The Meaning of the Creed of the Old Women of Nishapur

Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: It is narrated from al-Jubayri (may Allah have mercy on him) that before his death he returned to the belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community, and said, "Now I will die upon the creed of the old women of Nishapur." What is this creed, and who are these old women?

Answer:
It is the creed of fitrah (the innate natural disposition). This is what we hope for, that he returned, if Allah wills, just as it was mentioned regarding al-Razi that he returned and repented to Allah. This is what we hope for. Therefore, we say that one does not pass judgment on a specific individual, because we do not know about his outcome or his final state. It is narrated about these people that they returned; this was mentioned, and we hope for this and rejoice in it that they died upon the creed. His saying "upon the creed of the old women of Nishapur" means the creed of fitrah, and abandoning the creed of logic and the scholars of kalam who contradict the fitrah. This is what I have studied. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.