What is the Asha'irah's position on divine decree and destiny?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the Asha'irah's position on divine decree and destiny?
The Shaykh:
I do not know of a position of theirs that contradicts the position of the people of the Sunnah. I do not know about their discourse on the names and attributes; that is well known. As for divine decree and destiny, I do not know of any discourse of theirs on it. They are not the Mu'tazilah; they are the opposite of the Mu'tazilah and they oppose the Mu'tazilah. However, in the chapter of names and attributes and some of the issues, they contradicted the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes.
The questioner:
Their statement regarding kasb (acquisition). May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
They are not the Jabriyyah, and they are not the Qadariyyah Mu'tazilah. Yes.
The questioner:
The Asha'irah's statement regarding kasb (acquisition).
The Shaykh:
This kasb (acquisition), according to the Asha'irah, according to Imam al-Ash'ari, he says: It is not an action, but it is kasb (acquisition). There is no difference between them; there is no difference between the action and the kasb (acquisition). Yes. So this is a distinction without clarity. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the Asha'irah's position on divine decree and destiny?
The Shaykh:
I do not know of a position of theirs that contradicts the position of the people of the Sunnah. I do not know about their discourse on the names and attributes; that is well known. As for divine decree and destiny, I do not know of any discourse of theirs on it. They are not the Mu'tazilah; they are the opposite of the Mu'tazilah and they oppose the Mu'tazilah. However, in the chapter of names and attributes and some of the issues, they contradicted the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes.
The questioner:
Their statement regarding kasb (acquisition). May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
They are not the Jabriyyah, and they are not the Qadariyyah Mu'tazilah. Yes.
The questioner:
The Asha'irah's statement regarding kasb (acquisition).
The Shaykh:
This kasb (acquisition), according to the Asha'irah, according to Imam al-Ash'ari, he says: It is not an action, but it is kasb (acquisition). There is no difference between them; there is no difference between the action and the kasb (acquisition). Yes. So this is a distinction without clarity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [455 -858] ما مذهب الأشاعرة في القضاء والقدر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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