Explanation of the author's statement: The fourth: Mentioning the cause that it leads to lying about Allah and His Messenger, even if the denier did not intend it.
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The Shaykh : He says: "The fourth: Mentioning the cause that it leads to lying about Allah and His Messenger". Mentioning the cause for not reporting the hadith is that it leads to lying about Allah and His Messenger. Who lies about Allah and His Messenger? It is the one whose intellect does not grasp what was reported, so he denies it, saying, "This is not possible." This is found in many things that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reported about what will happen on the Day of Resurrection, such as when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) reported that the earth on the Day of Resurrection ... is in the hand of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) ... in His hand, just as ... and the like of that. Also, the Sirat is sharper than a sword and thinner than a hair. Matters like this mean that if a layperson were told about them, he would say, "This will not happen." But it must be explained to him gradually until he is able to comprehend it, just as we teach a child little by little.
The author said: "Even if the denier did not intend it". What does "even if the denier did not intend it" mean? It means that the denier, when he denied them, did not intend to lie about Allah and His Messenger, but he intended that attributing this thing to Allah and His Messenger is a lie. So there is a difference in lying; the denier whose intellect did not reach this thing does not intend to lie about Allah and His Messenger, but he lies about what? He lies about attributing that to Allah and His Messenger, attributing that. He says, "This is not possible." Is there a difference between the two matters here or not? There is a difference here. He did not lie about Allah; he did not say, "Yes, Allah said such and such, and that is a lie." The Messenger said this, but he denied it, saying, "No, it is not possible for Allah and His Messenger to say this." Yes, he wants to lie about attributing that to Allah and His Messenger. For this reason, he said: "Even if the denier did not intend it". He did not intend to lie about Allah and His Messenger, but he lied about attributing that to them, and consequently, it returns to rejecting this report, and consequently, it returns to rejecting this report from Allah and His Messenger.
"The fifth: Ibn 'Abbas's statement regarding those who denied any of that and that they are destroyed". That is, their denial. Ibn 'Abbas's statement in his saying: "What a difference these people make! They find softness with the clear verses and are destroyed with the ambiguous ones". That is, they soften and accept the clear verses, but as for the ambiguous ones, they are destroyed by them. This is the statement of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him).
The student : If he denies something ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The author said: "Even if the denier did not intend it". What does "even if the denier did not intend it" mean? It means that the denier, when he denied them, did not intend to lie about Allah and His Messenger, but he intended that attributing this thing to Allah and His Messenger is a lie. So there is a difference in lying; the denier whose intellect did not reach this thing does not intend to lie about Allah and His Messenger, but he lies about what? He lies about attributing that to Allah and His Messenger, attributing that. He says, "This is not possible." Is there a difference between the two matters here or not? There is a difference here. He did not lie about Allah; he did not say, "Yes, Allah said such and such, and that is a lie." The Messenger said this, but he denied it, saying, "No, it is not possible for Allah and His Messenger to say this." Yes, he wants to lie about attributing that to Allah and His Messenger. For this reason, he said: "Even if the denier did not intend it". He did not intend to lie about Allah and His Messenger, but he lied about attributing that to them, and consequently, it returns to rejecting this report, and consequently, it returns to rejecting this report from Allah and His Messenger.
"The fifth: Ibn 'Abbas's statement regarding those who denied any of that and that they are destroyed". That is, their denial. Ibn 'Abbas's statement in his saying: "What a difference these people make! They find softness with the clear verses and are destroyed with the ambiguous ones". That is, they soften and accept the clear verses, but as for the ambiguous ones, they are destroyed by them. This is the statement of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him).
The student : If he denies something ...
The Shaykh : Yes.