aqeedatul wasitiyyah

مُتَفَرِّقِينَ،dispersed,وَغَيْرِهُمand othersمِنَfromأَهْلِthe peopleالتَّعْطِيلِof negation،مُتَفَرِّقِينَ،dispersed,لَكِنَّbutهَذِهِthisالفِرْقَةُgroup

مُجْتَمِعَةٌis unitedعَلَىonالحَقِّ،the truth,وَإِنْand ifكَانَit wasقَدْmayيَحْصُلُhappenبَيْنَهُمْbetween themخِلافٌ،disagreement,لَكِنَّهُbut itخِلَافٌdisagreementلَاdoes notيُضِرُّ،harm,وَهُوَand it isخِلَافٌdisagreementلَاdoes notيُضَلِّلُmisleadأَحَدَهُمْany of themالْآخَرَthe other,بِهِ؛by it;أَيْ:that is:أَنْthatصُدُورَهُمْtheir heartsتَتَّسِعُare expansiveلَهُ،to it,وَإِلَّا؛otherwise;فَقَدْthey haveاِخْتَلَفُواdisagreedفِيinأَشْيَاءِmattersمِمَّاrelated to whatيَتَعَلَّقُpertainsبِالْعَقِيدَةِ؛to the creed;مَثَلَ:such as:هَلْDoرَأَىhe sawالنَّبِيَّthe Prophet ﷺ(peace be upon him)رَبَّهُhis Lordبِعَيْنِهِwith his own eyesأَمْorلَمْdid notيَرَsee?وَمِثْلُهُand similar to itهَلْIs itعَذَابُthe punishmentالْقَبْرِof the graveعَلَىonالْبَدَنِthe bodyوَالرُّوحِand the soulأَوْorالرُّوحِthe soulفَقَط؟only?وَمِثْلُAnd similarبَعْضِsomeالأُمُورِmattersيَخْتَلِفُونَthey disagreeفِيهَا،in them,لَكِنَّهَاbut they areمَسَائِلُissuesتُعَدُّconsideredفَرْعِيَّةٌsubsidiaryبِالنِّسْبَةِin regardلِلْأُصُولِto the fundamentalsوَلَيْسَتand are notمِنَofالأُصُولِ.the fundamentals.

ثُمَّThenهُمْtheyمَعَwithذَٰلِكَthatإِذَاifاِخْتَلَفُوا؛they disagree;لَاdo notيُضَلِّلُواmisleadبَعْضَهُمْsome of themبَعْضًا؛one another;بِخِلَافِunlikeأَهْلِthe peopleالْبِدَعِ.of innovations.

إِذًا؛Then;فَهُمْthey areمُجْتَمِعُونَunitedعَلَىonالسُّنَّةِ؛the Sunnah;فَهُمْthey areأَهْلُthe peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahالْجَمَاعَةِ.and the community.

وَعُلِمَAnd it is knownمِنْfromكَلَامِthe wordsالْمُؤَلِّفِof the authorرَحِمَهُmay Allah have mercy on himاللَّهُGodأَنَّهُthat heلَاdoes notيَدْخُلُenterفِيهِمْin them;مِنْwhoخَالَفَهُمْdisagrees with them;فِيinطَرِيقَتِهِمْ؛their way;فَالأَشْاعِرَةُFor the Asharitesمَثَلًfor exampleوَالْمَاتُرِيدِيَّةُand the Maturidisلَاdo notيُعَدُّونَare consideredمِنْamongأَهْلِthe peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahوَالْجَمَاعَةِand the communityفِيinهَذَاthisالْبَابِ؛chapter;لِأَنَّهُمْbecause theyمُخَالِفُونَare contraryلِمَاto whatكَانَwasعَلَيْهِupon itالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetوَأَصْحَابِهِand his companionsفِيinإِجْرَاءِthe application ofصِفَاتِattributesاللَّهِGodسُبْحَانَهُGlory be to Himوَتَعَالَى،and Exalted;وَلِهَذَاand for this reasonيُخْطِئُit is an errorمَنْfromيَقُولُone who saysإِنَّthatأَهْلَthe peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahوَالْجَمَاعَةِ؛and the community;ثَلاَثَةٌthree:سَلَفِيُّونَ، :Salafi,وَأَشْعَرِيُّونَ،and Ashari,وَمَاتُرِيدِيُّونَ؛and Maturidi.فَهَذَاThisخَطَأٌis incorrect;نَقُولُ:we say:كَيْفَhowيَكُونُcould beالْجَمِيعُeveryoneأَهْلَthe peopleسُنَّةٌof the Sunnah;وَهُمْand theyمُخْتَلِفُونَ؟!are differing?!فَمَاذَاSo whatبَعْدَis afterالْحَقِّthe truthإِلَّاexceptالضَّلاَلَ؟misguidance?!وَكَيْفَAnd howيَكُونُونَwould they beأَهْلَthe peopleسُنَّةٌof the Sunnahوَكُلُّand eachوَاحِدٌoneيَرُدُّrespondsعَلَىtoالْآخَرِ؟!the other?!هَذَاThisلَاdoes notيُمْكِنُ؛is possible;إِلَّاunlessإِذَاifأَمْكَنَit is possibleالْجَمْعُto reconcileبَيْنَbetweenالضِّدَّيْنِ؛the opposites;فَنَعَمthen certainlyوَإِلَّاand otherwiseفَلَاthen surely notشَكٌّdoubtأَنْthatأَحَدُهُمْone of themوَحْدَهُaloneهُوَisصَاحِبُthe ownerالسُّنَّةَ؛of the Sunnah;فَمَنSo whoeverهُوَisصَاحِبُthe ownerالسُّنَّةَ،of the Sunnah,الأَشْعَرِيَّةَ،the Asharites,أَمْorالْمَاتُرِيدِيَّةَ،the Maturidis,أَمْorالسَّلَفِيَّةَ؟the Salafis?!نَقُولُ:We say:مَنْwhoوَافَقَagrees withالسُّنَّةَ؛the Sunnah;فَهُوَhe isصَاحِبُthe ownerالسُّنَّةَ؛of the Sunnah;فَلَيْسَso he is notصَاحِبُthe ownerسُنَّةً؛of the Sunnah;فَنَحْنُSo weنَقُولُ:say:السَّلَفُthe Salafهُمْthey areأَهْلُthe peopleالسُّنَّةَ؛of the Sunnah;وَمَنْAnd those whoخَالَفَdisagree٥٣53.