Is there anything wrong with reciting the al-Aqeedah al-Tahawiyyah or the al-Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah? Some of my colleagues have told me that this is not permissible because it contradicts the Sunnah and tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and
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The questioner : Is there anything wrong with reciting the al-Aqeedah al-Tahawiyyah or the al-Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah? One of my colleagues told me that this is not permissible because it contradicts the Sunnah and tawhid (the oneness of Allah). And why is it not called, for example, "the creed of the Muslims" or "the creed of the people of the Sunnah"? I ask for a detailed clarification, may you be rewarded.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm in saying "the al-Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah" or "the al-Aqeedah al-Tahawiyyah," because this is a matter of attributing the work to its author. The intention is not that it is the creed of al-Tahawi or the creed of Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), but rather the creed that al-Tahawi wrote, and the creed that the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote in response to one of the judges of Wasit. There is no harm in that. It is similar to Surat al-Baqarah, for example. What is Surat al-Baqarah?
It is the surah in which the cow is mentioned. For this reason, when the Khawarij (an early sect that declared sinners disbelievers) said, "The surah in which the cow is mentioned" and "The surah in which the women are mentioned" instead of Surat al-Baqarah and Surat al-Nisa, they responded to them by saying: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) named it Surat al-Baqarah, and likewise the Companions named it Surat al-Nisa, and so on.
The important point is that the intention is not that it is the creed of al-Tahawi, but rather the creed that al-Tahawi wrote, which is the creed of the Muslims. And the same applies to the al-Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm in saying "the al-Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah" or "the al-Aqeedah al-Tahawiyyah," because this is a matter of attributing the work to its author. The intention is not that it is the creed of al-Tahawi or the creed of Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), but rather the creed that al-Tahawi wrote, and the creed that the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote in response to one of the judges of Wasit. There is no harm in that. It is similar to Surat al-Baqarah, for example. What is Surat al-Baqarah?
It is the surah in which the cow is mentioned. For this reason, when the Khawarij (an early sect that declared sinners disbelievers) said, "The surah in which the cow is mentioned" and "The surah in which the women are mentioned" instead of Surat al-Baqarah and Surat al-Nisa, they responded to them by saying: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) named it Surat al-Baqarah, and likewise the Companions named it Surat al-Nisa, and so on.
The important point is that the intention is not that it is the creed of al-Tahawi, but rather the creed that al-Tahawi wrote, which is the creed of the Muslims. And the same applies to the al-Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.