Figurative interpretation of the names of Allah according to the Maturidiyyah
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is the one who denies a name of Allah’s names due to figurative interpretation (ta'wil), as some of the Maturidiyyah do, to be declared a disbeliever?
Answer:
If he is doing it intentionally, he is judged to be misguided and a disbeliever. If he is not doing it intentionally but is merely following a scholar without knowing his evidence (taqlid), he is judged to be misguided, not a disbeliever.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: Is the one who denies a name of Allah’s names due to figurative interpretation (ta'wil), as some of the Maturidiyyah do, to be declared a disbeliever?
Answer:
If he is doing it intentionally, he is judged to be misguided and a disbeliever. If he is not doing it intentionally but is merely following a scholar without knowing his evidence (taqlid), he is judged to be misguided, not a disbeliever.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-23-02-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (45:05)
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