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Muhammad Ibn Abdur-Rahmaan al-Khumayyis
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This ground-breaking first publication spans 154 pages and is based upon
the original work of Dr. Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdur-Rahmaan al-Khumayyis. The
book proves the important, yet often overlooked point, that despite
whatever differences the Imaams had in their fiqh, their creed was one
and the same in almost all issues. Many narrations are brought from the
past and present day Scholars showing that the path to Allaah is one.
Detailed biographies have been provided for each of the four Imaams from
ancient authentic sources. Additionally, many doubts cast over the
creed and lives of the Imaams have been uncovered, and the Creed of
Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah has been exonerated.
Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) –
rahimahullaah – said, “However, from the mercy of Allaah to His servants
is that from the imaams who were with them in the Ummah, there were
those who had a truthful tongue, like the four imaams and other than
them. They rejected the people of kalaam and their statements concerning
the Qur‘aan, eemaan, and the Attributes of the Lord. And they were in
agreement about what the Salaf were upon; that Allaah will be seen in
the Hereafter, and that the Qur‘aan is the word of Allaah – it is not
created, and that faith is undoubtedly an affirmation of the heart and
the tongue.” [Kitaabul-Eemaan (p. 350-351) with the commentary of
Muhammad al-Harraas]
So this is what al-’Allaamah Siddeeq
Hasan Khaan pointed out when he said, “So our way is the way of the
Salaf, which is affirmation (ithbaat) without tashbeeh (resemblance),
nor tanzeeh (denial), and without ta’teel (negation). It is the way of
the imaams of Islaam like Maalik and ash-Shaafi’ee, and ath-Thawree, and
Ibnul-Mubaarak and Imaam Ahmad and other than them. So verily there is
no disagreement between these imaams in the usoolud-deen (foundations of
the Religion). Likewise Aboo Haneefah – ? – because the creed that is
confirmed from him is in agreement with the creed of these imaams, and
it is that which the Book and the Sunnah speak of.” [Qutfuth-Thamar (p.
47-48) of al-’Allaamah Siddeeq Hasan Khaan]