Hudayfah RA. Critical Reasoning – The TOOL to distinguish the WEEDS from the PLANTS, to save from the WORST Fitnah!

Bismillah! Al Hamdulillah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulallah!

It is reported that Hudayfah radiAllahu anhu was asked, “What is the WORST Fitnah!”
He replied: “The Good and Evil presented to you and you do not know which of them to follow”
(Source: Ibne Abu Shaybah. AL-Musannaf, Kitab Al-Fitan, article 38565)

In the world of corruption and corrupt people,

In the time of ‘Scholars, those who are the worst creatures under the sky’

In the time of ‘the people who will call you from the gate of Jahannam’,

You need to ask for guidance from Allah constantly.

And then, use your utmost intellect, the TOOL that Allah, Al-Khaliq, the Creator, bestowed you with, and made you the best of the creations.

Therefore, you must learn and achieve the ability to scrutinise information you come across.

There are basically three groups of people that you need to be aware of, as they have the ability to corrupt you.

Among them are the first two, who are professionally trained to corrupt your mind.

Their job is to mislead you.

And the third one, surprisingly, you allow yourself to be corrupted.

Therefore, it is only your Critical Reasoning ability that will save you, Bi-Iznillah, from being the prey of the corruptors.
Therefore, you need to learn Critical Reasoning.

You MUST know how to differentiate among

Scientific INFO

vs

Scientific Observations and Explanations

vs

Scientists’ Views and Opinions

Failing to do so will lead you to take a scientific observation as scientific truth, a scientist’s wishful opinions as scientific truth, which caused many people to take science as their ‘God’, and you would like to be saved from that, Bi-Iznillah!

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You MUST know how to differentiate between

INFO

vs

Reporters’ Observation and Analysis

vs

Reporters’ views and opinions.

You have to understand ONE thing in the first place.

News on the TV or Newspapers is not information, it is the opinion of the reporter to start with on a certain event. You need to realise that first.

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When you read a book or listen to a lecture, you need to differentiate among

TEXT of the Quran and the Hadith.

vs

Understanding and explanations of the Sahaba/ Early Scholars. (Salaf)

vs

Understanding of the Scholar (who is quoting from the above two sources)
vs
His opinion.

May Allah give us understanding and the ability to distinguish between Haqq and Baatil.
May Allah save us from worst Fitnah.
Ameen.