A Comparison of Ibn Qudamah’s Words in Rawdat al-Nazir and Ghurar al-Nahr
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Question:
You mentioned that you reached the topic. Is it true that Ibn Qudamah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in Ghurar al-Nahr that this exception is from the deceiver, and is his statement there the same as his statement there?
Answer:
No, his statement here is better, but it is shorter because of his saying, “And what is ambiguous of that.” He divided the attributes into two categories: clear and ambiguous. This is an error; all the attributes are clear, and praise be to Allah, there is nothing ambiguous among them. As for Rawdat al-Nazir, he followed the words of the later usul scholars, such as the Asha'irah and others, and he followed this school. It is said that Rawdat al-Nazir was quoted from al-Ghazali’s book, and al-Ghazali was an Ash'ari. Perhaps (may Allah have mercy on him) this phrase was overlooked by him. Yes.
You mentioned that you reached the topic. Is it true that Ibn Qudamah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in Ghurar al-Nahr that this exception is from the deceiver, and is his statement there the same as his statement there?
Answer:
No, his statement here is better, but it is shorter because of his saying, “And what is ambiguous of that.” He divided the attributes into two categories: clear and ambiguous. This is an error; all the attributes are clear, and praise be to Allah, there is nothing ambiguous among them. As for Rawdat al-Nazir, he followed the words of the later usul scholars, such as the Asha'irah and others, and he followed this school. It is said that Rawdat al-Nazir was quoted from al-Ghazali’s book, and al-Ghazali was an Ash'ari. Perhaps (may Allah have mercy on him) this phrase was overlooked by him. Yes.
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