|  Re: ~Kashf ash-Shubhaat~ Clearing of Doubts -
12-14-2006
The Eighth Argument
Now, it is possible that he will start a totally different tactic to try to prove his beliefs, and he will say, "They meaning, the pagan Arabs, did not disbelieve because of their du'a to the angels or prophets, or because they directed their acts of worship to other than Allah! Rather, they disbelieved by claiming that the angels are daughters of Allah. And we don't say that 'Abd al-Qadir, or these other saints are the sons of Allah!"
The First Response
The response to this misconception is to say: "Claiming that Allah has a child is a different type of disbelief, since Allah says, "Say: He is Allah, the Unique (al-Ahad). Allah is the Eternally besought of all (al-Samad)" [Surah al-Ikhlas; 1-2]. And the meaning of al-ahad is that there is nothing that is similar or equal to Him. And the meaning of al-Samad is that all objects turn to Him for their every need. So whoever denies this has committed disbelief (kufr), even if he doesn't deny the last verse in the Surah. Allah then says, "Neither does He beget, nor is He begotten" [Surah al-Ikhlas; 3]. So whoever denies this has committed disbelief, even if he doesn't deny the first part of the Surah.
The Second Response
And Allah also said, "Allah did not take any son, nor is there any other god besides Him" [Surah al-Mu'minun; 19].
So Allah differentiated between the type types of disbelief, and made every single type a separate category of disbelief. And Allah said, "And they made partners besides Allah (by worshipping ) jinns" [Surah Al-An'am; 100], thus differentiating between the two types of disbelief.
The Third Response
And yet another proof for this is that those who disbelieved by praying to al-Lat did not consider him to be the son of Allah, even though he was a pious man. Likewise, those that fell into disbelief by worshipping the jinn did not consider them to be children of Allah.
The Fourth Response
And yet another proof is that all the scholars, and the four madh-habs, mention in the chapter concerning the rules pertaining to the murtad (the one who has renounced his faith after accepting Islam) that if a Muslim presumes that Allah has taken a son, then he is a murtad, and if he commits shirk, he is also a murtad. So they differentiate between the two, and this matter is extremely clear and does not need further explanation.
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هَلْ جَزَاء الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ؟
Is there any reward for good other than good?
[ar-Rahman: 60] O Allah, Lord of Jibril, Mika'il and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You will judge between Your servants concerning that wherein they differ. Guide me with regard to that wherein there is dispute concerning the truth by Your leave, for You guide whomsoever You will to the straight path.
Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I misguide others, or I am misguided by others, lest I cause others to err or I am caused to err, lest I abuse others or be abused, and lest I behave foolishly or meet with the foolishness of others.
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