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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the reason for the Murji'ah being given this name?

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Question:
This questioner asks: What is the reason for the Murji'ah being given this name? And can the name be defined?

Answer:
The reason is from *irja'*, which means delay. They delayed the deeds from the definition of faith. They delayed the deeds from the definition of faith, so they were named the Murji'ah. From *irja'*, which is delay. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [187 -308] ما سبب تسمية المرجئة بهذا الاسم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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