Most of you will probably have heard the pseudo-salafis saying to you: "Akhī! Why don't you follow Imām Abu Hanīfah (rahimahullah) in Aqīdah? You only follow him in Fiqh. In Aqīdah you are Ashā'irah."
This sort of rhetoric, I've heard several times and to be honest, it's getting rather boring.
In my series, "Is Allāh above the Throne?", I've proven that Asha'irah/Māturidiyyah were the people who protected the Aqīdah of the Ahl Al-Sunnah, including the Creed of Imām Abu Hanifah, Imām Abu Yusuf and Imām Muhammad (rahimahumallah)
Just like Allāh had taken the work of the Qurrā in Qira'āt, e.g Imām 'Asim Al-kūfi etc, and we attribute ourselves to them in Qira'āt, in hadith Allāh has taken the work of the Muhaddithūn. Similarly in creed, Allāh has used these noble people to protect the aqidah of Ahl Al-Sunnah.
There is NO CONTRADICTION between the creed of Imām Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) and the Ashā'irah.
The reason we attribute ourselves to Ashā'irah is because, compared to the deviated sects that occurred in the time of Imām Abu'l Hasan Al-Ash'arī (who came AFTER Imām Abu Hanifah), we take his interpretations, which is the interpretation of Ahl Al-Sunnah. It doesn't mean our creed is now contrary to Imām Abu Hanifah's! It is merely because Imām Al-Ash'arī did that work which was needed at his time, just as Imām Abu Hanifah complied Fiqh, which was the need in his time.
Hence, in creed ALL FOUR schools are the same, they are all Ahl Al-Sunnah, whether they are Ashā'irah, Maturidiyyah or true Athariyya.
Here is the link of the video, for more details and evidences:
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