[The Book and the Sunnah are sufficient, rendering every other statement superfluous]
He also says in his work Al-Tamhīd far more than this, and his remarks—like those of other dialectical theologians on the subject—are plentiful for anyone who wishes to pursue them. Yet we have no need for any of that, for the Book, the Sunnah, and the reports of the early generations suffice us entirely.

In short, a servant is truly blessed when God grants him wisdom and faith, so that he possesses both sound reason and sound religion. With that he can understand and live by the faith, and the light of the Book and the Sunnah will spare him every other reliance. Nonetheless, many people have affiliated themselves with certain sects of the speculative theologians and come to regard them favorably