Do the Mu'tazilah commit disbelief by their criticism of the names and attributes of Allah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, many of the statements of the Mu'tazilah contain transgression against the names and attributes of Allah and criticism of them. So, is it said that the Mu'tazilah are disbelievers? And is there a point of similarity between the Mu'tazilah, the Khawarij, and the Jahmiyyah?
Answer:
The one who does it intentionally is a disbeliever, but the one who exercised independent legal reasoning or followed a scholar without knowing his evidence is not declared a disbeliever until it is made clear to him that his following is wrong. They said this regarding following a scholar without knowing his evidence, so it is necessary to make clear to them the invalidity of this matter. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, many of the statements of the Mu'tazilah contain transgression against the names and attributes of Allah and criticism of them. So, is it said that the Mu'tazilah are disbelievers? And is there a point of similarity between the Mu'tazilah, the Khawarij, and the Jahmiyyah?
Answer:
The one who does it intentionally is a disbeliever, but the one who exercised independent legal reasoning or followed a scholar without knowing his evidence is not declared a disbeliever until it is made clear to him that his following is wrong. They said this regarding following a scholar without knowing his evidence, so it is necessary to make clear to them the invalidity of this matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 410- هل يكفر المعتزلة بقدحهم في أسماء الله وصفاته؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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