Is reflection and investigation evidence in matters of creed?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Is tracing and investigation evidence in matters of creed, in establishing the attributes and other things?
The Shaykh : Is tracing and investigation rational or sensory evidence? That is, is its evidence the intellect, such that you say existing things are either a Creator or a creation, or is its evidence the senses, such that you say, for example, this drink or this food is either harmful or beneficial? It is known that the intellect and the senses are among the proofs. But suppose the Shari'ah contradicted them—suppose, and I say this not to mean it is permissible for it to happen, not to mean it is permissible for it to happen. I say, suppose, then the Shari'ah takes precedence. Yes.
The Shaykh : Is tracing and investigation rational or sensory evidence? That is, is its evidence the intellect, such that you say existing things are either a Creator or a creation, or is its evidence the senses, such that you say, for example, this drink or this food is either harmful or beneficial? It is known that the intellect and the senses are among the proofs. But suppose the Shari'ah contradicted them—suppose, and I say this not to mean it is permissible for it to happen, not to mean it is permissible for it to happen. I say, suppose, then the Shari'ah takes precedence. Yes.