The Importance of Detailed Clarification – A Reminder Shared with Me by My Companion Ustadh Abu Tasneem

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The Importance of Detailed Clarification – A Reminder Shared with Me by My Companion- Ustadh Abu Tasneem Mushaf Al-Banghali- During Al-Allamah Ubaid Ibn Abdillah Al-Jabiri’s – may Allah have mercy upon him, Observations On The Claims of Dr Ibraheem ar-Ruhayli

 Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him:

 It is obligated on you to give detail and make a distinction, because unrestricted and general (statements)without clarification has indeed corrupted this existence (the world), and misguided the intellects and views in every era.

Al-Allamah Salih Al-Fawzan, may Allah preserve him, commented on the above statement:

 There has to be detail explanation. The one who is not proficient in giving detail should keep quiet, because benefit is not acquired from his speech. And every time error occurs, its cause is due to an absence of detail explanation regarding truth and falsehood. There has to be detail explanation and distinction and not to mix up [affairs]. Indeed, it may be that there is something of truth and falsehood in an opponent’s statement, so all of it is neither deemed to be false nor truth; rather there has to be a distinction between its truth and falsehood. All of it is neither rejected nor accepted; rather a distinction is made regarding the truth and what is correct and the falsehood and error in it. And if you are not proficient in giving detail, then you should not enter into this field. 

An Excerpt from At-Ta-leeqaat Al-Mukhtasar Alaa Al-Qaseedah an-Nooniyyah: 1/216.