The Merit of “Taqwiyat al-Iman” and “Tadhkir al-Ikhwan”

Question

Zayd says that the rulings of “Taqwiyat al-Iman” and “Tadhkir al-Ikhwan” accord with the People of Truth, and that therefore keeping, reading, and acting upon both books is exactly Islam, and that their rulings are the sunna of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; both books are extremely well-reasoned in refuting bid‘a, and whoever denies them belongs to the people of falsehood and is an innovator.

Answer

Zayd’s statement is correct; ‘Umar’s statement is wrong. However, in these [books] there are some harsh expressions, which were written as a remedy for the ignorance of that age — just as, in refutation of those who held Hazrat ‘Isa ﵇ to be a deity, it is stated in the Noble Qur’an: “[ar]قُلْ فَمَن يَمْلِكُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا إِنْ أَرَادَ أَن يُهْلِكَ ٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱبْنَ…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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