The Salaf’s Books on Creed
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Question:
May Allah preserve the Shaykh. Is there a book that explains the creed of the scholars of the Salaf, so that a person can read it and not follow the methodology of the Asha'irah, especially a student of knowledge who is an innovator?
Answer:
What Allah willed. The books of the Salaf that explain the creed of the Salaf are numerous, accessible, and, praise be to Allah, well-served, authenticated, and published in this time, and praise be to Allah. Among them are *Usool Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah* by al-Lalika'i, or the commentary on *Usool Ahl al-Sunnah* by Imam al-Lalika'i; *Kitab al-Sunnah* by Ibn Abi 'Asim; *Kitab al-Shari'ah* by al-Ajuri; *Kitab al-Tawhid* by Ibn Khuzaymah; and so on from the books of the people of the Sunnah. The circulated *Kitab al-Sunnah* by al-Athram, and *Kitab al-Sunnah* by Abdullah ibn Imam Ahmad. There are many. Yes.
May Allah preserve the Shaykh. Is there a book that explains the creed of the scholars of the Salaf, so that a person can read it and not follow the methodology of the Asha'irah, especially a student of knowledge who is an innovator?
Answer:
What Allah willed. The books of the Salaf that explain the creed of the Salaf are numerous, accessible, and, praise be to Allah, well-served, authenticated, and published in this time, and praise be to Allah. Among them are *Usool Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah* by al-Lalika'i, or the commentary on *Usool Ahl al-Sunnah* by Imam al-Lalika'i; *Kitab al-Sunnah* by Ibn Abi 'Asim; *Kitab al-Shari'ah* by al-Ajuri; *Kitab al-Tawhid* by Ibn Khuzaymah; and so on from the books of the people of the Sunnah. The circulated *Kitab al-Sunnah* by al-Athram, and *Kitab al-Sunnah* by Abdullah ibn Imam Ahmad. There are many. Yes.
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شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : فمما جاء من آيات الصفات — islamhouse.com (1:10:00)
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