Ijma' as-Salaf fi al-I'tiqad - Al-Kirmani - (42)

dhakarahu (he mentioned it) (1), so what greater calumny against Allah could there be than this (2)?!

And whoever alleges that any creature will end up with an outcome other than that for which he was created has thereby denied (3) Allah’s power over (4) His creation; this is sheer fabrication about Allah and a lie against Him (5).
And whoever claims that fornication is not subject to divine decree is told: “Consider this woman (6) who conceived through fornication and gave birth to a child. Did Allah (7) will the creation of this child, and was this (8) contained in His prior knowledge?” If he says, “No,” he has posited another creator alongside Allah, and such a statement verges on polytheism—indeed, it is polytheism itself (9).
And whoever maintains that theft, drinking wine, and consuming unlawful wealth do not occur by Allah’s decree and predestination (10) is thereby asserting that this human being is capable of eating

(1) Absent from T and H. (2) In T: “So what calumny against Allah, Mighty and Majestic, could be greater than this?” In H: “And what calumny could be greater against Allah than this?” (3) The base manuscript has anfa; it is probably a copyist’s slip. The corrected reading is the one adopted here. (4) The base manuscript has an; it is probably a copyist’s slip. The corrected reading is the one adopted here. (5) Absent from T and H. (6) Absent from T and H. (7) Supplied from T and H. (8) Absent from T and H. (9) In T and H: “This is shirk (open polytheism).” (10) Absent from T and H.

[ذكره] (١) ، فأي افتراء على الله أكثر من هذا (٢) ؟ ! * [ومن زعم أن أحدًا من الخلق صائر إلى غير ما خلق له، فقد نفى (٣) قدرة الله على (٤) خلقه، وهذا إفك على الله وكذب عليه] (٥) . * ومن زعم أن الزنا ليس بقدر، قيل له: أرأيت هذه المرأة [التي] (٦) حملت من الزنا، وجاءت بولد، هل شاء الله [عَزَّ وَجَلَّ] (٧) أن يخلق هذا الولد؟ وهل مضى [هذا] (٨) في سابق علمه؟ فإن قال: لا، فقد زعم أن مع الله خالقًا، وهذا قول يضارع الشرك بل هو الشرك (٩) . * ومن زعم أن السرقة، وشرب الخمر، وأكل المال الحرام ليس بقضاء وقدر [من الله] (١٠) ؛ فقد زعم أن هذا الإنسان قادر على أن يأكل

(١) لا توجد في (ط) و (ح). (٢) في (ط): فأي افتراء أكثر على الله -عَزَّ وَجَلَّ- من هذا، وفي (ح): وأي افتراء أكبر على الله من هذا. (٣) في الأصل (أنفى) ولعلها صحفت، والصواب ما أثبته. (٤) في الأصل (عن) ولعلها صحفت، والصواب ما أثبته. (٥) لا توجد في (ط) و (ح). (٦) لا توجد في (ط) و (ح). (٧) من (ط) و (ح). (٨) لا توجد في (ط) و (ح). (٩) في (ط) و (ح): وهذا هو الشرك صُراحًا. (١٠) لا توجد في (ط) و (ح).