regarding the treatise *The Methodology of the Asha'irah in Creed* by Safer al-Hawali.

The questioner : Regarding the issue of the Asha'irah and the Maturidiyyah, in an old treatise by Safer al-Hawali titled *The Methodology of the Asha'irah in Creed*, he stated: "If we look at the Asha'irah as individuals who made mistakes, we excuse them. However, he discussed the methodology of the Asha'irah and stated that their methodology differs from the methodology of the people of the Sunnah." I do not know if you have read this treatise, *The Methodology of the Asha'irah in Creed*?

The Shaykh : I do not recall having read it, but in any case, my brother, the Asha'irah are not al-Ash'ari, the Hanafis are not al-Hanafi, the Shafi'is are not Imam al-Shafi'i, the Hanbalis are not Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and so on. We must be vigilant in distinguishing between the imams on one hand and their followers on the other. You say that our brother Safer al-Hawali states that the Asha'irah's methodology is not the methodology of the people of the Sunnah. Yes, but does he say the same thing about Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari? The answer is no. So this returns to the detail we mentioned earlier.