The Meaning of the Term "Ahl al-Sunnah" According to the Shaykh al-Islam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) stated in *Minhaj al-Sunnah* that the term "Ahl al-Sunnah" is intended to mean those who affirm the caliphate of the three caliphs. This includes all sects except the Rafidah. It may also be intended to mean the people of hadith and pure Sunnah, in which case it includes only those who affirm the attributes for Allah, and who say that the Qur'an is not created, that Allah is seen in the Hereafter, and other known principles among the people of hadith and Sunnah.
Answer:
The Sunnah means that the intended meaning varies. "Ahl al-Sunnah" means, in contrast to the Rafidah. Rafidah or Sunnah, like that. "Ahl al-Sunnah" is more specific than that, and they are those who hold fast to the Book and the Sunnah and act in accordance with them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) stated in *Minhaj al-Sunnah* that the term "Ahl al-Sunnah" is intended to mean those who affirm the caliphate of the three caliphs. This includes all sects except the Rafidah. It may also be intended to mean the people of hadith and pure Sunnah, in which case it includes only those who affirm the attributes for Allah, and who say that the Qur'an is not created, that Allah is seen in the Hereafter, and other known principles among the people of hadith and Sunnah.
Answer:
The Sunnah means that the intended meaning varies. "Ahl al-Sunnah" means, in contrast to the Rafidah. Rafidah or Sunnah, like that. "Ahl al-Sunnah" is more specific than that, and they are those who hold fast to the Book and the Sunnah and act in accordance with them. Yes.
Source
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