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A return to purity in creed

Posted by Abd Al Mustafa on Tuesday 7th April, 2009

Al-Ghazzali : return-2-purity-in-creedTHE CREED OF THE SALAF REGARDING ALLEGORICAL REPORTS

Know that the unequivocal truth, over which there is no dispute between those possessing inner discernment, is [in] the approach of the Salaf (madhhab al-Salaf)—meaning the approach of the Companions and the Successors. Now, let me illustrate that along with its proofs, I proceed.

The reality of the approach of the Salaf—which is the truth in our view—is that any layperson who confronts one of these controversial ambiguous Hadiths is obliged to conform to seven matters: [1] Exoneration; [2] Affirmation; [3] Acknowledgement of one’s inability; [4] Silence; [5] Abstinence; [6] Restraint; and then [7] Yielding to the People of Knowledge.

Abstaining From Meddling with the Stated Words (al-Imsak)

This is an obligation for the general masses to confine themselves to the words of these reports and to abstainfrom meddling with them in six different ways: [1] By explaining (tafsir); [2] By interpreting figuratively (ta’wil); [3] By altering (tasrif); [4] By making logical assumptions (tafri’) [5] By joining what is separated (jam’), and [6] By separating what is joined together (tafriq).

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This entry was posted on Tuesday 7th April, 2009 at 01:29 and is filed under aqida, awliya allah, fiqh, hadith, islam, madina, makkah, muslim, polemics, religion, scholars, signs of allah, Tasawwuf, the prophet, unity, wahabi. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “A return to purity in creed”

  1. Mohammed Akhtar said

    Sunday 7th June, 2009 at 22:04

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