Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah) said:
The Ash’ariyyah. They are the followers of Abul-Hasan ‘Alee bin Ismaa’eel Al-Ash’aree. At first, he inclined towards the views of the Mu’tazilah sect, until he reached forty years of age. Then he openly announced his repentance from that to the public and exposed the falsehood of the Mu’tazilah. So he took hold of the methodology of the Ahl-us-Sunnah, may Allaah have mercy on him.
As for those who attribute themselves to him, they remained upon a specific methodology, which is known as the Ash’ariyyah sect. They do not confirm any of Allaah’s attributes, except seven, which they believe are proven by intellect. And they distort the meaning of the rest of them. The seven (they affirm) are the ones mentioned in this verse:
“He is Living, Knowing, Able and has Speech
Desire, and likewise Hearing and Seeing”
They also commit other innovations with regard to the meaning of Speech, Al-Qadar and other than that. [Source]
Please go through the below links to gain the understanding the deviations of this dangerous sect:
- A Brief Overview of the Asha’aree Sect – Shaykh AbdulMuhsin & Shaykh Ahmad Yahya an-Najmi | Abbas Abu Yahya
- The claim that there are only twenty Attributes of Allah – alifta.net
- The Attributes of Allaah & The Creed of Ahlus-Sunnah wal Jama’ah – Sharh as-Sunnah | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]
- Deviance of those who negate the Ru’yah (’Seeing Allaah’ by the people of Paradise) – Shaykh Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]
- Asmaa wa Sifaat – https://abdurrahman.org/asma-wa-sifaat-com
- Ashaa’ira – Ibn Baaz Fatwas – alifta.net
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