Is it permissible to combine Ash'ari theology, Shafi'i jurisprudence, and Sufi conduct?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: There are those who say they follow the Ash'ari creed, the Shafi'i school in jurisprudence, and the Sufi school in conduct. His question is: Can these things be combined in one person?
Answer:
This is problematic. Yes, this is problematic; it is not acceptable like that. One should follow the truth. One should follow the truth if he wants salvation: he should learn beneficial knowledge and act upon it, and follow beneficial knowledge, rather than imitating so-and-so. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: There are those who say they follow the Ash'ari creed, the Shafi'i school in jurisprudence, and the Sufi school in conduct. His question is: Can these things be combined in one person?
Answer:
This is problematic. Yes, this is problematic; it is not acceptable like that. One should follow the truth. One should follow the truth if he wants salvation: he should learn beneficial knowledge and act upon it, and follow beneficial knowledge, rather than imitating so-and-so. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1287- هل يصح الجمع بين الأشعرية عقيدةً والشافعية فقهًا والصوفية سلوكًا؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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