The fact of the matter is that experience and knowledge anchor you in reality and acquaint you with the constraints which limit an otherwise limitless, boundless mind. It also sheds light on areas that a mind's eye doesn't see where even a intelligent person's mind has not yet registered.
As of late, I've found myself breaking some management rules, that in theory I shouldn't generally break, but I did it for the right reason. It is important to know the rules, but it is more important to know why they exist in the first place. If a rule defies its purpose, then it should be reconsidered. Sometimes, it causes more harm than good, so it shouldn't be applied. A case of theory versus reality.
This is also applied in Islam. For example, lying is not permitted, but there are well known exceptions where not lying defies the purpose (reason) for not permitting it in the first place. It is in areas such as this that only great scholars can pass judgement. It is an area where great knowledge coupled with great understanding mesh to produce what few great scholars throughout the centuries have been able to impart.
Both knowledge and conceptual ability (which leads to understanding) are important, but you have to see the dots before you attempt to draw the lines that connect them.
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