Al-Muqaddimmah
Praise
belongs to God Who has made truth clearly distinct from error, who puts down innovation and innovators and raises high the
Sunna of the Prophet, salallahu alaihi wa sallam, and the people who follow it. Praise belongs to God Who in every century
inspires a group of scholarly people to defend the Way of the Prophet, salallahu alaihi wa sallam, from the distortions of
the ignorant and the fabrications of the liars, those who accuse the way of the people who strictly restrict themselves upon
the consolidated beliefs of the first three generations of Muslims as we were commanded, and who adhere to their methodology
in all matters of the religion from adaab, akhlaaq, fiqh, hadeeth, tafseer, aqeedah, and others matters, accuse such a people
of being mubtadi, mujassimah, mutashabiha, mutashadidoon, hashawiyyah, mukafireen
(those who make takfeer), falsely claiming that their way in aqeedah and the stances that they have taken that had no authentic
route to the salafu-saalih, is the saved way, and they are ahlu-sunnah wa taifatul-mansoorah, al firqatu-naajiya. Wa sallallahu
alaihi wa mubaraka an Muhammadan wa ala ahlili wa sahbihi ajma’een ama b’ad
The
reason for this risalah:
This article
is a direct reply to the rather humorous and radical statements made against ahlu-sunnah under the risalaa entitled “ahlu-sunnah
versus the salafi movement” which the name itself is a contradiction against historical precedent and reality itself.
Included
in this risala will have bi ithnillah, the statements of reliable Imaams of sunnah, who’s aqeedah is attested to be
saleem upon which the relying of their way has more right than those who adopted stances contrary to the stances of the salafu-saalih
and the true fuqaha who followed the madhaahibul arb’aa al-islamiyyah.
Islam
in the understanding of Muslims from every generations from the prophet on down is that the only Islam is the Islam of ahlu-sunnah
wal jama’ah, the jam’ah being the jama’ah of the salafu-saalih. Their Islam is Islam and the opposite of
their Islam is the representation of no Islam, only the religion of the opinions of the one who formulated it. Their Islam
was Islam and other than their Islam is not the correct Islam and Islam is only looked at from the route of how they viewed
the Islamic etiquettes from manners all the way to fiqh and aqeedah to be.
So the reality of salafiyyah is that
anyone who follows the way laid down by the salafu-saalih is in reality sunni. The reason why is because our Imaam Ahmad Bin
Hanbal said “the Sunnah with us is what the companions were upon”
This immense statement entails some fundamental
realities. Some of them are the fact that Ahmad
- did
not begin with the Quraan
- did
not begin with the Sunnah of the prophet. Why, because
- He
started off with saying that this sunnah is the sunnah of what the companions were upon.
So to us there is no quraan except upon
the way the companions understood it, there is no sunnah of the prophet except the way the companions understood that sunnah.
So without being upon the way of the companions i.e. tariqa asalafiyyah, one will not, EVER, attain the quran nor the sunnah
in any aspect. That reality is realized by Ahmad who was reported to have said something to the effect of “the one who
traverses upon kalaam and arrives at what is right is in error and the one who is upon sunnah and lands on something wrong
is still correct” while the obvious application of it was to the ahlul-kalaam, it is understood to be generally anything
other than the way of the companions, and since sunnah equals, at least to Ahmad, the way of the companions and anything other
than their way cannot ever be as sunnah EVER.
This reality would mean by default that
the sunnah is limited and only found in the way our companions were found to have done. That means a sunni is what they, the
salaf, were. Sunnah does not lie in other than their way, and on that premise anyone who is sunni is by default salafi. Since
the athari creed is nothing but the enumeration or the corpus of creedal aspects laid down and implemented by our salaf, then
it follows that anyone who follows the athari aqeedah is by default salafi. And the world of Islam is based upon the understanding
of the sunnah being, what the companions were upon.
That is why when, contrary to the neo ashari/jahmi
rhetoric of today, that when Ibn Taymiyyah went through the mihaan events, and the end result of the two inquisitions made
against him by ash’aris about his alledged “tashbeeh” and “tajseem” was that when all the scholars
were unanimous that he was not what his detractors fabricated of him, they said “you have relayed the aqeedah of none
other than Imaam Ahmad [note: this statement alone is an exoneration of Ibn Taymiyyah
even by those who put him in the trial] , and his reply was “No, this is rather the aqeedah of all of the salafu-saalih,
not just Imaam Ahmad”. To further slice more of the reality of his aqeedah being flawlessly saleem like his predecessor
Ahmad, He gave his opponents THREE YEARS, 3 years, to come up with anything found in the works of the salaf by which they
could find a hint of deviation between what he wrote in his wasitiyyah and what they have found. And of that time, Allah failed
their efforts in providing even 1 issue where he left the aqeedah of the salaf upon.
Hence, as I said, the athari aqeedah is
nothing but the enumeration or the corpus of the creedal aspects laid down and implemented by our salaf. Ahmad is, will always
be, and was always held as the criterion and a hujjah in and of himself in measuring a person’s adherence to sunnah
or bida.
It is based upon this reality that it is
most applicable to narrate what Imaam al-Barbaharee stated first when he said “Know that Islam is the Sunnah and the
Sunnah is Islam, one cannot be established without the other”
There can be no sunnah devoid of salafiyyah.
The analogy of making distinction between the two is saying that there is a difference between Islam and Islam. It does not
logically make any sense to anyone who understands what the reality of the sunnah is.
It is
unfortunate how the talbees of Iblees reigns in some of the false claiments of adhering to this methodologically established
way. And from the tablees of the shayateen is in their making fair seeming the excesses and strange oddities in religion that
never had anything to do with the religion in the first place and sanctioning it through the fabrications of the previous
liars in the history of Islam.
One of
the make believe concepts invented by those who adopted some of this talbees is
Such
an appellation is baseless since the true Salaf knew no such school as the "Salafi" school nor even called themselves by that
name;
It would
be enough from those among them who go to extremes by calling him Imaamul-Atham that Imaam Abu Haneefa said
- "Adhere to the athar
(narration) and the tareeqah (way/following) of the Salaf (Pious Predecessors) and beware of newly invented matters for all of
it is innovation" [Reported
by As-Suyootee in Sawn al Mantaq wal-Kalaam p.32]
Apparently
Abu Haneefah who passed away over a century and a half before their innovated beliefs even came to formulation understood
the necessity of this tariqa asalafi, a way to be followed. It is also quite strange as this claiment of the above said this
over 1280 years after what Abu Haneefah said.
Again
This reference
would spark a burning rage inside of some of their hearts, however to prove a point in the strange claim they bring up here
is a statement of probably the most knowledgeable and greatest of Imaams of the seventh century when he said
- There is no blame on the one who manifests/proclaims
the way (madhdhab) of the Salaf, who attaches himself to it and refers to it. Rather, it is obligatory to accept that from him
by unanimous agreement (Ittifaaq), because the way (madhdhab) of the Salaf is nothing but the Truth (Haqq)." [From Majmoo al-Fataawaa li Ibni-Taymiyyah, 4:149]
His saying
is seven centuries before this strange claim that came about in our times.
It is recorded
in al-Insaab by Imaam as-Samani (d.562H)
"As-Salafi:
this is an ascription to the Salaf and following
their ways, in that which is related from them."
lbn
al-Atheer (d.630H) said in al-Lubaab fee Tahdheebul-lnsaab (2/162), commenting upon the previous saying of as-Sam'aanee:
"And
a group was known by this ascription." So
the meaning is: that the term Salafi, and its ascription to them, was a matter known in the time of Imaam as-Sam'aanee, and
before him .
There
are only two possibilities on this matter. Either we accept the claim of these newly arisen people in modern times (in the
past 2 centuries) and disregard what history testifies against them, or we submit to even the logical and rational proofs
on this matter in that they have no idea what it is they are speaking of and are doing so without any knowledge. Of course
what logic and reason dictate (and obviously the book and sunnah) is the latter.
Historical backround:
This group
that decided to oppose the way of ahlu-sunnah even consist of those who follow the fuqaha of the four sunni or salafi schools
of fiqhiyyah ash-shar’i (Law and Jurisprudence)
The historical
background contained in the madhaab of asharism is attributed to Abu Hasan al-Ashari. However the actual origination of this
misguidance was found with the mutakallim known as Abu Muhammad Ibnul-Kullab.
As for
the sufi oriented adherents, the actual founder of this madhaab was found with the individual named Harith al-Muhasibi. Both
of these individuals were contemporaries in the same era of the time of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, a time that was at the end of the
third blessed generation of muslims and it is said that Imaam at-Tirmidhee was the seal of that glorious age.
Correction
of a historical understanding:
The actuality
of tassawuf and that of ash’arism are not exactly synonymous. Asharism deals with the creedal aspects in the technicalities
of the Tawheed of Allah’s names and attributes. This is the only variance that they separated themselves from the main
group ahlu-sunnah wal-ja’ma’ah.
Tassawuf
is the science of the spiritual aspects of Islam and the methodology in which to traverse in that way.
The tassawuf
of the original mutassawifa like Fudayl ibn Iyaad, Imaam Junayd and others was really the salafi science of uloom ar-raqa’iq
or commonly known to us a tazkiyyatun-nafs, ihsaan being the focal point and attribute which is so ardently being sought for.
This in itself is and will always be part of that methodological way of the tariqa asalafi.
So in
essence, the people that this risalah is being addressed to are madhaabi muqallideen in fiqh from one of the madhahibul arba’a,
ashari/maturidi in aqeedah or in the emaan aspects of the religion and tassawuf of the mukhalifeen (inventions of the latter
day transgessors against the jama’ah). So the three levels of Islam they adopt different mutakhasisa (specialist) of
each of their sciences that sought to follow even if the statements of their aimah had opposed the aqeedah and ijmaa of ahlu-sunnah.
A Reply to the Introduction
of Their Article
They say
Al-Zahawi displays
a profound mastery of the proofs of Ahl al-Sunna which he presents in a clear and systematic style. The book is divided into
concise sections tracing the origins of the Wahhabi/Salafi movement and the teachings that this movement promotes in isolation
of the doctrine of the majority of Muslims. After a brief historical overview of the bloody origins of Wahhabism and the "Salafi"
creed, the author turns to investigate the foundations of the shari`a which have been targeted by the Wahhabi/Salafi movement
for revision, namely:
His (Zahawi’s)
points will be broken down piece by piece in an effort to clarify whatever became obscure and or caused people to stray or
have misconstruences bi ithnillah.
the Wahhabi/Salafi
tampering of the doctrine of the pious Salaf concerning God's essence and attributes, and his freedom from body, size, or
direction;
The position
of ahlu-sunnah wal jama’ah is that the methodology traversed by the salaf in the matters of dawah, following, and even
fundamentals of creed, and in this aspect, the asma’a wa sifaat (Names and Attributes of Allah) has been a methodology
that has been preserved and unlost and expounded upon by which no group or no individual no matter how big or small could
come and perform such a feat as “tampering” with what they had already established. SO such a saying is tantamount
to saying that such and such people has tampered with the quraan wa iyaadhubillah.
As for
what they say concerning this matter, inshallah it will be addressed according to the claims they make.
their rejection of
ijma` (scholarly consensus) and qiyas (analogy);
It is
necessary to break the first part “ijmaa” into two.
Firstly,
the ijmaa is what the scholars and Imaams of sunnah have united upon even if there are a handful who had opposed them. Example
of this is the aqeedah in emaan where tasdeeq or assent of the heart, affirmation of the tongue and the actions of the limbs
are all counted as emaan and are all pillars of faith. Every single Imaam on the face of the earth and under the heavens had
affirmed this despite 5 (I mean by this a handful, no more than 10 of them) other Imaams, among them Abu Haneefah who had
opposed this aqeedah. So the ijma was what everyone else had held concerning emaan. The same applies for many others issues
as well.
Secondly,
the ijmaa that they call is not an ijmaa. Ahlu-Sunanh wal Jama’aah derive their religion from the first three generations
of Islam and their Islam is what all other generations refer their Islam back to in matters of their creed. However they call
their ijmaa the people who came after the third generation and figures who had even adopted the views of the mubtadiah (innovators).
I will explain this later. The point to get across is that ijmaa is something the salafi derives his proof from. When the
salafi brings a claims, his claim is mostly provided by an abundance of Imaams of the past to prove the haq that he is bringing.
So it is more correct for these people to say “And they oppose us” and not “they oppose ijmaa” because
for one, the ijmaa of the muslims on issues and what they hold on issues are the distances from the heavens to the earth,
far removed they are from the actual ijmaa, and secondly, they hold deen to be their way and misguidance in other than their
way.
As for
replying to the qiyaas part, their claim is absurd and makes no sense. Their own has rejected qiyaas. It sounds as if theperson
who threw up this nonsense was hanafi. So the rpely is Maalikis , Shafi’ees, and Hanbalis upon their millah also reject
qiyaas. Qiyaas is a fiqhiyyah and a matter of disagreemenet which does not warrant enmity and hatred of them muslims. Basically
Salafis only comprise of a smaller group of a rather large amount of muslims in the world who reject qiyaas as their guiding
tool in understanding Islam.
their rejection of
the sources and methodological foundations of ijtihad (deriving qualified judgment) and taqlid (following qualified
judgment).
We ask
“what rejection”. We, and the rest of the muslim ummah, and what we have been ordered with was ittibaa. We are
muttabi’een, followers of ahlul-ilm from the fuqaha, muhaditheen and the generality of the masha’ikh of al-Islam.
The reality is that the only thing rejected here, are the rejction of their unfounded notions and the notions brought about
form the imams that they follow by which their stances have already been clarified by the “mujtahid Imaams” of
the Sunnah. So they have a proof that we rejct the mujtahideen. And that proof is correct. We do oppose those who have erred
in their ijtihaad as made clear by the Imaams of Sunnah. However they call us to follow what came after the salaf. So in that
respect the muslims is obligated to reject their claims and obligated to call them back to the following of those in the time
of the salaf who did not err in aqeedah and from this aspect they reject. They do not follow the ijthiaad of the mujtahid
Imaams of the salaf. They call everyone to follow their Imaams after the salaf but not the salaf. So rejecting what they call
to is waajib and accepting what they don’t follow is waajib.
As for
taqlid, they always seem to have a misconstuence and interchange between ittibaa and taqleed by where they would use taqleed,
as the person indicated in parenthesis, with the meaning of ittibaa. So we say “We are the people who follow qualified
judgement even more so than you”.
- They themselves don’t follow qualified judgement. They follow the judgement which have been deemed
by actual qualified mujtahideen to be dhalaah and utter error that removes one away form ahlu-sunnah. So they fell short in
this and “salafis” have not
- The actual qualified judgement of basically every Imaam
that existed in this ummah that we do follow is something they oppose and refute us in, just like the matters pertained in
their reprehensible risalah made by their shaykh Zahawi.
The
author then narrows down on the Wahhabi/Salafi practice of takfir, which is their declaring Muslims unbelievers, according
to criteria not followed by the pious Salaf but devised by modern-day "Salafis."
Since
this is a rather delusional claim I would save its refutation in the places where their author had made such claims in depth.
The
author shows that the "Salafis" went out of bounds in condemning the Umma (Muslim Community) on the question of taqlid, declaring
unbelievers all those who practice taqlid, that is, the majority of Muslims
The proof
is in the pudding. I urge you readers to go and ask a salafi is he makes takfeer just because of taqleed. Go and read the
statements of the salafi Imaams from the sahib and the tabi’een like Sa’eed ibnu-Jubair, Ibnu-Mussayyid, and other
than them all the eway till now if they made takfeer based off of taqleed. And then even worse is that they slander the “majority”
of the muslims by saying they are muqalideen.
Finally, the author
turns to the linchpin of "Salafi" philosophy: leaving the ijma` of the true Salaf in declaring unbelievers all Muslims who
use the Prophet Muhammad's intercession, Peace be upon him, as a wasila or means of blessing.
That will
be addressed when the issue is brought up to save space and time inshallah.
Refutations of Ahlu-Sunnah wal Jama’aah on the Ashari/ Sufi Heresies
Since they produced a list of so called refutations of ahlu-sunnah whom they call
heresies of salafis, then in accordance with meeting an eye with an eye, we will produce the greatest of works amongst ahlu-sunnah
form established Imaams of Sunnah and not people of shakk and majhooleen (unknowns) as they have produced against us inshallah.
It is
important to note that asharims is really a developed form of Kullabiyyah where Abu Hasan al-Ashari took the concept from
the mutakalim Jahmee Abu Muhammad ibnu-Kullab
Ibnu-Jawzee, Abul-Farj Abdur-Rahman (597 ah) famous work “Talbees
Iblees” a one of he wonders amongst ahlu-sunnah wal jama’aah in refutation against the deviated sects, therein
he mentions the deviated Sufis.
Imaam Waasitee, Ahmad ibn Sinaan was known to have refuted the
belief of the mutakalim Ibnu-Kullab.
Muslim, ibnul-Hajjaj an-Naysaabooree also dedicated a work in refutation
againt the originds of asharism which in that time was a radd against Ibnu-Kullab
Bukharee, Muhammad ibn Isma’eel who dedicated a a work to
the overthrow of asharism called “Radd alal Jahmiyyah”
Al-Baqaa’ee, Burhaanudeen dedicated two works in the refutation
of the mystic Sufis and they are Tanbeebul-Ghabee ilaa Takfeer Ibn 'Arabee and Tahdheerul-'Ibaad min Ahlil-'Inaad bibid'atil-Ittihaad
Imaam al-Muhadith Ihsaan Ilaahi Dhaheer has several works refuting
the Sufis one is “Sufism; Its Source and Origin”
Imaam Ibn Taymiyyah, Shaykhul-Islam Abul-Abbass Taqiu-deen Ibn
Abdul-Haleem Ahmad, dedicated a number of works to the eradication of the enemies of Islam and the Sunnah, namely the qubooree
Sufis, asharis, and other deviated sects in his Majmoo Fatwa, Manhaju-Sunnah, Awliyyatu Rahmaan wal Awliyyatu-Shaytaan. Also
his work “Mawquf Ibn Taymiyyah min al-Asha’irah”
Imaam Ibn Qudamaa (620 AH), Muwaafiqu-Deen al-Haafidh Abu Muhammad
Abullah ibn Ahmad al-Maqdisee wrote some works in the refutation of Sufis, one work in question is his titled “Dhammu
maa Alaihi Muddaa’oo at-Tassawuf”. He also has some works on creed, a couple of them refuting ashari ulema one
of them being called “Hikayat al-Munazarah fi al-Qur'an ma'a ba'd Ahl al-Bid'ah” as well as Ithbaat Sifaat
al ‘Uluww
As-Saboonee, al-Haafidh Shaykhul-Islam al-Imaam Abu Uthmaan Isma’eel
dedicated a work to the ummah of Muhammad called “Aqeedatu-Salaf Ashaabul-Hadeeth in refutation of the deviated heretics,
among them the distorter of the Sifaat (both the mujassima and the asha’ira and jahmiyyah)
Abu'l-Wafa
b. 'Aqil al-Hanbali (d.513)
is the author
of many works and large compilations which have much benefits in it. From those works that reached us - and they are few -
we have an important critique of the Ashâ'irah on the Qur'an. The work is called: al-Radd 'ala'l-Ashâ'irah al-'Uzzâl wa-Ithbat
al-Harf wa’l-Sawt and it is one of the best works of its types. This work has been edited by G. Makdisi
Al-Andaloosee, al-Haafidh al-Imaam al-Mujtahid Ibn Hazm has a major
work refuting the asha’irah called “Mawquf Ibn Hazm min al-Madhaab al-Asha’irah”
at-Tartushi, Haafidh al-Imaam, has a wonderful book in dedication to the annialation of the fantasies of the heretics
among these groups of people including the mutassawifa and the asha'irah and other heretics entitled :Hawadith al-Bida (Fables
and Bidas)
Ibn
Waddah, al-Alamaat, has also dedicated a work known as "Inkar al-Hawadith wal-Bida
(Renunciation of Fables and Bidas)
Ahmad Ibn Abdur-Rahman al-Qaadi, his book “Madhhab Ahl al-Tafwîd fi Nusûs al-Sifât” it is one of the few works dedicated specifically in refuting
the Mufawwidah or Ahl al-Tafwîd.
Ridha b. Na’san al-Mu’ti, has a worked entitled “Alâqat al-Ithbât wa’l-Tafwîd bi-Sifât Rabb al-‘Âlamîn” This is the other work which has been written on Tafwîd, Shaykh al-Mahmud’s
Mawquf (see volume 3, p.1177). He said about this book:
“For the subject of <Tafwid> a researcher has
dedicated a single independent book for it; he made clear in it the truth on this issue..”.
Alimah Huda Bint Naasir, wrote a book entitled “Arâ' al-Kullâbiyyah
al-'Aqadiyyah wa-atharuhâ fi'l-Ash'ariyyah.” discusses the original
theological thoughts of the Ash’ari Madhhab by going back to its real source: the Kullâbiyyah. Shaykha Huda bt. Nâsir
may be thanked much for writing an excellent book in which she compares the Kullabite views with that of the Ash’arites,
thereby revealing the origin of many Ash’arite tenets.
The books four parts are titled: Biographies of the important
Kullabites and Ash’arites, The important views of the Kullabiyyah on the Attributes of Allah, The important views of
the Kullabiyyah on Predestination, and The views of the Kullabiyyah in matters of Belief. Each part discusses beside the views
of the Kullabiyyah also their traces in the thought of the Ash’arite Madhhab.
Shaykh Hassan al-Huwaiynee, his book “al-Kullâbiyyah wa-Atharuhâ
fi al-Madrasat al-Ash'ariyyah.” It discusses the origin of the Ash’ari Madhhab by tracing the Kullabite traces
in their theology.
Ibn Hanbali - Abd al-Wahhab b. Abd al-Wahid b. Muhammad b. Ali al-Ansari al-Shirazi al-Dimashqi
(d. 537)[b]
Dedicated a major work titled “al-Risala al-Wadiha fi Radd 'ala al-Ash'ariyyah”
As the
title suggest The clear treatise in refutation of the Asharites is a valuable book by the Hanbali scholar Ibn al-Hanbali.
He is praised by Ibn Rajab, Dhahabi, Abu Tahir al-Silafi, Ibn al-'Imad, al-Dawudi and others. The researcher gives the reason
that the book was authored to subdue the fitnah of Asharites (al-Qushayri and his son) and the other reason to expose the
Asharite creed.
The author follows the Athari methodology i.e. quotes all the text with complete Isnad as opposed to the
Kullabi or Ahl al-Kalam style (see the books of Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi, al-Nasafi or Taftazani. More theory and less athar).
Imaam al-Laalika’ee, al-Haafidh, al-Mujtahid, has a wonderus
and a masterpiece as his work on creed called “Sharh al-Usool al-Itiqaad” in included in it has refutations refuting
the pillars of asharism.
Ibn Abdul-Barr, al-Imaam al-Haafidh Shaykhul-Islamc also has some
works on creed refuting the repugnant innovations of the beliefs of the asharis.
Ahmad Ibn Abdul-Hadee, al-Haafidh al-Imaam. A devout and close student of Ibn Taymiyah and an expert traditionist. He wrote at length the legendary
accounts of his beloved teacher Ibn Taymiyah. He is also the author of “al-Sarim al-Munki fi al-Radd ‘Ala al-Subki”, a violent rebuttal of al-Subki’s attempt to justify taking long
journeys for the visitation of the Prophet’s grave. Unfortunately, he died before completing this book at the age of
forty.
Abu Nasr 'Ubaydallah b. Sa'id b. Hatim al-Sijzi or al-Sidjistani (444 AH). He was either a Shafi'ite and Imam of Makkah, the city wherein he settled.
There he issued Fatwa's for all people who came for the pelgrimage and others. He is a staunch Sunnite, author of the great
al-Ibanah - a work written against the Lafziyyah (those who say: the Lafz of the Qur'an is created). Unfortunately this major
Anti-Ash'arite compilation is lost. We have however another important book of him entitled Risalah ila Ahl al-Zubayd fi'l-Radd
'ala man ankara
al-Harf wa'l-Sawt (The Epistle to the People of Zubayd in Refutation of those who reject the Letter and the Sound), a letter
he send to the people of Azerbeidjan (?)
Ibnul-Qayyim, al-Haafidh, al-Imaam Muwafiqqudeen, Shamsu-Deen,
Shaykhul-Islam
Al-Jawziyyah
also wrote many works in many fields, some being of aqeedah by which he refutes both Sufis and asharis. One of them being
“Za’adul-Ma’ad fi Hadyi Khairil-Ibaad” and in it refutes the scrupulous acts commited at graves done
by qubooree Sufis. He also has a work dedicated against the deviations of Asharism and lumped them to their original forefathers,
the jahmiyyah, and he was one of may among the noble aimah who understood the reality of the offspring of the jahmiyyah who
were the asharis, and his work is a masterpiece as it utilizes the explaination of the creed (in refutation of the asharis)
and combines it with a superb mastery of the arabic grammer and is entitled "al-Qaasidah an-Nuniyyah".
Itiqaad Ahlul-Hadeeth of Abu
Bakr Isma’eeli ash-Shafi’ee in refutation of the heretical ahlul-kalaam
Itiqaad al-Usool of Haafidh
al-Imaam Ibn Abi Hatim ar-Razi
Kitaab al I’tisaam bi al Kitaab was
Sunnah of Ahmad ibn Nasr (d. 231 AH)
al Emaan of Ibn Abee Shaybah (d. 235 AH)
al Haydah of ‘Abd al Azeez al Kinaanee (d. 240 AH)
Imaam ahlu-Sunnah Ahmad bin Hanbal Shaykhul-Islam
ar Radd ‘Ala al Zanaadiqa wal Jahmiyyah,
Usoolu-Sunnah
Khalq Af’aal al ‘Ibaad fee
al Lafdh wa ar Radd ‘alaa al Jahmiyyah of Ibn Qutaybah (d. 276 AH)
ar Radd ‘ala Bishr al Mirreesee
of Ad Darimee (d. 280 AH)
ar Radd ‘ala al Jahmiyyah of Ad Darimee
(d. 281 AH)
Risaala fee anna al Quran ghayru makhlooq
of Imaam al Harbee (d. 285 AH)
as Sunnah of Ibn Abee Aasim (d. 287 AH)
as Sunnah of Abdullah ibn Imaam Ahmad (d. 290 AH) whom the Satanic Innovator al-Kawthari accuses him and every Imaam of his
time as pagans, and would like to impose that on Ahmad (see his maqalaat)
as Sunnah of al Marwadhee (d. 294 AH)
Kitaab al ‘Arsh of Ibn Abee Shaybah
(d. 297 AH)
at Tabseer fee ad Deen of at Tabaree (d. 310 AH) as well as his Sareeh as-Sunnah
Kitaab at Tawheed wa Ithbaat Sifaat ar
Rabb of Imaamul-Aimah Ibn Khuzaymah Shaykh al-Islam ash-Shafi’ee (d. 311
AH)
as Sunnah of Abu Bakr al Khallaal (d. 311 AH)
al Qaseedah al Ha’iyyah of Abdullah Ibn Imaam Aboo Dawood (d. 316 AH) as well as his “al-Ba’th
al Aqeedah at Tahawiyyah of Aboo Ja’far at Tahaawee (d. 321 AH)
al Ibaanah of Abu Hassan al Ash’aree (d. 324 AH). His Ibanah is disputed by the heretics, so therefore refer to his other
works affirming the sunni creed against the ash’ari heretics like his “Maqalaat al-Islamiyyeen” and “Risalah
Ahlul-Thagr” which are affirmed for him. Ibn Asaakir, the ash’arite flag bearer affirmed the Ibaanah for Abu Hasan,
as well as Shahrastaani, another Ash’arite
Sharh al Sunnah of al Barbaharee (d. 329 AH)
al Shareeah of Abu Bakr Al Aajurree (d. 360 AH)
Kitaab as Sifaat of al Daraqutnee (d. 385 AH) as well as his Kitaab an-Nuzool
al Kitaab al Ibaanah ‘an Sharee’
at al Firqat an Naajiyyah of Ibn Battah al ‘Ukburee (d. 387 AH)
al Eeman of Ibn Mandah (d. 395 AH) as well as his Tawheed, and “ar-Radd alal Jahmiyyah”, and “asi-Sifaat.
Usool as Sunnah of Ibn Abee Zamaneen (d. 399 AH)
Risaalah fee Ithbaat al Istiwa wal Fawqiyyah
of Abdullah al Juwaynee (d. 438 AH)
Dhamm al Kalaam wa Ahlihee of Aboo Isma’eel al Harawee (d. 481 AH)
al Iqtisaad fee al I’tiqaad of Abdul Ghanee al Maqdisee (d. 600 AH)
Ithbaat Sifaat al ‘Uluww of Ibn Qudaamah
al Maqdisee (d. 620 AH)
