Shaykh al-Islām was asked about the innovation of the Marāziqah.

He replied:

Furthermore, there are groups who affiliate themselves with Shaykh ʿUthmān ibn Marzūq yet say things contrary to his teachings. He belonged to the school of Ahmad and was among the companions of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Abī al-Faraj al-Shīrāzī. These people affiliate themselves with the school of al-Shāfiʿī, yet express views contrary to the teachings of al-Shāfiʿī and Ahmad—indeed, to those of all the imams. Their shaykh was a man of learning and religion and should be treated like others of his standing. If he expressed a view known to contradict that of al-Shāfiʿī and Ahmad, their view must take precedence over his, with the Quran and Sunnah also supporting the imams’ position. How much more so when the view contradicts his teachings, those of the imams, and the Quran and Sunnah!

An example is their saying:

“We do not say ‘definitely.’ We say, ‘We testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,’ but we do not affirm this with certainty. We say, ‘The sky is above us,’ but we do not affirm this with certainty.”

They relate a report from ʿAlī—some of them attributing it to the Prophet—that he said, “Do not say ‘definitely.’” This is a fabricated lie, by agreement of the scholars. Their shaykh did not say this; rather, it is an innovation introduced by some of his companions after his death. If one of them is asked, “Will you not affirm this with certainty?” he replies, “Allah is able to change this