Sheikh Huseyn Hilmi Isik_BID'AH in FAITH

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Sheikh Huseyn Hilmi Isik an- Naqshbandi(rh) wrote, “One of the

maladies of the heart is the belief of Bidat or in other words, one's

having the wrong, corrupt and deviated belief. Most of the Muslims

suffer very much of this disastrous malady. The reason which leads oneinto this malady is one's attempt to rationalize or reason in the matters

which cannot be sensed through sense organs and which cannot be

reached or comprehended through calculations and believing in the

things that the reason errs and makes mistakes. EVERY MUSLIM

SHOULD FOLLOW THE TEACHINGS OF EITHER ONE OF

THE TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT (MADHHABS) WITHRESPECT TO FAITH, I.E., "MATURIDI" OR "ASH'ARI".

FOLLOWING THE TEACHINGS OF ANY ONE OF THEM

WILL PROTECT OR SAVE A HUMAN BEING FROM THE

MALADY OF INNOVATIONS (BIDAT BELIEF). Because, the

scholars of the "Ahl as-Sunnat" path adhered to the teachings of the

Qur'an al-kareem and hadith ash-sharifs when the matters to bedecided were beyond the reach of mind. In other words, they utilized

their intelligence and wisdom to search, find and understand the

meanings included in the Qur'an and Hadiths. They learned these

meanings from the companions and in turn they learned them from the

prophet Muhammad, (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa sallam), and recorded them

in their books.



A person will become a disbeliever if he does not

believe or doubts about something which is clearly

communicated in the Qur'an or hadith ash-sharifs.Giving wrong meanings to commandments that

are not clearly communicated and are doubtful

would be "bidat." One becomes an Ahl al-bidat if

he belives in his wrong interpretation or

understanding. Alternately if one rejects thecommandments by saying such things, "How could this happen!

This could not be! My mind does not accept that!", he will

become a disbeliever. If one asserts that a prohibited (haram)

thing is permissible (halal) and if his statement is based on a

verse of the Qur'an or on a hadith, he does not become a

disbeliever but he becomes an "Ahl al-bidat." Stating that theelection of hadrat Abu Bakr and Hadrat Umar to the post of

Caliphate was not right constitutes "bidat." Alternately, going

further and stating that they did not have rights to the post of

Caliphate constitutes disbelief (Kufr).



Imam Muhammad Shihristani, may Allahu ta'ala be pleased with him, says in his

book Milal and Nihal that the scholars of the "Hanafi" school of thought

followed the teachings of imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, may Allahu ta'ala be

pleased with him, with respect to faith (Itiqad). Because, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi was

following the methodology ("usul" and "furu") of imam Azam Abu Hanifa, may Allahu ta'ala be

pleased with him, the founder of the Hanafi school of thought. "Usul" means "Itiqad" belief.

"Furu" means "Ahkam al-Shar'iyya" or rules that are based on Islamic laws. The scholars of

"Maliki", "Shafi'i" and "Hanbali" schools of thought followed the teachings of imam Abu Hasan

al-Ash'ari, may Allahu ta'ala be pleased with him, with respect to faith (Itiqad).Imam Abu

Hasan al-Ash'ari was following the "Shafi'i" school of thought. Imam al-

Subki, may Allahu ta'ala be pleased with him, who was one of the famous "Shafi'i" scholars says

that he has studied the book of Abu Ja'far Tahawi, may Allahu ta'ala be pleased with

him, who was one of the scholars of the Hanafi school of thought and noticed that it was almost

the same as the teachings of the "Ash'ari school of thought in faith. They were departing from

each other only in three points. Abdulwahhab Taj-ud-din al-Subki who was the son of

imam abul Hasan Ali Subki, may Allahu ta'ala be pleased with him, says that he

has studied the books of the scholars of "Hanafi" school of thought in faith

(Itiqad) and noticed that they were in disagreement with respect to "Shafi'i"

school of thought in faith in thirteen points. But he says that their disagreements

are on minor matters and do not take them out of the correct path. They do not

dispute in essential matters. They both are in the correct (Haqq) path. Muhammad

Hadimi, may Allahu ta'ala be pleased with him, in the 317th page of his book Barika says that he

has studied the teachings of both "Maturidi" and "Ash'ari" schools of thought in faith and

considered even the smallest of their disagreements and came up with 73 differences between

the two schools of thought.

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