Messenger know best," and it is a legal ruling. How is that?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The hadiths of the Companions came, in which they say: "Allah and His Messenger know best"?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In legal matters.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In legal matters, how is that when he does not know the unseen?
The Shaykh : The Messenger does not know the unseen, but he knows the Shari'ah.
The questioner : This is a legal ruling.
The Shaykh : Which one? No, this is non-legal knowledge; this is the action of these people.