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The Aqeedah of Ahlis-Sunnah wal Jamaa'ah |
Author : Shaykh Salih al-Uthaimeen
Source : Aqeedah Ahlis-Sunnah wal Jamaa'ah(1)
Translated by: Kashif bin Hazoor Khan As Salafi
& Abu Ahmad(2) |
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Our Aqeedah is to believe in Allah, His Angles, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day and we believe in
Qadr (Pre Decree), the good and the bad of it, and that it is from Allah. We believe in the
Ruboobiyyah of Allah, and that is to believe that Allah is the sustainer, the creator and the owner of
all things and He is the one who runs the affairs. We believe in His Uloohiyyah, and that is that He is
the only One worthy of all worship and all that which is worshipped other than him is falsehood. We also
believe in his Asmaa was Sifaat (Names and Attributes), and that is to believe that His beautiful
names and perfect attributes are specific only to Him. We also believe in the Tawheed of all these aspects,
and that is to believe that He has no partner in any of them.
Allah the most High says:
"Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, so worship Him (Alone)
and be constant and patient in His worship. Do you know of any who is similar to Him? (of course none is similar
or coequal or comparable to Him, and He has none as partner with Him). [There is nothing like unto Him
and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer].
We believe that:
"Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all
that exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the
heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He
knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter .
And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursi extends over
the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the
Most High, the Most Great. "
And we believe that:
"He is Allah the one that none has the right to be worshipped but He, the King, the Holy, the
One Free from all defects, the Giver of security, the Watcher over His creatures, the
All-Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme. Glory be to Allah! (High is He) above all that they associate as
partners with Him. He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong
the Best Names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him. And He is the All-Mighty,
the All-Wise."
And webelieve that the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth belong only to Allah, and the
proof is contained in the following verses
"To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills.
He bestows female (offspring) upon whom He wills, and bestows male (offspring) upon whom He wills.
Or He bestows both males and females, and He renders barren whom He wills. Verily, He is the
All-Knower and is Able to do all things."
And we believe that following are His, the Most High’s, attributes.
"The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and
for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs). There is nothing like unto
Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth, He
enlarges provision for whom He wills, and straitens (it for whom He wills). Verily! He is the All-Knower
of everything."
And we believe that,
"And no (moving) living creature is there on earth but its provision is due from Allah. And He
knows its dwelling place and its deposit (in the uterous, grave, etc.). all is in a Clear
Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz - the Book of Decrees with Allah)."
We believe that,
"And with Him are the keys of the Ghaib (all that is hidden), none knows them but He. And He
knows whatever there is in (or on) the earth and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knows it.
There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear
Record."
We believe that,
"Verily, Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which
is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in
what land he will die. Verily, Allah is AllKnower, AllAware (of things)."
We believe that Allah speaks whenever, whatever and however it pleases Him. As He says:
"And Messengers We have mentioned to you before, and Messengers We have not mentioned to you, -
and to Musa (Moses) Allah spoke directly."
"And when Musa (Moses) came at the time and place appointed by Us, and his Lord spoke to him,
he said: "O my Lord! Show me (Yourself), that I may look upon You." Allah said: "You cannot
see Me, but look upon the mountain if it stands still in its place then you shall see Me." So when
his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it collapse to dust, and Musa (Moses) fell down unconscious.
Then when he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to You, I turn to You in repentance and I
am the first of the believers.""
And He says:
"And We called him from the right side of the Mount, and made him draw near to Us for a
talk with him [Musa (Moses)]"
And we also believe that Allah is such that,
"Say (O Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) to mankind). "If the sea were ink for (writing) the Words of my Lord,
surely, the sea would be exhausted before the Words of my Lord would be finished, even if
we brought (another sea) like it for its aid.""
And He also says:
"And if all the trees on the earth were pens and the sea (were ink wherewith to write), with seven
seas behind it to add to its (supply), yet the Words of Allah would not be exhausted. Verily, Allah is
AllMighty, AllWise."
And our Aqeedah also includes that the truthfulness of matters, the justice in all rulings and the
superiority of the manner of speech can only be found in the speech of Allah. As Allah says:
"And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can change His Words.
And He is the AllHearer, the AllKnower."
And,
"And who is truer in statement than Allah?"
And we believe that the noble Qur’an without a doubt is the speech of Allah, and indeed
He gave it to Jibreel and then he took it and descended to the Messenger(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) . And Allah says:
"Say (O Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)) Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibreel] has brought it (the Qur'an) down from your Lord with
truth."
And He said:
"And truly, this (the Qur'an) is a revelation from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that
exists), Which the trustworthy Ruh [Jibreel] has brought down; Upon your heart (O Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam))
that you may be (one) of the warners, In the plain Arabic language."
We believe that Allah in His majesty is high above his slaves. And the proof for this is the
following saying of Allah:
"And He is the Most High, the Most Great."
And He says:
"And He is the Irresistible, above His slaves, and He is the All Wise,
Well Acquainted with all things."
And we also believe that:
"Surely, your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six
Days and then Istawaa (rose over) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty),
disposing the affair of all things."
And what is meant by that istawaa (to rise above) the throne is that He himself rose over the throne
in a manner that befits His majesty, and no one other than Him knows how His istawaa (ascension).
And we also believe that while He is above the throne He is well acquainted with all the affairs of
His slaves, He hears their speech, He sees their actions and He runs their affairs.
He provides the needy, He helps who has lost all, He gives kingship to whom He wills and He takes it away from
whom He wills. Whomsoever He desires, He gives honor and whomsoever He desires, He humiliates. In His hands are
all the things of goodness and He has authority over all.
Verily the One who has these attributes, He truly with His knowledge and authority is with His creation
every moment, even though He actually is high above His throne.
Allah says:
"There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer."
We do not believe as the Jahmiyyah
and other such deviant sects that Allah resides on this earth
along with his creation, and we consider such a person, who holds such belief, a kafir or a deviant.
This is because that they have attributed to Allah such deficiencies and faults that do not befit Him, High
above is He from all this.
We also believe in that which we were informed by the messenger of Allah (saw), and that is that Allah descends to the
lowest heaven in the last third of every night and says “who is there calling Me so that I may answer him, who is there
asking Me so that I may grant him, who is there asking forgiveness from Me so that I may forgive him.”
We also believe that on the day of Judgement Allah will come to judge between His slaves, as He says:
"Nay! When the earth is ground to powder, And your Lord comes with the angels in rows,
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then)
avail him?"
Our belief is that Allah “He does what He intends (or wills).”
We also believe that the will of Allah is divided into two categories:
Iraadah Qawneeyah : That which it is necessary to happen but Allah may not be
pleased with it. And it is in accordance with the will of Allah and the proof is His saying:
"If Allah had willed, succeeding generations would not have fought against each other,
after clear Verses of Allah had come to them, but they differed - some of them believed
and others disbelieved. If Allah had willed, they would not have fought against one another,
but Allah does what He likes."
And He says:"if Allah's Will is to keep you astray. He is your Lord! and to Him
you shall return."
Iraadah Shar’iyaah : The second type of the will of
Allah is Iraadah Shar’iyaah , which need not necessarily
happen but it is pleasing to Allah. The example
of this kind is the saying of Allah: "Allah
wishes to accept your repentance .."
We also believe that the will of Allah, be it Qawnee
or Shar’iee, follows the wisdom of Allah.
So that if Allah wills to create something or He
requriers a form of worship from his creation there
is always some wisdom in it, and in accordance to
His wisdom it comes into existence. Even if our
aql (intelligence) may not understand the
wisdom behind it. As Allah says :
"Is not Allâh the Best of
judges?"
"And who is better in judgement
than Allâh for a people who have firm Faith."
We belive that Allah’s loves His awliyaa
(friends) and they love Him and believe in Him.
Allah says:
"Say (O Muhammad SAW to
mankind): "If you (really) love Allah then follow
me, Allah will love you… "
And He said:
"Allah will bring a people
whom He will love and they will love Him;"
And:
"And Allah loves As-Saabirin
(the patient ones)"
And He says:
"... and be equitable. Verily!
Allâh loves those who are equitable."
and He says:
"..and do good. Truly, Allâh
loves Al-Muhsinûn (the good-doers)."
and He says:
"If you disbelieve, then
verily, Allâh is not in need of you, He likes not
disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful
(by being believers), He is pleased therewith for
you.
And He says:
"but Allah was averse to
their being sent forth, so He made them lag behind,
and it was said (to them), "Sit you among those
who sit (at home).""
And we also believe that Allah is happy and pleased
with those who believe in Him and do righteous actions.
He says:
"Pleased with them, and
they with Him. That is for him who fears his Lord."
And we belive that Allah is severely angry with
the kuffaar and those who are deserving of this
anger. He says:
"And that He may punish
the Munaafiqun (hypocrites), men and women,
and also the Mushrikun(those who associate
with Allah in worship) men and women, who think
evil thoughts about Allah, for them is a disgraceful
torment, and the anger of Allah is upon them…"
And He says:
"..but such as open their
breasts to disbelief, on them is wrath from Allah,
and theirs will be a great torment."
And we also believe that Allah has a face, that
befits His Highness and Majesty.
"And the Face of your Lord
full of Majesty and Honour will abide forever."
And we also believe that Allah has hands that are
generous and which befit His Greatness. As He says:
"Nay, both His Hands are
widely outstretched. He spends (of His Bounty) as
He wills."
and He says:
"They made not a just estimate
of Allah such as is due to Him. And on the Day of
Resurrection the whole of the earth will be grasped
by His Hand and the heavens will be rolled up in
His Right Hand. Glorified is He, and High is He
above all that they associate as partners with Him!"
And we believe that Allah has real eyes and the
proof is this saying of Allah,
"And construct the ship
under Our Eyes and with Our Inspiration .."
And the messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)
said : "His veil is noor(light),
and if he removes it , the rays from His face will
burn and be destroyed everything in the creation
that His sight reaches."
Ahlus Sunnah are united upon the fact that Allah
has two eyes, which is based on the statement of
the prohet of Allah(saw) in which he said concerning
the Dajjal, "verily he
(the dajjal) is one eyed and your Lord is not one
eyed."
And we believe that His greatness is such as He
says :
"No vision can grasp Him,
but His Grasp is over all vision. He is the Most
Subtle and Courteous, WellAcquainted with all things."
We believe that the believers will see their Lord
with their eyes.
"Some faces that Day shall
be Naadirah (shining and radiant). Looking
at their Lord (Allah);"
We believe that because of Allah’s great and complete
attributes nothing in the creation can be like Him,
as He says:
"There is nothing like unto
Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer."
We believe that Allah because of eternal life and
endless existence is such that:
"Neither slumber, nor sleep
overtake Him."
And we believe that Allah does not wrong anyone
because of His complete justice and fairness. And
because of His complete vision He has all knowledge
of actions and conditions of His slaves.
And we believe that because Allah has all knowledge
and is capable of all things, nothing in the heavens
and the earth can compel Him.
And He says:
"Verily, His Command, when
He intends a thing, is only that He says to it,
"Be!" and it is!
And because of the completeness of His power, He
does not get tired nor does He become incapable
or frustrated.
"And indeed We created the
heavens and the earth and all between them in six
Days and nothing of fatigue touched Us."
We believe in all of these beautiful names and glorious
attributes of Allah that He himself or His messenger
(saw) have established for Him, but we do not fall
into the two errors of takyeef and tamtheel.
Tamtheel : It is that, one says by
his tongue or in his heart that the attribute of
Allah is like an attribute of His creation.
Takyeef : It is that, one says by
his by his tongue or in his heart that the atrribute
of Allah is like such and such.[3]
And we negate all those things that Allah Himself
or His messenger has negated for Him. And we believe
that this negation affirms the completeness of the
opposite for Allah.
We choose silence on everything which Allah and
His Messenger (saw) have chosen to remain silent
upon.
We believe that it is an obligation and it is mandatory
to take this path because Allah has made clear these
attributes, which He Himself has established or
negated for Himself, and He is the most knowledgeable
about Himself and He has the best of speech. And
His slaves cannot comprehend Him.
And that which the Messenger of Allah (saw) has
affirmed or negated for Allah, is such that he (saw)
himself has informed us of it and he was most knowledgeable
about his Lord. And he was the best advisor to the
creation, the most truthful and most eloquent in
speech.
Allah and His messenger’s (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)
knowledge and truthfulness and clarification are
the most complete and best. Hence there should be
no excuse to reject it and there should be no hesitation
to accept it.
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