The Creed of the People of Hadeeth by Aboo Uthmaan Ismaa’eel ibn Abdur Rahmaan as-Saaboonee’s
The Creed of the People of Hadeeth Regarding the Attributes of Allah
With Allah lies all success. Indeed the People of Hadeeth are those who adhere to the Qur’an and Sunnah-may Allaah protect those of them who are alive and have mercy on those who have passed away. They bear witness to the unity of Allaah, the Most High, and to the message and prophethood of the Messenger (Salalahu alayhi wa salam). They know their Lord, the Most Mighty and the Most Majestic, through those Attributes which He has mentioned in His revelation which He has sent down, or which His Messenger (salalahu alayhi wa salam) attested to in the authentic ahaadeeth which have been related by the precise and trustworthy ones from him.
They affirm what Allaah, the Most Majsetic, has affirmed for Himself in His book or through the tongue of His Messenger, (Salalahu alayhiw a salam). They do not believe in comparing His Attributes with those of His creation. They say: He created Adam (alayhis salam) with His Hands Just as He, the One free of all defeciencies mentions:
“He said: O iblees what prevented you from prostrating before that which I have created with My Two Hands.”[1]
They do not change the meaning from its place, by saying His Two Hands mean His Two bounties or His two powers like the tahreef of the Mu’tazilah and the Jahmiyyah, may Allaah destroy them. They do not ask nor think as to how they may be. They do not liken them to the hands of the creation like the Mushshabihah do, may Allaah humiliate them.
Allaah, the Most High, has protected Ahl- us-sunnah from all tahreef (distrortion), tashbeeh(comparison) and takyeef (asking how). He has blessed themw ith knowledge and understanding so that they may traverse the paths of Tawheed and Tanzeeh (elevating Allah and exalting Him Above defects and deficiencies). They ahve abandoned all defective statements and comparison. They follow what Allaah, the Most Mighty and the Most Majecstic, has said:
“There is nothing like Him and He is the All Hearing, the All Seeing.” [2]
And just as the two Hands of Allah are mentioned in the Qur’aan:
“But His Two Hands are outspread. He spends as He pleases.” [3]
The Hand is mentioned in the authentic ahaadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah,(salalahu alayhi wa salam), like in the debate of Moosa (alayhis salam) had with Adam(Alayhis salam):
“Allaah created you with His Hand and the Angels prostrated to you.”[4]
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[1] Sooratas-Saad: 38:75
[2] Sooratash-Shuraa: 42:11
[3] Sooratul-Maa’idah: 4:64
[4] Related by Muslim (2652)
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