The ruling on whether the Asha'irah and the Sufis are among the saved sect
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is it said that the Asha'irah and the Sufis are among the people of the Sunnah and the saved sect, because he is a mujtahid and his ijtihad led them to their defective creed?
Answer:
There is no ijtihad in the creed, my brother. The creed is based on revelation; it is not permissible for anyone to exercise ijtihad in it. Ijtihad is for matters of transactions and affairs. As for the creed, it is based on revelation; there is no ijtihad in it, according to the texts, according to the texts. So whoever departs from the texts is misguided, whether from the Asha'irah or others. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: Is it said that the Asha'irah and the Sufis are among the people of the Sunnah and the saved sect, because he is a mujtahid and his ijtihad led them to their defective creed?
Answer:
There is no ijtihad in the creed, my brother. The creed is based on revelation; it is not permissible for anyone to exercise ijtihad in it. Ijtihad is for matters of transactions and affairs. As for the creed, it is based on revelation; there is no ijtihad in it, according to the texts, according to the texts. So whoever departs from the texts is misguided, whether from the Asha'irah or others. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بما وصف الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - به ربه — islamhouse.com (40:31)
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