Some claim that the Asha'irah are the people of the Sunnah and the community, citing the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Hold fast to the main body (al-sawad al-a'zam).”
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some claim that the Asha'irah are the people of the Sunnah and the community, arguing that they are the main body in the Islamic world, and citing the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Hold fast to the main body.” What is the response to such a claim?
Answer:
The main body is the one who is upon the truth. The one who is upon the truth is the main body, even if they are few. As for the one who is upon falsehood, even if they are many, they are false.[Al-An'am 6:116]. [Yusuf 12:103]. [Al-A'raf 7:102]. They are not merely the majority. But the criterion is the truth.
Whoever is upon it is the main body, even if their number is small. They are the people of the Sunnah and the community, even if they are one or two. They are the people of the Sunnah and the community. The criterion is not the number; the criterion is the methodology they follow. Yes. And the Asha'irah are not the people of the Sunnah and the community. How can they be the people of the Sunnah and the community when they deny the attributes, or most of the attributes? How can they be the people of the Sunnah and the community?
How can they be the people of the Sunnah and the community when they rely on logic and dialectics, and do not rely on the Book and the Sunnah in matters of creed? Their being numerous does not make them the people of the Sunnah and the community. Their number does not indicate the truth. Rather, what indicates the truth is the correct evidence. So you do not look at the number, but look at what they follow. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some claim that the Asha'irah are the people of the Sunnah and the community, arguing that they are the main body in the Islamic world, and citing the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Hold fast to the main body.” What is the response to such a claim?
Answer:
The main body is the one who is upon the truth. The one who is upon the truth is the main body, even if they are few. As for the one who is upon falsehood, even if they are many, they are false.
And if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you from the way of Allah
وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِي الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِAnd most of the people, although you strive [for it], are not believers.
وَمَا أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَAnd We did not find for most of them any covenant; but indeed, We found most of them defiantly disobedient.
وَمَا وَجَدْنَا لِأَكْثَرِهِم مِّنْ عَهْدٍ وَإِن وَجَدْنَا أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفَاسِقِينَWhoever is upon it is the main body, even if their number is small. They are the people of the Sunnah and the community, even if they are one or two. They are the people of the Sunnah and the community. The criterion is not the number; the criterion is the methodology they follow. Yes. And the Asha'irah are not the people of the Sunnah and the community. How can they be the people of the Sunnah and the community when they deny the attributes, or most of the attributes? How can they be the people of the Sunnah and the community?
How can they be the people of the Sunnah and the community when they rely on logic and dialectics, and do not rely on the Book and the Sunnah in matters of creed? Their being numerous does not make them the people of the Sunnah and the community. Their number does not indicate the truth. Rather, what indicates the truth is the correct evidence. So you do not look at the number, but look at what they follow. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [828 -1024] هناك من يزعم إن الأشاعرة هم أهل السنة والجماعة، بدليل قوله ﷺ: (عليكم بالسواد الأعظم)؟ — youtube.com
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