(Explanation that judgment is based on authentic transmission and clear reason) So sit, then, in the council of the two judges for the sake of the Merciful, not for the sake of the self and Satan. The first is authentic transmission
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Here, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) indicated that after mentioning the previous advices, he is now asking us to sit in the council of arbitration. What do we judge by? He commanded that we judge by two things: authentic transmission and clear reason, supported by the fitrah. Note that by authentic transmission, he means the Book and the authentic Sunnah, because the Sunnah contains both authentic and weak reports. Clear reason is the mind that is free from doubts and desires. Whenever you hear "clear reason," it means it is free from doubts and desires. Doubts are ignorance, and desires are bad intentions. So if Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) grants a person knowledge and good intention and will, he becomes one of clear reason. The opposite of that is the mind built on ignorance or bad intention. Yes, good. These are the two judges. The fitrah of the Merciful supports both matters. In reality, it supports authentic transmission because it accepts what the Shari'ah brought, and it supports clear reason as well because it accepts what reason indicates.
Here, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) indicated that after mentioning the previous advices, he is now asking us to sit in the council of arbitration. What do we judge by? He commanded that we judge by two things: authentic transmission and clear reason, supported by the fitrah. Note that by authentic transmission, he means the Book and the authentic Sunnah, because the Sunnah contains both authentic and weak reports. Clear reason is the mind that is free from doubts and desires. Whenever you hear "clear reason," it means it is free from doubts and desires. Doubts are ignorance, and desires are bad intentions. So if Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) grants a person knowledge and good intention and will, he becomes one of clear reason. The opposite of that is the mind built on ignorance or bad intention. Yes, good. These are the two judges. The fitrah of the Merciful supports both matters. In reality, it supports authentic transmission because it accepts what the Shari'ah brought, and it supports clear reason as well because it accepts what reason indicates.