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Which books discuss the possible reasons behind the commands and prohibitions in Islam?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Oct 24, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Allah, the Exalted and Glorified, is All-Wise, All-Knowing in all His commands and prohibitions. The Quran and the as a whole came to achieve benefits and repel harms. Nevertheless, it is not necessary for Allah Almighty to explicitly state the specific wisdom behind every command and prohibition. Rather, He may test His servants by concealing the wisdoms to demonstrate the extent of their sincerity in surrendering and submitting to His law. Worshipping Allah without knowing the wisdom behind it is more profound in demonstrating humility. A Muslim should use what they know of wisdoms to infer about what they do not know, and be certain that the source of all of this is profound wisdom that cannot be weighed by the minds of creation. The scarcity of comprehensive works in this field does not harm a Muslim's faith. Rather, they should strive to understand the texts of revelation and ponder over them to increase in faith, seeking assistance from the commentaries and explanations of scholars that contain a great deal of wisdom. Among the beneficial books in this regard are "Miftah Dar al-Sa'adah" by Ibn al-Qayyim, "Hujjat Allah al-Balighah" by al-Dehlawi, and "Mahasin al-Shari'ah" by al-Qaffal al-Shashi.

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