The Meaning of the Ash'ari Concept of Kasb, the Nizami Concept of Tufrah, and the Condition of Abu Hashim
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The questioner:
He said, may Allah be pleased with him, that there are three impossibilities: the kasb of al-Ash'ari, the cooking of al-Nazzam, and the state of Abu Hashim. What is the meaning of these three?
The Shaykh:
The kasb of al-Ash'ari is in the chapter on the actions of the servants. He says that they are not their actions, but rather a kasb for them. What is the difference between kasb and action? No difference can be understood for this, so this distinction is among the things that have no meaning. As for the "tufrah" of al-Nazzam, who is one of the imams of the Mu'tazilah, and the state of al-Hashimi, Abu al-Hashim, who is from the Rafidah, these are matters I do not know now because they are from the technical terms of the theologians and philosophers.
The questioner:
I seek Allah’s forgiveness for myself.
The Shaykh:
But do not trouble yourself with them, for there is no benefit in them. Do not trouble yourself with them, for there is nothing in them but... yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He said, may Allah be pleased with him, that there are three impossibilities: the kasb of al-Ash'ari, the cooking of al-Nazzam, and the state of Abu Hashim. What is the meaning of these three?
The Shaykh:
The kasb of al-Ash'ari is in the chapter on the actions of the servants. He says that they are not their actions, but rather a kasb for them. What is the difference between kasb and action? No difference can be understood for this, so this distinction is among the things that have no meaning. As for the "tufrah" of al-Nazzam, who is one of the imams of the Mu'tazilah, and the state of al-Hashimi, Abu al-Hashim, who is from the Rafidah, these are matters I do not know now because they are from the technical terms of the theologians and philosophers.
The questioner:
I seek Allah’s forgiveness for myself.
The Shaykh:
But do not trouble yourself with them, for there is no benefit in them. Do not trouble yourself with them, for there is nothing in them but... yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [33] — alfawzan.live (58:53)
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