Clarifying what is reported from Imam Ahmad regarding the issue of the creation of the Qur'an
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Imam al-Lalika'i mentioned in his explanation of the principles of the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community, a statement from Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah be pleased with him), which is his saying: It is not permissible for us to say that the Qur'an is created, and it is not permissible for us to say that the Qur'an is not created.
So what is the meaning of Imam Ahmad's statement?
Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) did not say: (The Qur'an) It is well known that he said: Whoever says, "My utterance of the Qur'an is created," is a Jahmi.
And whoever says, "My utterance of the Qur'an is not created," is an innovator.
This is what was reported from him,And it was reported from him in another wording: Whoever says, "My utterance of the Qur'an is created," intending the Qur'an, is a Jahmi.
And his intention (may Allah have mercy on him) was: When you recite the Qur'an, there is the recited thing and there is the recitation. The recitation is your utterance, the movement of your tongue and lips; this is created, without doubt. The heard thing, which is the Qur'an, or what is spoken, is not created. This distinction is the truth.As for the general statement that you say: "My utterance is created or not created"; this is not appropriate.
And the conclusion: If a person says, "My utterance of the Qur'an is created," we ask him: Did you intend your action, which is the movement of the tongue and lips and the heard sound, in which case it is created? Or did you intend what you spoke, which is the Qur'an, in which case it is not created?
So what is the meaning of Imam Ahmad's statement?
Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) did not say: (The Qur'an) It is well known that he said: Whoever says, "My utterance of the Qur'an is created," is a Jahmi.
And whoever says, "My utterance of the Qur'an is not created," is an innovator.
This is what was reported from him,And it was reported from him in another wording: Whoever says, "My utterance of the Qur'an is created," intending the Qur'an, is a Jahmi.
And his intention (may Allah have mercy on him) was: When you recite the Qur'an, there is the recited thing and there is the recitation. The recitation is your utterance, the movement of your tongue and lips; this is created, without doubt. The heard thing, which is the Qur'an, or what is spoken, is not created. This distinction is the truth.As for the general statement that you say: "My utterance is created or not created"; this is not appropriate.
And the conclusion: If a person says, "My utterance of the Qur'an is created," we ask him: Did you intend your action, which is the movement of the tongue and lips and the heard sound, in which case it is created? Or did you intend what you spoke, which is the Qur'an, in which case it is not created?