مَدِينَتَهُ،his city,وَلَاand notفِيinالَّتِيwhichسَافَرَhe traveledإِلَيْهَا،to it,بَلْbutفِيinمَنْزِلَةٍa statusبَيْنَbetweenمَنْزِلَتَيْنِ،two abodes,هَذَاthisفِيinأَحْكَامِthe rulesالدُّنْيَا،of the world,أَمَّاas forفِيinالْآخِرَةِ؛the Hereafter;فَهُوَhe isمُخَلَّدٌeternalفِيinالنَّارِ؛the fire;فَهُمْtheyيُوَافِقُونَagreeالْخَوَارِجَthe Khawarijفِيinالْآخِرَةِ،the Hereafter,لَكِنَّهُمْbut theyفِيinالدُّنْيَاthe worldيُخَالِفُونَهُمْ.oppose them.
In his city, nor in the one he traveled to, but in a status between two abodes; this is in the rules of the world. As for the Hereafter; he is eternal in the fire; they agree with the Khawarij in the Hereafter, but in the world they oppose them.
ظَهَرَتْAppearedهَذِهِThisالْبِدْعَةُinnovationوَانْتَشَرَتْ،and spread,ثُمَّthenحَدَثَتْoccurredبِدْعَةٌan innovationالظُّلْمَةِof the dark onesوَالْجَهْمِيَّةِ،and the Jahmites,وَهِيَand it isبِدْعَةٌan innovationجَهْمٌJahmبْنَbinصَفْوَانَSafwanوَأَتْبَاعُهُ،and his followers,وَيُسَمَّوْنَand they are calledالْجَهْمِيَّةُ،the Jahmites,حَدَثَتْthis occurred,هَذِهِthisالْبِدْعَةُ،innovation,وَهِيَand it isلَاnotتَتَعَلَّقُrelatedبِمَسْأَلَةٍto the issue ofالْأَسْمَاءِ،the names,وَالْأَحْكَامِ؛and the rules;مُؤْمِنٌbelieverأَمْorكَافِرٌdisbelieverأَمْorفَاسِقٌsinnerوَلِمَand whyفِيinمَنْزِلَةٍthe statusبَيْنَbetweenمَنْزِلَتَيْنِ،two categories,بَلْbutتَتَعَلَّقُit relatesبِذَاتِto the essence ofالْخَالِقِ.the Creator.
This innovation appeared and spread, then the innovation of the darkness and the Jahmites occurred, which is the innovation of Jahm bin Safwan and his followers, and they are called the Jahmites. This innovation occurred, and it does not relate to the issue of the names and the rulings; whether a believer, disbeliever, or sinner, and why is it in a status between two categories, but it relates to the essence of the Creator.
انظُرْLookكَيْفَhowتَدَرَّجَتْthe innovations developedالْبِدَعُthe innovationsفِيinصَدْرِthe early days ofالْإِسْلَامِ،Islam,حَتَّىuntilوَصَلُواthey reachedإِلَىtoالْخَالِقِthe Creatorجَلَّ وَعَلاَExalted and Most High;وَجَعَلُواand they madeالْخَالِقَthe Creatorبِمَنْزِلَةِlike the status ofالْمَخْلُوقِ؛the created;يَقُولُونَthey sayكَمَاasشَاؤُوا،they wished,فَيَقُولُونَ:and they say:هَذَاthisثَابِتٌis fixedلِلَّهِfor Godوَهَذَاand thisغَيْرُ ثَابِتٍ،is not fixed,هَذَاthisيُقْبَلُis acceptableبِالْعَقْلِby reasonأَنْthatيَتَّصِفَHe attributes to HimاللَّهُGodبِهِ،with it,وَهَذَاand thisلَاdoes notيُقْبَلُacceptsبِالْعَقْلِthe mindأَنْthatيَتَّصِفُit can be attributed to Him;فَحَدَثَتْso occurredبِدْعَةٌan innovationالْجَهْمِيَّةُof the Jahmites,وَالْمُعْتَزِلَةُ،and the Mu'tazilites,فَانْقَسَمُواso they dividedفِيinأَسْمَاءِthe namesاللَّهِof Godوَصِفَاتِهِand His attributesإِلَىintoأَقْسَامٍsectionsمُتَعَدِّدَةٍ:multiple:۱1 -قِسْمٌOne groupقَالُوا:said:لَاnoيَجُوزُis permissibleأَبَدًاat allأَنْtoنَصِفَdescribeاللَّهَGodلَاneitherبِوُجُودٍby existenceوَلَاnorبِعَدَمٍ؛by non-existence;لأَنَّهُbecauseإِنْifوَصَفَHe describesبِالْوُجُودِ؛by existence;أَشْبَهَis similar toالْمَوْجُودَاتِ،the existents,وَإِنْand ifوَصَفَHe describesبِالْعَدَمِ،by non-existence,أَشْبَهَis related toالْمَعْدُومَاتِthe non-existentsوَعَلَيْهِand thusيَجِبُit is necessaryنَفْيَto denyالْوُجُودَexistenceوَالْعَدَمَand non-existence from Him,وَمَاand that whichذَهَبُواthey wentإِلَيْهِ؛to it;فَهُوَit isتَشْبِيهٌa comparisonلِلْخَالِقِof the Creatorبِالْمُمْتَنَعَاتِwith the impossible;وَالْمُسْتَحِيلاتِ؛and the absurdity;لِأَنَّbecauseتَقَابُلَthe opposition ofالْعَدَمِnon-existenceوَالْوُجُودِand existenceتَقَابُلٌis the opposition ofنَقِيضَيْنِtwo opposites.وَالنَّقِيضَانِand the oppositesلَاcannotيَجْتَمِعَانِcoexistوَلَاnorيَرْتَفِعَانِ،rise together,وَكُلُّAnd everyعُقُولِmindبَنِي آدَمَof Adam's childrenتُنَكِّرُdenyهَذَاthisالشَّيْءَthingوَلَاand does notتَقْبَلُهُ؛accept it;فَانظُرْSo lookكَيْفَhowفَرُّواthey fledمِنْfromشَيْءٍsomethingفَوَقَعُواbut they fellفِيinأَشَرٍّworseمِنْهُ!than it!
Look how the innovations developed in the early days of Islam, until they reached the Creator, Exalted and Most High, and they made the Creator like the created; they say as they wish, saying: this is fixed for God, and this is not fixed. This is acceptable by reason to attribute to God, and this does not receive the mind's acceptance that it can be attributed to Him; so occurred the innovation of the Jahmites and Mu'tazilites, and they divided in the names of God and His attributes into multiple sections: 1 - One group said: It is never permissible to describe God with existence or non-existence; because if He is described by existence; He would be similar to the existents, and if He is described by non-existence, He would resemble the unexistent; thus it is necessary to deny existence and non-existence from Him. That which they went to; is a comparison of the Creator with the impossible and absurdities; because the opposition of non-existence and existence is the opposition of two opposites, and the opposites cannot coexist or rise together. All minds of Adam's children deny this thing and do not accept it; so look how they fled from something but fell into something worse!