Author: Abraham
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Ibn Hazm about some of the Attributes of Allah ta’ala
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One serious error found in the writings of Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi concerns his understanding of Allah’s names and attributes. In this statement, he treats the meanings of Allah’s names As-Sami‘ (All-Hearing), Al-Basir (All-Seeing), and Al-‘Alim (All-Knowing) as being essentially the same. This contradicts the established principle of Ahl al-Sunnah that…
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Ibn Hazm about the Qur’an
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Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi was a prominent scholar, yet he fell into serious errors in matters of creed. Among these errors is his statement concerning the Qur’an, in which he distinguished between different meanings of the term “Qur’an” and declared some of them to be created. Such a statement cannot be…
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The ruling of the one who doesn’t takfeer the Jahmiyya
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Abu Bakr bin Ayyash (D. 193H) said: “The one who says that the Quran is created is a kafir, and who doubts his kufr is also a kafir.” (Kitab Al-Wara’ 1/88) Harb al-Karmāni (280H) said: ‘The Quran is the speech of Allah in which he spoke with, it is uncreated…
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Refuting the Jahmi understanding of some ayat of the Qur’an
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It is He who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever you are. And…
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Abdul Rahman as-Sa’di about the Mu’tazilites and Asharis
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Abdul Rahman as-Sa’di (1390 A.H.) claims that groups like the Mu’tazilites and Asharis cannot be automatically subject to takfeer because, according to him, they do not willfully reject the truth. He states in Tawdeeh al-Kafiyah as-Shafiyah, pp. 245-246: Whoever rejects what the Messenger brought, or rejects any part of it…
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Ibn Taymiyyah about the Ash’aris
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Ibn Taymiyyah said: “As for cursing the Imams of the Ash’aris: the one who curses them gets punishment/ta’zir… And the scholars are the supporters of the branches of the religion, but the Ash’aris are the protectors of the foundations of religion.” [Majmu’ al-Fatawa, 4/16] He also said: “The Ash’aris, despite…
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ʿAbd al-ʿAziz ibn Baz about the Ashʿaris
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ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz was directly asked whether the Ashʿarīs belonged to Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamāʿah and whether they should be regarded as members of another sect or as disbelievers. His answer was explicit: “The Ashʿarīs are from Ahl al-Sunnah in most matters … and they are not disbelievers. Rather, among…
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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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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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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…
