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If we were to look at what the callers of Muwazinaat and Tamyee' used as a proof - those whose principles the owner of this fatwa fell into - to establish that many Imams, as they claim, fell into opposition of clear-cut foundations of Creed and the Sunnah.
The people of knowledge have already clarified that there is nothing for them to cling on in this subject matter, due to affairs, from it is:
1- Either that the angle of opposition is not established.
This becomes clear at contemplation, in that there is (infact) no opposition which took place, this is the situation regarding the majority of what's narrated in this regard, as clarified by Shaykh-Ul-Islam, may Allah have mercy upon him, dismantling of what's used as an evidence by the callers of Muwazinaat to establish that differing took place between the Salaf in some subject matters of Creed.
Where they use as an example, in what they claim, that some of the companions fell into opposition by their affirmation that the Prophet ﷺ saw his Lord.
He, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
"Similarly the differing of the companions regarding the Prophet ﷺ seeing his Lord on the night of the ascention, in reality there is no differing, those that affirmed; affirmed the seeing by way of the heart, and those that negated; negated the seeing by way of the eyes, so the two statements are in agreement."
End of speech from Manhaaj As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah (328/6).
2- Due to lack of having the proof reach them, or due to the proofs for it not being established with the opposer, who's from the Salafi Imams.
This is not what's counted when establishing opposition to the Creed and the foundations of the Sunnah by one of them or between them.
Allah, the Most High, said:
(رُّسُلًا مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ حُجَّةٌۢ بَعْدَ ٱلرُّسُل)
"Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the Messengers. And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise."
[An-Nisaa:165]
(وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِۦ مَا تَوَلَّىٰ وَنُصْلِهِۦ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيرًا)
"And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way. We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination."
[An-Nisaa:115]
And other than this of proofs.
Shaykh-Ul-Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, clarified that "many of those that can perform Ijtihaad from the Salaf and the Khalaf, said or did, what's an innovation and they didn't know it was an innovation.
Either due to Hadith which were inauthentic which they thought was authentic, or due to verses they understood from it what wasn't intended by it, or due to viewpoint they had in subject matters which the legislative texts didn't reach them.
If a man had taqwah of his Lord, to the utmost of his capability then he would enter into the statement of the Most High:
(رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَاۚ)
"Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error."
[Al-Baqarah:286]
And in the Hadith, that Allah said:
(قَدْ فَعَلْتُ)
I already did so (I.e not hold you to account)"
..."
As found in "Ma'aarij Al-Wusuul (p43).
It has become clear to everyone with sight:
That the type of opposition which is correct to be attributed to "many of the Imams"(5) and that its area is the obscured subject matters - Creed based or action (worship) based -.
As for opposition in the clear-cut manifest foundations of the Creed of Ahlussunnah - I.e: in that which the proofs thereof have become manifest and well known - then the attribution of this to the Salaf and the Imams Al-Mu'tabareen (those who are taken into consideration) is not correct at all.
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(5) As it came in the usage of the owner of the fatwa - may Allah correct him -.
If we were to look at what the callers of Muwazinaat and Tamyee' used as a proof - those whose principles the owner of this fatwa fell into - to establish that many Imams, as they claim, fell into opposition of clear-cut foundations of Creed and the Sunnah.
The people of knowledge have already clarified that there is nothing for them to cling on in this subject matter, due to affairs, from it is:
1- Either that the angle of opposition is not established.
This becomes clear at contemplation, in that there is (infact) no opposition which took place, this is the situation regarding the majority of what's narrated in this regard, as clarified by Shaykh-Ul-Islam, may Allah have mercy upon him, dismantling of what's used as an evidence by the callers of Muwazinaat to establish that differing took place between the Salaf in some subject matters of Creed.
Where they use as an example, in what they claim, that some of the companions fell into opposition by their affirmation that the Prophet ﷺ saw his Lord.
He, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
"Similarly the differing of the companions regarding the Prophet ﷺ seeing his Lord on the night of the ascention, in reality there is no differing, those that affirmed; affirmed the seeing by way of the heart, and those that negated; negated the seeing by way of the eyes, so the two statements are in agreement."
End of speech from Manhaaj As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah (328/6).
2- Due to lack of having the proof reach them, or due to the proofs for it not being established with the opposer, who's from the Salafi Imams.
This is not what's counted when establishing opposition to the Creed and the foundations of the Sunnah by one of them or between them.
Allah, the Most High, said:
(رُّسُلًا مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ حُجَّةٌۢ بَعْدَ ٱلرُّسُل)
"Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the Messengers. And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise."
[An-Nisaa:165]
(وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِۦ مَا تَوَلَّىٰ وَنُصْلِهِۦ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيرًا)
"And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way. We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination."
[An-Nisaa:115]
And other than this of proofs.
Shaykh-Ul-Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, clarified that "many of those that can perform Ijtihaad from the Salaf and the Khalaf, said or did, what's an innovation and they didn't know it was an innovation.
Either due to Hadith which were inauthentic which they thought was authentic, or due to verses they understood from it what wasn't intended by it, or due to viewpoint they had in subject matters which the legislative texts didn't reach them.
If a man had taqwah of his Lord, to the utmost of his capability then he would enter into the statement of the Most High:
(رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَاۚ)
"Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error."
[Al-Baqarah:286]
And in the Hadith, that Allah said:
(قَدْ فَعَلْتُ)
I already did so (I.e not hold you to account)"
..."
As found in "Ma'aarij Al-Wusuul (p43).
It has become clear to everyone with sight:
That the type of opposition which is correct to be attributed to "many of the Imams"(5) and that its area is the obscured subject matters - Creed based or action (worship) based -.
As for opposition in the clear-cut manifest foundations of the Creed of Ahlussunnah - I.e: in that which the proofs thereof have become manifest and well known - then the attribution of this to the Salaf and the Imams Al-Mu'tabareen (those who are taken into consideration) is not correct at all.
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(5) As it came in the usage of the owner of the fatwa - may Allah correct him -.