al-Intisar li-Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Hadith fi Radd Abatil Hasan al-Maliki
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al-Intisar li-Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Hadith fi Radd Abatil Hasan al-Maliki (Triumph for the People of the Sunnah and Hadith in Refuting the Falsehoods of Hasan al-Maliki) is a theological refutation authored by the Saudi scholar Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad . The book serves as a systematic critique aimed at defending traditional Sunni doctrine and early creedal literature against the writings and assertions of Hasan Farhan al-Maliki .
Background and Purpose
Al-Abbad wrote this work as a dedicated response to al-Maliki's treatise Qira'ah fi Kutub al-'Aqa'id (A Reading of Creed Books) . He had previously published another polemical work against al-Maliki titled al-Intisar li-l-Sahabah al-Akhyar fi Radd Abatil Hasan al-Maliki, which primarily defended the Companions of the Prophet . In the introduction to that earlier treatise, al-Abbad pledged to author a separate volume refuting al-Maliki's critique of classical creed books, fulfilling that commitment with al-Intisar li-Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Hadith .
Contents and Core Arguments
The book addresses various claims raised by al-Maliki concerning Sunni theology, traditional scholarship, and Hadith criticism:
- Defense of Classical Creed Treatises: Al-Abbad refutes al-Maliki's argument that Sunni books of creed are mere historical products of political and sectarian conflict containing mostly falsehood and causing divisions among Muslims . Al-Abbad also challenges a list of thirty faults that al-Maliki attributed to traditional creed works, especially those authored by Hanbali scholars .
- Defense of Authentic Prophetic Hadiths: The text addresses al-Maliki's doubts regarding authentic narrations, including traditions documented in Sahih al-Bukhari . Among these are the hadith where the Prophet described his grandson al-Hasan reconciling two major Muslim factions, and the report narrated through Ikrimah concerning Ali ibn Abi Talib burning apostates and heretics .
- Critique of al-Maliki's Historical and Theological Views: Al-Abbad challenges al-Maliki's praise of the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma'mun—who supported the Mu'tazila and instituted the trial of Ahmad ibn Hanbal—and his simultaneous condemnation of the Caliph al-Mutawakkil, who ended the inquisition regarding the creation of the Quran . Al-Abbad also reiterates his rejection of al-Maliki's restriction of companionship to those who embraced Islam prior to the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah .
Publication
The work was published in a single volume by Dar al-Fadilah, with its first edition appearing in 1424 AH (2003 CE) .
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