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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 28th February 2023 05:00
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

If someone were to ask me which fiqh school I follow, it's fairly easy for me to answer.
If they were to ask me which aqeedah school I follow, I am not sure I can truthfully answer that question.

I guess as a Hanafi, by default I am inclined to say Maturidi school, but I am not really sure what that actually means.
How should one answer such question?
Or does it really matter?
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#2 [Permalink] Posted on 28th February 2023 07:03
Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

The safest reply is to say we follow Aqeedah Tahawiya, and Maulana Khaleel Ahmad Saharanpuri RA used this text to answer questions of Aqeedah posed by the scholars of the Haramain. Maulana Saharanpuri RA's book is the famous Al Muhannad.
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#3 [Permalink] Posted on 28th February 2023 10:13
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#4 [Permalink] Posted on 1st March 2023 09:00
My humble opinion on how to approach this question:

Brother abuzayd2k suggested that one should respond by saying "I follow Aqeedah Tahawiyyah".

The problem with this is that Aqeedah Tahawiyyah is no doubt a foundational Aqeedah text of the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah, however even the Salafis use this text and misinterpret it to match their incorrect beliefs.

The best way to go about answering this question would be:

"I follow Ulama who are Maturidi, however being a layman, I do not delve into the finer, more complex details of Aqeedah. Instead, I stick to the basics such as those that are found in Aqeedah Tahawiyyah."

Maulana Qari Tayyab Qasmi R.A , who was a great Indian scholar, wrote a commentary on Aqeedah Tahawiyyah. That has been translated into English. You can find it on the following link:

attahawi.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/aqeedatu-tahawi.pdf

P.S : I would suggest downloading and saving this commentary, that I provided the link for above. There is no guarantee that it won't be taken off the Internet at some point.
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#5 [Permalink] Posted on 1st March 2023 09:08
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how can we convince salafees, they have zero or negative ilm.
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#6 [Permalink] Posted on 1st March 2023 09:24
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Don't try to convince Salafis or anyone else. Leave that to Ulama who specialize in polemics.
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#7 [Permalink] Posted on 1st March 2023 09:27
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Ulema can convince a person who has some basic knowledge. Salafees have negative knowledge.
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#8 [Permalink] Posted on 1st March 2023 09:34
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Allah SWT grants Hidayah to whoever He Wills. We can make dua for them.
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#9 [Permalink] Posted on 1st March 2023 09:57
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Aqeedah Tahawiyyah - Keep it simple. The rest of it will create further complex arguments.

Remember the Hadith of Jibreel - That is what Our Deen is!

If they have issues with that, then let it be.
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#10 [Permalink] Posted on 1st March 2023 14:11
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All you have to tell a salafi is that

I believe in Allāh; and His Angels; and His Books; and His Messengers; and the Day of Judgment; and that of Fate, the good and the bad given by Allāh Ta’ala; and the Life after Death.
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#11 [Permalink] Posted on 3rd March 2023 02:52
Jazakumullaahu khairan.
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#12 [Permalink] Posted on 11th March 2023 11:40
Been meaning to add this suggestion but kept delaying it. In addition to Aqeedah Tahawiyyah, a study of Imam Abu Hanifa's رحمة الله عليه Al Fiqh Al Akbar will be very beneficial too إن شاء الله. Mufti Abdur Rahman Ibn Yusuf Mangera has a very good English commentary on it. Highly recommended.

P.S: Mufti Mangera's book is available as a free PDF if you google it however he has copyrighted it (and is firm on the issue) so ethically its better to purchase the book.
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