Category: Asma wa Sifat
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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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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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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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The Asharis claim about the Quran
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The Asharis claim the Quran is a Quotation of the Quran which – they believe- is not on earth Ibn al-Hanbali said: ‘Then they [Asharis] mentioned the expression and quotation, The Shariah didn’t come with nor did anyone from the Salaf of the Sahabah, Tabieen and fuqahaa of the Muslims,…
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The Ruling of the one who denies a Sahih Hadith
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Al-Hakam said: I heard the Shaykh Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Ishaq bin Ayyub the faqih while he was discussing with a man so the shaykh said to him: Someone narrated (thana fulan (ie he mentioned a narration)). Then the man said: Let’s not talk about who narrated but about when.…
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About interpreting the attributes of Allah ta’ala
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‘Uthmaan ibn Sa‘eed ad-Daarimi (d. 280 – may Allah have mercy on him) said: Praise be to Allah, may He be exalted, we know about the concept of metaphors from the language of the Arabs, which you have taken and used to confuse and mislead the ignorant. By means of…
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The Eyes of Allah ta’ala
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Allah ﷻ says: “For verily, you are under Our Eyes.” [at-Toor 52:48] Allah ﷻ says: Then We inspired in him, saying: Make the ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration. Then, when Our command cometh and the oven gusheth water, introduce therein of every (kind) two spouses, and thy household…
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The Feet of Allah ta’ala
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Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Paradise and Hell (Fire) quarrelled in the presence of their Lord. Paradise said, ‘O Lord! What is wrong with me that only the poor and humble people enter me ?’ Hell (Fire) said, I have been favored with the arrogant people.’ So Allah…
