Unmasking the Misconception that Imām Ibn Kathīr رحمه الله Was an Ashʿarī
In discussions surrounding the aqīdah of classical scholars, a frequent claim made by contemporary Ashʿarī apologists is that renowned historian, mufassir, and muḥaddith Imām Ibn Kathīr رحمه الله belonged
📌 When Even Salafīs Admit that the Greatest Scholars Were Ashʿarīs & Māturīdīs!
👉 Watch how a famous contemporary Salafī speaker mentions some of the greatest Tafsīrs written by the "Greatest Scholars." Interestingly, these very scholars were Ashʿarīs or Māturīdīs! This is the reality, whether the Salafīs like it or not. The greatest scholars of the Ummah in every field, Tafsīr, Ḥadīth, Fiqh, Taṣawwuf have historically always been Ashʿarīs and Māturīdīs.
🎙️ Ustādh ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Ḥasan (He claims to follow the Shāfiʿī Madhhab, but remains Salafī in Manhaj and ideology.)
💭 But do you know what the funny part is? On one hand, these Salafīs acknowledge them as the greatest scholars and derive all their knowledge from their works. Yet, on the other hand, they ridicule Ashʿarī and Māturīdī theology and even label these beliefs as Shirk, Kufr, and Bidʿah. How contradictory and absolutely ridiculous!
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conclusion is clear: Imām Ibn Kathīr was a scholar of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamāʿah upon the path of the Salaf, not an Ashʿarī.
Here’s a good video on this topic which I’d recommend especially because Jake bring the statement if Imām Ibn Kathīr رحمه الله from him tafsīr.
youtu.be/CM6H2kOzfzE?si=vsnY…
Note: I don’t promote everything Jake does.