Author: Abraham
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The Ash‘aris: The Sect That Rejected the Attributes of Allah
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The Ash‘aris are a group named after their leader, Abu’l-Hasan al-Ash‘ari. In order to understand the beliefs associated with the Ash‘ari school, it is necessary to look at the intellectual development of al-Ash‘ari himself and, more importantly, at the theological roots from which the school emerged. Abu’l-Hasan al-Ash‘ari passed through…
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Ibn al-Uthaymeen about the Asharis and Maturidis
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Ibn al-Uthaymeen asserted that anyone who declares takfeer upon the Asharis or Maturidis would only do so due to their lack of knowledge. He said: “I believe that you are aware that no one excludes the Ashʿaris and Maturidis from the fold of Islam except someone who is either ignorant…
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Ibn ‘Uthaymeen about an-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar
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Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said, discussing an-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar: “Is it valid to think of these two men, and others like them, as being Ash‘aris, and can we say that they were among the Ash‘aris? The answer is no, because the Ash‘aris have their own madhhab, with its own understanding of…
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Fight the leaders of kufr
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Allah has sent down His Book as guidance for mankind and as a clarification for all things. Allah says: “And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things, and as guidance, mercy, and good news for those who submit.” (an Nahl 16:89) The Qur’an therefore…
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Some points about Tawhid Al-Asmaa wa Al-Sifat
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The definition of Tawhid al Asmaa wa’s Sifat: That you affirm everything of the names and attributes that Allah has confirmed about himself and what His Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam has mentioned in the Sunnah – [without interpreting it or distorting or denying it or asking how or…
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Sayings of the Salaf in Affirmation of the Reality and Apparent meaning of The Names and Attributes of Allah Most High!
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Hammad b. Zayd (d.179) said: “He Descends a Descending worthy to His Rububiyyah, without how. Without that His Descending is similar to the descend of the creation; without Tashbih and Ta’til. Exonerated is He above what the Mu’attilah say concerning His Attributes and the Mushabbihah with reference to it: High…
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Knowledge is a condition of the testimony
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When ignorance of Tawhid becomes one of the barriers to takfir, the scales become distorted. Whereas ignorance of Tawhid is a barrier to Islam, because knowledge of the meaning of the testimony is a condition among the conditions for its realization. Allah ta’ala says: {Except those who testify to the…
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Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani about Iman
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Ibn Hajar claimed that deeds do not belong to al-Imaan. He sclaims that deeds are only a condition for perfection of imaan, and he attributes this kufr statement to the Salaf. (see Fath al Bari 1/46) However, according to ijmaa deeds are Shart sihha (condition of validity) and not shart…
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Ibn Hajar about Istiwa
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According to the kafir Ibn Hajar al Asqalani, believing in Al-Rububiyya is enough to be a Muslim, but if someone believes that Allah is in heaven, then he is still a kafir because they consider it anthropomorphism. Ibn Hajar said: When the kafir acknowledges the unity of Al-Rahman, he is…
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The Tajahhum of adh-Dhahabi
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Abu Bakr ibn ʿAyyāsh said: “I said to al-Aʿmash: ‘What is the matter with the tafsīr of Mujāhid being different?’ — or something similar to this. He said: ‘He took it from the People of the Book.’” (al-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā, al-ʿIlmiyyah edition, 6/20; al-Dhahabi also mentioned it in al-Siyar) Al-Dhahabi originally…
