Is creed divided into fundamentals and branches?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it said that some of the creed consists of fundamentals and some of branches?
The Shaykh:
No, the entire creed consists of fundamentals. The practical branches are those of Islamic jurisprudence, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh:
It can be said that some of the creed is a fundamental and some is a branch based on that fundamental; this can be accepted. However, applying the term "branches" to the creed in general is not acceptable; the entire creed consists of fundamentals. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it said that some of the creed consists of fundamentals and some of branches?
The Shaykh:
No, the entire creed consists of fundamentals. The practical branches are those of Islamic jurisprudence, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh:
It can be said that some of the creed is a fundamental and some is a branch based on that fundamental; this can be accepted. However, applying the term "branches" to the creed in general is not acceptable; the entire creed consists of fundamentals. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2- هل تنقسم العقيدة إلى أصول وفروع؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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