Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (601) | One of the signs of someone who claims to be knowledgeable is someone who has passion
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Among the signs of a claimant to knowledge who follows his own whims.
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For one who claims knowledge but leans toward personal desire.
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There are signs by which he is known.
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Among these are:
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First:
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Creating confusion with falsehood against the truth and its people.
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For whenever a proof is presented to him that contradicts his opinion and desire,
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He strives to refute it in any way possible,
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Whether through obfuscation, fabrication, or deception.
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Second:
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Selecting only the evidence that aligns with his desire,
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And abandoning what contradicts it.
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If he sees in a verse what he perceives as evidence for the validity of his desire,
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He clings to it.
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And if he sees in another verse what contradicts his desire,
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He ignores it and turns away from it.
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If he finds two hadiths and does not know which is authentic and which is weak,
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And one of them aligns with his desire,
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He clings to it and neglects the other,
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Without regard for the science of authenticating and weakening hadiths.
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Third:
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Specifying or generalizing the ruling of an issue according to his desire,
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Without the rules of generalization and specification applied in the science of legal theory (usul).
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If a ruling is intended for a specific context,
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But generalizing it serves his desire,
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He makes it general.
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And vice versa.
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Like one who claims the verse of hijab is specific only to the wives of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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Even though its general application is clear from its wording.
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“O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognised and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.” (33:59)
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“O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognised and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.” (33:59)
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Fourth:
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If two men dispute an issue and seek his legal opinion on it,
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And he knows one of them and his heart leans toward him,
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While he does not know the other, or knows him and dislikes him,
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He rules in favor of the one his heart leans toward,
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Even if he has not fully grasped the ruling of the disputed issue or its evidence.
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In summary, the paths of personal desire are too numerous to count.
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It is the duty of the scholar or the student of knowledge to examine his own soul until he identifies his desires,
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Then guard against them with the utmost caution.
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He must contemplate the truth as it is in itself, in isolation from personal desire.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.