How is the disagreement among scholars in matters of religion, particularly creedal matters, explained, to the point that some declared others disbelievers?
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The questioner : ... (peace and blessings be upon him) said that, but O Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), how is the disagreement among scholars in matters of religion, particularly creedal matters, explained, to the point that some declared others disbelievers? And how do we explain the misguidance of some sects, given that the biographies of the founders of these sects or those who claimed affiliation with them state that they possessed a great degree of worship, asceticism, jihad, and independent legal reasoning?
The Shaykh : Now, what is the problem? What is the issue?
The questioner : The problem is perhaps when you cut off my speech...
The Shaykh : I say, what is the contradiction between the fact that religion is easy and the disagreement among scholars?
The questioner : And yet, they disagreed in, meaning:, yes, a hadith has come regarding this.
The Shaykh : Have you read "The Causes of Disagreement Among Scholars" by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah: "Lifting the Blame", or: "The Disagreement of Scholars, Its Causes, and Our Position Toward It" in the edition...
The questioner : I read "Lifting the Blame."
The Shaykh : No, also read the edition we published. The edition is, of course, taken from the original words of Shaykh al-Islam, but it contains important examples. Read it. It is from our publications. Yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. Now, this is also the third one. The questioner is Ahmad al-Mujmal. Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, what is the problem? What is the issue?
The questioner : The problem is perhaps when you cut off my speech...
The Shaykh : I say, what is the contradiction between the fact that religion is easy and the disagreement among scholars?
The questioner : And yet, they disagreed in, meaning:
The religion is easy
الدين يسرThe Shaykh : Have you read "The Causes of Disagreement Among Scholars" by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah: "Lifting the Blame", or: "The Disagreement of Scholars, Its Causes, and Our Position Toward It" in the edition...
The questioner : I read "Lifting the Blame."
The Shaykh : No, also read the edition we published. The edition is, of course, taken from the original words of Shaykh al-Islam, but it contains important examples. Read it. It is from our publications. Yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. Now, this is also the third one. The questioner is Ahmad al-Mujmal. Yes.