al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma yudaduha wa nawaqid al-Islam

al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma yudaduha wa nawaqid al-Islam (The Correct Creed and What Contradicts It, and the Nullifiers of Islam) is a doctrinal treatise authored by the Saudi scholar Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz (d. 1420 AH / 1999 CE) Majallat al-Jami'a al-Isl…+1. The work systematically outlines the foundational tenets of Islamic faith according to the creed of the Sunni community (Ahl al-Sunnah wa-al-Jama'ah), addresses widespread theological deviations, and details the ten actions and beliefs that invalidate a person's Islam al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma …+2.

Origin and Composition

The treatise originated as a public lecture delivered by Ibn Baz during his tenure as the president of the Islamic University of Madinah Majallat al-Jami'a al-Isl…. It was published in the university's official journal (Majallat al-Jami'a al-Islamiyya) in Muharram 1395 AH (1975 CE) Athar Aamal al-Qulub ala …+1. Ibn Baz framed the work around the principle that all religious actions and words are valid and accepted by God only when rooted in correct belief, citing the Quranic verse: وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالْإِيمَانِ فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ ("And whoever denies the faith, his work has become worthless, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers") al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….

Content and Structure

The treatise is divided into distinct thematic sections addressing creed, theological errors, and acts of apostasy:

The Six Pillars of Faith

Ibn Baz details the six core pillars of faith derived from the Quran and the Hadith of Gabriel: belief in Allah, His angels, His revealed scriptures, His messengers, the Last Day, and divine decree (al-Qadr), both its good and bad al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma …+1.

• Belief in Allah: Encompasses affirming His exclusive right to worship (Tawhid al-Uluhiyyah), His lordship over creation (Tawhid al-Rububiyyah), adherence to the five pillars of Islam, and affirming His divine names and attributes without distortion (tahrif), denial (ta'til), describing their modality (takyif), or likening them to creation (tamthil) al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma …+2.
• Angels, Scriptures, Messengers, the Last Day, and Destiny: The author affirms general and specific belief in the named angels (such as Gabriel, Michael, Israfil, and Malik), the revealed books (including the Torah, Gospel, Psalms, and the Quran as the final authority), the prophets, the events of the Resurrection, and the four hierarchical levels of divine decree al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma …+2.
• Nature of Faith and the Companions: The work defines faith as speech and action that increases through obedience and decreases through sin, asserting that committing major sins below polytheism does not expel a Muslim from the faith unless deemed permissible (istihlal) al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma …. It also obligates loving and respecting all Companions of the Prophet—praising the four Rightly Guided Caliphs in order—while rejecting the opposing views of both the Rafidites and the Nasibites al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….

Deviations Contradicting Correct Creed

Ibn Baz identifies practices and sects that oppose authentic belief, notably polytheism (shirk) and excessive veneration of righteous individuals al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma …. He critiques grave worship and seeking supplication or intercession from deceased figures at shrines across various regions, naming figures such as Ahmad al-Badawi in Egypt, Ibn Arabi in Damascus, and Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani in Baghdad al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma …. In theological doctrine, he condemns the negation of divine attributes by the Jahmites and Mu'tazilites, as well as the partial negation and figurative interpretation found among the Ash'arites al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….

The Ten Nullifiers of Islam

The final section enumerates ten nullifiers that invalidate a person's faith:

1. Associating partners with Allah in worship (al-shirk) al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….
2. Setting up intermediaries between oneself and Allah to pray to them or seek their intercession al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….
3. Not declaring polytheists to be disbelievers, doubting their disbelief, or validating their religious paths al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….
4. Believing that any guidance is more complete than the Prophet's guidance, or that secular, man-made laws and systems are better than Islamic governance al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma …+1.
5. Hating anything brought by the Prophet, even if one practices it al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….
6. Mocking any aspect of the religion, its rewards, or its punishments al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….
7. Practicing or approving of sorcery and magic (al-sihr) al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….
8. Supporting and aiding polytheists against Muslims al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….
9. Believing that certain individuals are permitted to depart from the Islamic Sharia al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….
10. Completely turning away from the religion of Allah by neither learning nor practicing it al-Aqida al-Sahiha wa ma ….

Publication and Translations

Following its initial academic publication, the treatise was released as an independent booklet by multiple publishing bodies, including the General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta in Riyadh in 1403 AH (1983 CE) and Dar al-Watan in 1412 AH Ihtisab al-Shaykh Muhamma…+1. The text has also been translated into several world languages, including Swahili and Bengali Majallat al-Bayan.