aqeedatul wasitiyyah

بِدْعَةٌ؛Innovation;

لَأَنَّBecauseمَنْthose whoهُمْtheyأَحْرَصُmore eagerمِنَّاthan usعَلَىonالعِلْمِknowledgeمَاwhatسَأَلُواthey askedعَنْهَا،about it,وَهُمْand theyالصَّحَابَةُ،the companions,لَمَّاwhenقَالَsaidاللَّهُAllahاسْتَوَىHe rose aboveعَلَىuponالْعَرْشِ،the Throne;﴾([الأَعْرَافِAl-A'raf::٥٤54؛;عَرَفُواThey knewعَظَمَةَthe greatnessاللَّهِ،of Allah,عَزَّ وَجَلَّ،the Exalted and Mighty,وَمَعْنَىand the meaningالِاسْتَوَاءِof 'Istawa'عَلَىuponالْعَرْشِ،the Throne,وَإِنَّهُand that itلَاcannotيُمكِنُbe askedأَنْtoتَسْأَلَaskكَيْفَhowاسْتَوَى؟He rose?

لَأَنَّكَBecause youلَنْwill notتُدْرِكَcomprehendذَٰلِكَ.that.

فَنَحْنُSo weإِذَاifسُئِلْنَا ؛we are asked;فَنَقُولُ:we say:هَذَاthisالسُّؤَالُquestionبِدْعَةٌ.is an innovation.

وَكَلَامُAnd the wordsمَالِكٍof Malikرَحِمَهُ اللّٰهُmay Allah have mercy on himمِيزَانٌis a criterionلِجَمِيعِfor allالصِّفَاتِ؛attributes;فَإِنَّifقِيلَit is saidلَكَto youمَثَلاً:for example:إِنَّIndeedاللَّهَAllahيَنْزِلُdescendsإِلَىtoالسَّمَاءِthe skyالدُّنْيَا؛the world;كَيْفَhowيَنْزِلُ؟does He descend?

فَالنُّزُولُSo the descentغَيْرُis notمَجْهُولٌ،unknown,وَالْكَيْفُand howغَيْرُis notمَعْقُولٌrationalوَالْإِيمَانُand beliefبِهِin itوَاجِبٌ،is obligatory,وَالْسُّؤَالُand asking about itعَنْهُabout itبِدْعَةٌis an innovationوَالَّذِينَand those whoيَسْأَلُونَaskكَيْفَhowيُمْكِنُis it possibleالنُّزُولُto descendوَثُلُثٍand one thirdاللَّيْلِof the nightيَتَنَقَّلُ؟!is He moving?!

فَنَقُولُ:So we say:السُّؤَالُthe questionهَذَاthisبِدْعَةٌ،is an innovation,كَيْفَhowتَسْأَلُdo you askعَنْaboutشَيْءٍsomethingمَاthat whichسُئِلَwas askedعَنْهُabout it,الصَّحَابَةُ،the companions,وَهُمْand theyأَحْرَصُare eagerمِنْكَthan youعَلَىonالْخَيْرِgoodnessوَعَلَىand onالعِلْمِknowledgeبِمَاof whatيَجِبُis obligatoryلِلَّهِfor Allahعَزَّ وَجَلَّ،the Exalted and Mighty,وَلَسْنَاand we are notبِأَعْلَمَmore knowledgeableمِنَthanالرَّسُولِthe Messengerعَلَيْهِupon himالصَّلَاةُprayerوَالسَّلَامُ؛and peace;فَهُوَfor heلَمْdid notيُعَلِّمْهُمْ.teach them.

فَسُؤَالُكَSo your questionهَذَاthisبِدْعَةٌis an innovationوَلَوْلَاand if it were not forأَنَّنَاthat weنُحْسِنُthink positivelyالظَّنَّabout you;لَكُنَّاwe would haveقُلْنَاsaidمَاwhatيَلِيقُis fittingبِكَfor youبِأَنَّكَthat you areرَجُلٌa manمُبْتَدِعٌ.a heretic.

وَالإِمَامُAnd the ImamمَالِكٌMalikرَحِمَهُ اللّٰهُmay Allah have mercy on himقَالَ:said:«مَا"WhatأَرَاكَI see youإِلَّاexceptمُبْتَدِعًا»،a heretic,"ثُمَّThenأَمَرَhe orderedبِهِwith himفَأُخْرِجَ؛to be expelled;

لَأَنَّBecauseالسَّلَفَthe predecessorsيَكْرَهُونَhateأَهْلَthe people ofالْبِدَعِinnovationوَكَلَامَهُمْand their wordsوَاعْتِرَاضَاتِهِمand their objectionsوَتَخْتِيرَاتِهِمand their estimationsوَمُجَادَلَاتِهِم.and their arguments.

فَأَنْتَSo youيَاOأَخِيmy brother,عَلَيْكَyou mustفِيinهَذَاthisالْبَابِ؛realm;

بِالْاِسْتِخْدَامِby submission;فَمَنْfor whoeverتَمَامَthe fullnessمَالِكٍ،of Malik,وَقَدْand it has beenرُوِيَnarratedهَذَاthisالْجَوَابُanswerعَنْfromأُمِّUmسَلَمَةَSalamaرَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَاmay Allah be pleased with her;مَوْقُوفًاstopping,وَمَرْفُوعًا،and elevated,وَلَكِنْbutلَيْسَthere is notفِيinإِسْنَادِهِits chainمِمَّاof that whichيُعْتَمَدُdependsعَلَيْهِ،on it,وَهَكَذَاand likewiseسَائِرُthe otherقَوْلِهِمsayingيُوَافِقُis in agreementمَالِكٍ"with Malik"مَجْمُوعُthe collectionالْفَتَاوَىof fatwas(٣٦٥/٥).(365/5).