Is it true that the Asha'irah school is the school of the people of the Sunnah regarding divine decree?
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The questioner : Is it correct to say that the Asha'irah school is the school of the people of the Sunnah in the chapter of divine decree?
The Shaykh : No, no, absolutely not. The Asha'irah school in the chapter of divine decree resembles the school of the Jabriyyah; in fact, it is a school that a person cannot even conceive of. They say: Allah created the action, and the servant's action is his acquisition (kasb). Glory be to Allah! What does this mean? But they contradict themselves, just as they contradicted themselves in the matter of speech, which is greater than this. They said: Allah speaks, but His speech in Himself and what Jibril heard is created.
The questioner : I mean, the concept of acquisition (kasb) here is confusing; we do not understand what it means?
The Shaykh : You do not understand it, you do not understand it, because even they say it without understanding it. Yes. For this reason, they say: there are three things that have no origin or no meaning, and among them is acquisition (kasb) according to al-Ash'ari. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, no, absolutely not. The Asha'irah school in the chapter of divine decree resembles the school of the Jabriyyah; in fact, it is a school that a person cannot even conceive of. They say: Allah created the action, and the servant's action is his acquisition (kasb). Glory be to Allah! What does this mean? But they contradict themselves, just as they contradicted themselves in the matter of speech, which is greater than this. They said: Allah speaks, but His speech in Himself and what Jibril heard is created.
The questioner : I mean, the concept of acquisition (kasb) here is confusing; we do not understand what it means?
The Shaykh : You do not understand it, you do not understand it, because even they say it without understanding it. Yes. For this reason, they say: there are three things that have no origin or no meaning, and among them is acquisition (kasb) according to al-Ash'ari. Yes.