💠Abu Hanifah an-Nu'man ibn Thabit al-Kufi (rahimahullah)
7️⃣ The Prophets, peace and blessings be upon them, are free of all sins, major and minor, of unbelief, and of all that is repugnant. It may be, however, that they commit insignificant lapses and errors. Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) is His Prophet, His Bondsman, His Messenger and His Chosen One. He never worshiped idols, he never assigned partner to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) , even for an instant, and he never committed a sin, major or minor.
8️⃣The most virtuous of all men after the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) are Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (Rady'Allahu Anhu); then Umar ibn al-Khattab (Rady'Allahu Anhu); then Uthman ibn Affan (Rady'Allahu Anhu); then Ali ibn Abi Talib (Rady'Allahu Anhu). They were all steadfast in the truth, with the truth, and we proclaim our allegiance to all of them. We make only good mention of all of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).
9️⃣We do not proclaim any Muslim an unbeliever on account of any sin, however great, unless it be that he regards his sin as permissible. Nor does he forfeit the name of belief; we continue to call him a believer in essence. It is possible to be a sinful believer without being an unbeliever.
❖❐ The wiping of the feet when covered, by way of ablution, is a sunnah (under conditions specified by the fuqaha). Tarawih prayer in the month of Ramadan is similarly a sunnah. It is permissible to pray behind any believer, pious or sinful. We say neither that sins do not harm the believer, nor that they cause him to remain indefinitely in hell, even if he leaves the world in a state of sin.
🔟 We do not say, like Murji’ites, that our good deeds are accepted by Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) , and our evil deeds forgiven by Him. Rather we say that the matter is to be clarified and expounded as follows:
❖❐ whoever performs a good deed in accordance with all requisite conditions, free of all corrupting deficiencies and nullifying concerns, and does not then cancel his deed with unbelief or apostasy at any time before his death, Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will not cause his deed to be wasted; rather He will accept it and bestow reward for it.
❖❐ As for evil deeds –other than the assigning of partners to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and unbelief– for which the believer does not offer repentance before his death, the will of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) may elect either to chastise their author or to forgive him, without chastising him in Hellfire. Hypocrisy and arrogance in any deed annul its reward.
💢Miraculous signs (mu'jizat) bestowed on the Prophets are established as true, and so too ennobling wonders (karamat) made manifest through the saints (awliya). As for apparently miraculous and wondrous deeds performed by Allah’s enemies, like Iblis, the Pharaoh and the Dajjal, whatever is mentioned in tradition as having been performed by them in future, is neither miraculous nor wondrous.
💢Rather it is a question of their needs being fulfilled by Allah Most High; this he does in order to lead them toward destruction and to chastise them, but they are deceived. They increase in rebelliousness and unbelief. All of the foregoing is possible and contingent on Allah’s will.
💢Allah Most High was a Creator before He created, and a Provider before He bestowed provision. Allah Most High will be seen in the Hereafter, visible to the believers in Paradise with their corporeal vision. This we say without any implication of anthropomorphism, or any notion of quality or quantity, for there is not a fixed distance between Him and His creation (to permit any comparison).
💢Belief means assent and affirmation. There is no increase of decrease with respect to the content of belief, whether for angels or men, but only with respect to degrees of certainty and affirmation.
💠Abu Hanifah an-Nu'man ibn Thabit al-Kufi (rahimahullah)
7️⃣ The Prophets, peace and blessings be upon them, are free of all sins, major and minor, of unbelief, and of all that is repugnant. It may be, however, that they commit insignificant lapses and errors. Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) is His Prophet, His Bondsman, His Messenger and His Chosen One. He never worshiped idols, he never assigned partner to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) , even for an instant, and he never committed a sin, major or minor.
8️⃣The most virtuous of all men after the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) are Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (Rady'Allahu Anhu); then Umar ibn al-Khattab (Rady'Allahu Anhu); then Uthman ibn Affan (Rady'Allahu Anhu); then Ali ibn Abi Talib (Rady'Allahu Anhu). They were all steadfast in the truth, with the truth, and we proclaim our allegiance to all of them. We make only good mention of all of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).
9️⃣We do not proclaim any Muslim an unbeliever on account of any sin, however great, unless it be that he regards his sin as permissible. Nor does he forfeit the name of belief; we continue to call him a believer in essence. It is possible to be a sinful believer without being an unbeliever.
❖❐ The wiping of the feet when covered, by way of ablution, is a sunnah (under conditions specified by the fuqaha). Tarawih prayer in the month of Ramadan is similarly a sunnah. It is permissible to pray behind any believer, pious or sinful. We say neither that sins do not harm the believer, nor that they cause him to remain indefinitely in hell, even if he leaves the world in a state of sin.
🔟 We do not say, like Murji’ites, that our good deeds are accepted by Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) , and our evil deeds forgiven by Him. Rather we say that the matter is to be clarified and expounded as follows:
❖❐ whoever performs a good deed in accordance with all requisite conditions, free of all corrupting deficiencies and nullifying concerns, and does not then cancel his deed with unbelief or apostasy at any time before his death, Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will not cause his deed to be wasted; rather He will accept it and bestow reward for it.
❖❐ As for evil deeds –other than the assigning of partners to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and unbelief– for which the believer does not offer repentance before his death, the will of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) may elect either to chastise their author or to forgive him, without chastising him in Hellfire. Hypocrisy and arrogance in any deed annul its reward.
💢Miraculous signs (mu'jizat) bestowed on the Prophets are established as true, and so too ennobling wonders (karamat) made manifest through the saints (awliya). As for apparently miraculous and wondrous deeds performed by Allah’s enemies, like Iblis, the Pharaoh and the Dajjal, whatever is mentioned in tradition as having been performed by them in future, is neither miraculous nor wondrous.
💢Rather it is a question of their needs being fulfilled by Allah Most High; this he does in order to lead them toward destruction and to chastise them, but they are deceived. They increase in rebelliousness and unbelief. All of the foregoing is possible and contingent on Allah’s will.
💢Allah Most High was a Creator before He created, and a Provider before He bestowed provision. Allah Most High will be seen in the Hereafter, visible to the believers in Paradise with their corporeal vision. This we say without any implication of anthropomorphism, or any notion of quality or quantity, for there is not a fixed distance between Him and His creation (to permit any comparison).
💢Belief means assent and affirmation. There is no increase of decrease with respect to the content of belief, whether for angels or men, but only with respect to degrees of certainty and affirmation.
