Refuting the Objection That Islam Restrains the Minds

Question:
We know that the entire Islamic Shari'ah is full of wisdom and secrets. Some rulings are clear on their surface, which causes the mind to accept the apparent cause in the text. However, in many Qur'anic verses, it is not possible to explain the cause of the legal ruling. This, in turn, leads to submission and taking matters by their causes—so the questioner says. My question is:
How can one respond to the enemies of Islam when they claim that Islam restrains the minds of its adherents, forcing them into submission?

Answer:
This is a false statement. Islam is the one that called for the liberation of minds, for all the texts of the Qur'an call for that: [Surat al-Ra'd: 3], [Surat al-Nahl: 13], [Surat al-Baqarah: 164], [Surat al-Baqarah: 44], [Surat Yunus: 3], [Surat al-An'am: 126]. All of this calls for the liberation of the mind so that it thinks, so that it remembers, so that it understands. However, it is not a condition of this that Allah should explain to us all the wisdoms. No, it is not a condition. Have you seen if you were to say to a king who orders his subjects to do something: "What is the wisdom, otherwise I will not obey you?" Is that acceptable? This ruler among the rulers of this world... if he orders something that is in the public interest, do the subjects have the right to say: "No, we will not listen until you explain the wisdom to us!" How much more so with the Most Wise of rulers and the Most Knowledgeable of the knowledgeable (Mighty and Majestic)? He commands, and upon us is listening and obedience; because He is Wise and Knowing. We believe that He is Wise and Knowing: [Surat al-An'am: 83], [Surat al-Nisa: 11].
So, the wisdoms we know are light upon light, and good upon good, and praise be to Allah. And we know with certainty that He commanded this for a wisdom. But it is not a condition of that—of our faith and submission—that we know the wisdom. It is not permissible for us to say: "We will not pray four units until we know the wisdom of the four," or "We will not pray three units for Maghrib until we know the wisdom of the three." No, we pray what Allah has commanded us to pray, and we fast what Allah has commanded us to fast.
So someone might say: Why was fasting made in Ramadan? Why was it not made in Dhul-Hijjah? Why is it not two or three months?
We say to them: This is from the relief of our Lord, and from His making things easy. As for His making Ramadan between Sha'ban and Shawwal, there is the utmost wisdom in that, Exalted and Glorified is He.
The point is that it is not a condition of commands that the wisdom be explained, even if it is from the children of Adam. It is not a condition of the commands of the ruler that he convey to the subjects every wisdom and every purpose. ... There may be matters where it is not appropriate to explain their wisdom, so the ruler commands them without explaining, and he is to be thanked if... it is in the interest of the servants and he intends to benefit them by it, even if those commanded do not know the secrets and causes of it. And it is not required of him to explain it either, if he sees the benefit in not explaining it. Our Lord is higher, greater, and greater (Mighty and Majestic), so it is not required of Him, Exalted and Majestic, to explain to people every wisdom and every secret.