Is the delegation of the *mufawwidah* limited to matters of creed only?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Do the *mufawwidah* delegate only the meanings of the verses regarding the attributes, or do they mean all meanings...?
The Shaykh : No, no. The discussion concerns what relates to the attributes of Allah. This is a calamity. They do not delegate what relates to ritual purity, prayer, or zakah. They delegate what is from the knowledge of the unseen.
The questioner : Are they an independent sect?
The Shaykh : No, no. The scholars said that *tafwid* (delegation) means, in what relates to creed, on the grounds that they do not know about it; it is knowledge of the unseen. We say: Yes, what we do not know is the *kayfiyyah* (how), but as for the meaning, Allah did not reveal the Qur'an except to make its meaning known. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, no. The discussion concerns what relates to the attributes of Allah. This is a calamity. They do not delegate what relates to ritual purity, prayer, or zakah. They delegate what is from the knowledge of the unseen.
The questioner : Are they an independent sect?
The Shaykh : No, no. The scholars said that *tafwid* (delegation) means, in what relates to creed, on the grounds that they do not know about it; it is knowledge of the unseen. We say: Yes, what we do not know is the *kayfiyyah* (how), but as for the meaning, Allah did not reveal the Qur'an except to make its meaning known. Yes.