The claim that the Mu'tazilah defended Islam against the materialists
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Question:
A questioner asks: Did any of the Salaf say that the Mu'tazilah defended Islam against the materialists in the past, and that without them, Muslims would not have known their religion correctly?
Answer:
As for the Mu'tazilah, this is a false statement. The people of misguidance did not defend Islam; rather, the people of truth and those who held fast to the Book and the Sunnah defended it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: Did any of the Salaf say that the Mu'tazilah defended Islam against the materialists in the past, and that without them, Muslims would not have known their religion correctly?
Answer:
As for the Mu'tazilah, this is a false statement. The people of misguidance did not defend Islam; rather, the people of truth and those who held fast to the Book and the Sunnah defended it. 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 (46:11)
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