The claim that the Salaf differed on branches of belief but not on its fundamentals
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: How do we respond to those who say that the Salaf did not differ on the fundamentals of belief, but they did differ on the branches of belief?
The Shaykh:
This is a rejected lie and invalid. We do not accept it. The Salaf did not differ in belief, neither in its branches nor in its fundamentals; they are in consensus on it.
The questioner:
Then he says, and they give as an example of their difference in… What is this?
The Shaykh:
No one of the early Arabs said this. This is a new innovation, and its proponent is ignorant. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: How do we respond to those who say that the Salaf did not differ on the fundamentals of belief, but they did differ on the branches of belief?
The Shaykh:
This is a rejected lie and invalid. We do not accept it. The Salaf did not differ in belief, neither in its branches nor in its fundamentals; they are in consensus on it.
The questioner:
Then he says, and they give as an example of their difference in… What is this?
The Shaykh:
No one of the early Arabs said this. This is a new innovation, and its proponent is ignorant. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 974- دعوى اختلاف السلف في فروع الاعتقاد دون أصوله - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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