Is it preferable to call the school of Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari the Kalbawi school, given that its attribution to him is not valid after his retraction?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it preferable for us to call the school from which Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari retracted the Kalbawi school, because its attribution to him is not valid after his retraction?
Answer:
When he turned away from the Mu'tazilah, he adopted the school of the Kalbawi, Sa'id ibn Kalb. Then, when he repented of that, he adopted the school of the people of the Sunnah and the community. So we say: this is the school of the Kalbawi, and not the school of Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, which he ultimately settled upon.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it preferable for us to call the school from which Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari retracted the Kalbawi school, because its attribution to him is not valid after his retraction?
Answer:
When he turned away from the Mu'tazilah, he adopted the school of the Kalbawi, Sa'id ibn Kalb. Then, when he repented of that, he adopted the school of the people of the Sunnah and the community. So we say: this is the school of the Kalbawi, and not the school of Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, which he ultimately settled upon.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [783 -1024] هل من الأفضل أن نسمي مذهب أبي الحسن الأشعري بالكلابية لعدم صحة نسبته إليه بعد تراجعه؟ — youtube.com
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