The ruling on criticizing al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar for their figurative interpretation of some attributes
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Question:
He says now, and in al-Burakah he disparages him, that some scholars say al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar think rationally, and that they have some figurative interpretation regarding the attributes,
Answer:
This is not permissible. These are great imams, may Allah preserve them, who preserved the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and preserved the fiqh of Islam for this Ummah. They have great virtues. The fact that they have some figurative interpretations, may Allah forgive them, may Allah forgive them. We love them and are loyal to them, and it is not permissible to disparage them, because they are among the imams of Islam. And the fact that they had some errors and some figurative interpretations, Allah considers these as good deeds for them. Yes.
He says now, and in al-Burakah he disparages him, that some scholars say al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar think rationally, and that they have some figurative interpretation regarding the attributes,
Answer:
This is not permissible. These are great imams, may Allah preserve them, who preserved the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and preserved the fiqh of Islam for this Ummah. They have great virtues. The fact that they have some figurative interpretations, may Allah forgive them, may Allah forgive them. We love them and are loyal to them, and it is not permissible to disparage them, because they are among the imams of Islam. And the fact that they had some errors and some figurative interpretations, Allah considers these as good deeds for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 13 / شرح العقيدة الطحاوية / نؤمن بأشراط الساعة / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (54:30)
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