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Can a Muslim grasp the wisdom behind a divine prohibition without a scriptural text, and is it permissible to research this?

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Things forbidden by Islamic law are not devoid of wisdom, and one of their greatest wisdoms is testing a Muslim's obedience to God's command. It must be believed that abandoning forbidden things is the essence of wisdom and benefit. A specific wisdom may not be explicitly stated for Islamic commands and prohibitions, so scholars strive to deduce them, and they may or may not succeed. However, their lack of awareness does not mean that these prohibitions are devoid of wisdom. There is no impediment to a Muslim contemplating forbidden things to deduce the wisdom, and he may or may not be guided to it.

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