But if what Allah loves from us is that we neither affirm nor deny, but remain in mere ignorance and in layers of darkness, unable to distinguish truth from falsehood, guidance from misguidance, or truthfulness from lies; rather, that we stand between those who affirm and those who negate, doubtful and bewildered—“Wavering between the two, belonging neither to these nor to those”—neither believing nor disbelieving, then it necessarily follows that Allah loves for us to have no knowledge of what the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, brought, no knowledge of the perfect attributes that befit Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and no knowledge by which to distinguish truth from falsehood; and that He loves bewilderment and doubt from us.

Yet it is well known that Allah does not love ignorance, doubt, bewilderment, or misguidance. Rather, He loves religion, knowledge, and certainty. He has condemned “bewilderment” in His words, Exalted is He:

“Say: Shall we invoke besides Allah that which neither benefits us nor harms us, and be turned back on our heels after Allah has guided us, like someone whom the devils have lured away in the land, bewildered, while he has companions calling him to guidance, ‘Come to us’? Say: Indeed, Allah’s guidance is the true guidance, and we have been commanded to submit to the Lord of all worlds.”

“And to establish prayer and fear Him. It is to Him that you will be gathered.”

Allah Most High has commanded us to say:

“Guide us to the straight path,”

“The path of those You have blessed, not of those who have incurred Your anger, nor of those who have gone astray.”

In Sahīh Muslim and elsewhere, it is narrated from ‘Ā’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her: “The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,