Are the Asha'irah, in general, among the people of the Sunnah and the community?
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The questioner : How can we say that they are among the people of the Sunnah?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Are they among the people of the Sunnah in general?
The Shaykh : In general, yes, because in many matters of creed, such as the Day of Resurrection and what it contains, they agree with the people of the Sunnah. It is not possible to exclude them from the people of the Sunnah absolutely, because they are a problem; if you were to exclude, for example, al-Nawawi, Ibn Hajar, and others from the Asha'irah, no one would agree with you on that.
The questioner : But are they not Jabriyyah in the matter of the actions of the servants?
The Shaykh : No, they are not Jabriyyah in reality, but they have a position that has no basis in reality, meaning it has no truth. They did not differ from the people of the Sunnah in the matter of divine decree, nor did they differ in the matter of faith, because they are not Murji'ah, and they did not differ from them in some matters of the Day of Resurrection.
I can only deny that they are among the people of the Sunnah in an absolute sense; I am not able to deny that.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Are they among the people of the Sunnah in general?
The Shaykh : In general, yes, because in many matters of creed, such as the Day of Resurrection and what it contains, they agree with the people of the Sunnah. It is not possible to exclude them from the people of the Sunnah absolutely, because they are a problem; if you were to exclude, for example, al-Nawawi, Ibn Hajar, and others from the Asha'irah, no one would agree with you on that.
The questioner : But are they not Jabriyyah in the matter of the actions of the servants?
The Shaykh : No, they are not Jabriyyah in reality, but they have a position that has no basis in reality, meaning it has no truth. They did not differ from the people of the Sunnah in the matter of divine decree, nor did they differ in the matter of faith, because they are not Murji'ah, and they did not differ from them in some matters of the Day of Resurrection.
I can only deny that they are among the people of the Sunnah in an absolute sense; I am not able to deny that.