Hadith on Fiqh: Allah grants comprehension of religion

Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “To whomever Allah wills goodness, He allows them to comprehend.”

Source: Sharḥ Mushkil al-Āthār 1692

Grade: Jayyid (very good) according to Ibn Kathir

Imam al-Qari commented, “That is, He makes one knowledgeable in the religion, meaning in the rulings of the Law, the spiritual path, and the universal reality. It does not mean merely ‘jurisprudence’ in the technical sense confined to knowledge of legal judgments, as some have assumed.”

Source: Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ 1/283

عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ يُرِدِ اللهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَهِّمْهُ

1692 شرح مشكل الآثار باب بيان مشكل قوله من يرد الله به خيرا يفقهه في الدين

2/627 المحدث ابن كثير خلاصة حكم المحدث جيد من هذا الوجه في مسند الفاروق

قال الملا على القاري أَيْ يَجْعَلْهُ عَالِمًا فِي الدِّينِ أَيْ أَحْكَامِ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالطَّرِيقَةِ وَالْحَقِيقَةِ وَلَا يُخَصُّ بِالْفِقْهِ الْمُصْطَلِحِ الْمُخْتَصِّ بِالْأَحْكَامِ الشَّرْعِيَّةِ الْعِلْمِيَّةِ كَمَا ظُنَّ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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