And indeed, you have helped us in refuting this *** You and we, so there are two statements here (Mentioning the Shaykh al-Islam’s report of the Salaf’s consensus that whoever denies the vision is a disbeliever)
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The Shaykh :"And indeed, you have helped us in refuting this *** You and we, so there are two statements here"
So the Asha'irah deny that Allah is seen, may Allah keep us safe, even though the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This innovation is an innovation of disbelief, to the extent that he reported in some places of his speech the consensus of the Salaf on declaring as a disbeliever whoever denies the vision of Allah. He said: Because it came in the Book and the Sunnah, and the Salaf agreed upon it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is there any statement more eloquent than this in that the vision is a vision of the eye? Absolutely not, there is nothing more eloquent than this statement, nor clearer than this statement. So whoever denies it has denied what its meaning is a definitive matter in which there is no doubt.
So the Asha'irah deny that Allah is seen, may Allah keep us safe, even though the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This innovation is an innovation of disbelief, to the extent that he reported in some places of his speech the consensus of the Salaf on declaring as a disbeliever whoever denies the vision of Allah. He said: Because it came in the Book and the Sunnah, and the Salaf agreed upon it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
