The reason the poet singled out Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari for mention
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, why did the poet (may Allah have mercy on him) single out Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari in these verses?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because the Asha'irah are the closest of the sects to the people of the Sunnah, and yet, this is their distance from the truth, even though they are considered among the closest of the sects. This is one aspect. Also, the Asha'irah are now called the people of the Sunnah. If this Sunnah is closed off now, the witness turns away. This is a mistake; it is not correct. And they are upon the Ash'ari school, and they are Mu'tazilah. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
As for al-Ash'ari, he is close to the Sunnah, and he has only limited errors, but these people have no limit to their errors.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, why did the poet (may Allah have mercy on him) single out Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari in these verses?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because the Asha'irah are the closest of the sects to the people of the Sunnah, and yet, this is their distance from the truth, even though they are considered among the closest of the sects. This is one aspect. Also, the Asha'irah are now called the people of the Sunnah. If this Sunnah is closed off now, the witness turns away. This is a mistake; it is not correct. And they are upon the Ash'ari school, and they are Mu'tazilah. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
As for al-Ash'ari, he is close to the Sunnah, and he has only limited errors, but these people have no limit to their errors.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
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شرح نونية ابن القيم [50] — alfawzan.live (1:17:39)
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