The Naming of the People of the Sunnah and the Community, or the Methodology of the Salaf
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The questioner:
And it is not Shaytan. Is it an error to substitute the People of the Sunnah and the Community with the Methodology of the Salaf, or the Way of the Salaf, in order to expel those who have burned themselves with the smoke of the Ash'ari and Mu'tazilah sects from the People of the Sunnah and the Community?
The Shaykh:
He says: The Way of the People of the Sunnah and the Community, or the School of the People of the Sunnah and the Community. We combine both: the Way of the School of the Sunnah and the Community.
If you say only "the Salaf," it means that those who came after them, who followed their example, are not included among them. So you have broadened the scope and said "the People of the Sunnah and the Community" in order to include both the first and the last: the first, who were the original source, and those who came after them and followed their path. All of them are called the People of the Sunnah and the Community. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hashr 59:10] [Al-Hashr 59:10] And everyone who walks in their path is one of them.
Based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "And you will splitSahih Ibn Hibban 62:615 Sunan Ibn Majah 3993Sahih (Darussalam)." They asked: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah? He said: Sunan al-Bayhaqi 5:343 That which I am upon and my Companions. So whoever is upon what the Messenger and his Companions were upon is from the People of the Sunnah and the Community, at any time or in any place. It is specific to the Salaf, but the Salaf are the role model and the original source.
And it is not Shaytan. Is it an error to substitute the People of the Sunnah and the Community with the Methodology of the Salaf, or the Way of the Salaf, in order to expel those who have burned themselves with the smoke of the Ash'ari and Mu'tazilah sects from the People of the Sunnah and the Community?
The Shaykh:
He says: The Way of the People of the Sunnah and the Community, or the School of the People of the Sunnah and the Community. We combine both: the Way of the School of the Sunnah and the Community.
If you say only "the Salaf," it means that those who came after them, who followed their example, are not included among them. So you have broadened the scope and said "the People of the Sunnah and the Community" in order to include both the first and the last: the first, who were the original source, and those who came after them and followed their path. All of them are called the People of the Sunnah and the Community. Allah the Exalted said:
And [there is a share for] those who came after them, saying, "Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who
وَالَّذِينَ جَاءُوا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَwho preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful."
سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌBased on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "And you will split
This community is upon seventy-three sects
هذه الأمة على ثلاث وسبعين فرقةall of which will be in Hell apart from one
كلها في النار إلا واحدةWhoever is upon what
من كان على مثل
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شرح العقيدة الواسطية [37] — alfawzan.live (1:11:16)
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