Reading from Ibn 'Isa's commentary on the caliph Abu al-Rabi'
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The reader: "... and the deniers of the divine attributes (ta'til) placed the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the position of the caliph Abu al-Rabi' Sulayman ibn al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah. The aforementioned was called to the caliphate by his father's designation in Jumada al-Ula of the year 701, because the aforementioned caliph is called for on the minbars and his name is added above the coinage, yet he has no share in the authority. So the state of the Book of Allah..."
The Shaykh : So the state of, so the state of
The reader: " So the state of the Book of Allah"
The Shaykh : Book, Book of Allah
The reader: " So the state of the Book of Allah the Exalted and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with them is like the state of Abu al-Rabi' with the sultan Muhammad ibn Qalawun al-Alfi".
The Shaykh : Good, the point is that Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) gave an example of the Quran with these people as a caliph who has what? No command or prohibition; his name is only mentioned on the minbars, he is called for, and his name is written on the coins, meaning on the gold and silver currency.
" And the obeyed command and prohibition belongs to another *** And for the one who is guided, I have struck two examples with this"
Yes, the obeyed command and prohibition belongs to another, meaning to someone other than this ruler
" *** And for the one who is guided, I have struck two examples with this"
Meaning, our example and your example regarding the Quran is like a ruler, a caliph, who has no command or prohibition in the eyes of whom? Here? In the eyes of the people of denial of the divine attributes (ta'til). But with the people of hadith, all command and prohibition belongs to the Quran and the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : So the state of, so the state of
The reader: " So the state of the Book of Allah"
The Shaykh : Book, Book of Allah
The reader: " So the state of the Book of Allah the Exalted and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with them is like the state of Abu al-Rabi' with the sultan Muhammad ibn Qalawun al-Alfi".
The Shaykh : Good, the point is that Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) gave an example of the Quran with these people as a caliph who has what? No command or prohibition; his name is only mentioned on the minbars, he is called for, and his name is written on the coins, meaning on the gold and silver currency.
" And the obeyed command and prohibition belongs to another *** And for the one who is guided, I have struck two examples with this"
Yes, the obeyed command and prohibition belongs to another, meaning to someone other than this ruler
" *** And for the one who is guided, I have struck two examples with this"
Meaning, our example and your example regarding the Quran is like a ruler, a caliph, who has no command or prohibition in the eyes of whom? Here? In the eyes of the people of denial of the divine attributes (ta'til). But with the people of hadith, all command and prohibition belongs to the Quran and the Sunnah.