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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does one who errs in some matters of creed fall outside the circle of the people of the Sunnah?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the statement of al-Barbahari (may Allah have mercy on him), "One is not called a follower of the Sunnah until the entire Sunnah is present in him," does one who errs in some creedal matters due to ijtihad, such as one who interprets a single attribute or two attributes figuratively, while affirming the rest in accordance with the people of the Sunnah, is he considered among the people of the Sunnah, or what is he called?

Answer:
Yes, he is considered among the people of the Sunnah in what predominates in him. As for the fact that he erred in two matters or something minor, this is a deficiency; this is considered a defect in him, but it does not exclude him from the people of the Sunnah. However, if the error is extensive on his part, he is excluded from the people of the Sunnah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [515 -560] هل يخرج من دائرة أهل السنة من أخطأ في بعض مسائل العقيدة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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