Is it permissible to study at a university that teaches the Ash'ari creed?
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The questioner:
A questioner says: A branch of a university that teaches the Ash'ari creed has opened in our area. Is it permissible for us to study there in order to obtain a license that enables us to complete our studies in this country?
The Shaykh:
It is the study of the statements of the Ash'ariyyah and others for the purpose of knowing their invalidity and refuting them, not for the purpose of following that path. We studied them in our courses to know them, to know them, and to know the refutation of them. And your looking into and knowing things, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
It is not for the purpose of believing in them or supporting them, but for the purpose of refuting them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
The statements of the Jahmiyyah, the statements of the Ash'ariyyah, and the statements of the Mu'tazilah are studied for the purpose of knowing their invalidity and refuting them. Yes.
A questioner says: A branch of a university that teaches the Ash'ari creed has opened in our area. Is it permissible for us to study there in order to obtain a license that enables us to complete our studies in this country?
The Shaykh:
It is the study of the statements of the Ash'ariyyah and others for the purpose of knowing their invalidity and refuting them, not for the purpose of following that path. We studied them in our courses to know them, to know them, and to know the refutation of them. And your looking into and knowing things, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
It is not for the purpose of believing in them or supporting them, but for the purpose of refuting them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
The statements of the Jahmiyyah, the statements of the Ash'ariyyah, and the statements of the Mu'tazilah are studied for the purpose of knowing their invalidity and refuting them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الدراسة في جامعة تدرس العقيدة الأشعرية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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