Points discussed by Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaanhaafizahullaah in this excerpt include:

·         `Aqeedah is the foundation of the religion.
·         It is obligatory to give care and attention to acquiring knowledge of the correct `aqeedah.
·         The `aqeedah of the CompanionsradiyAllaahu `anhum was based upon the Book and the Sunnah and was fully accepted by them.
·         When sects and differing arose, the imaams at the time clarified and documented the correct `aqeedah so it would be a reference for those who came after.
·         The imaams of the four madhaahib defended and taught the correct `aqeedah; as did the imaams of hadeeth and tafseer.
·         Imaam at-Tahaawee was amongst those who wrote about the correct `aqeedah.
·         From the later followers of the imaams of the four madhaahib are those who adhere only to the fiqh of the imaams but contradict their `aqeedah.
·         This `aqeedah contains a refutation of those people and their likes.

Points discussed in this excerpt include:

·         Definition of tawheed in the language and legislation.
·         Categories of tawheed are three: ar-Ruboobiyyah, al-Uloohiyyah and al-Asmaa. was-Sifaat; and the definition of each.
·         What is required and the main goal is tawheed of worship.
·         Denying any partner of Allaah will not be complete except by denying three types of shirk – shirk in Lordship, shirk in Names and Attributes and shirk in worship.

Points discussed in this excerpt include:

·         There is nothing like or similar to Allaah
·         Negation of at-tamtheel (there being anyone like Him) and at-tashbeeh (there being anyone resembling Him) for Allaah
·         Refutation of the mushabbihah (who say Allaah’s Attributes are like those of the creations’) and the mu`attilah (those who negate/deny Allaah’s attributes)
·         Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa`ah take the moderate and middle position regarding Allaah’s Attributes – without tashbeeh or ta`teel
·         Perfection of Allaah’s Power and Ability over everything
·         Denial of a thing for Allaah is affirmation of something which is its perfect opposite

Points discussed in this excerpt include:

·         Meaning of Laa ilaaha (لا إله)
·         The statement: “There is nothing worshipped besides Allaah” is baatil
·         Qadeem is not from the Names of Allaah but Al-Awwal is
·         Names of Allaah are tawqeefiyyah
·         Allaah has complete and perfect Life and does not perish nor pass away

Points discussed in this excerpt include:

·         Nothing occurs whether good or evil, except by Allaah’s Universal Will (al-Iraadah al-Kawniyyah) and in accordance with His Pre-decree
·         The people of the Sunnah distinguish between Allaah’s Universal Will and His Legislational Will
·         That which exists in creation which is evil, is not considered evil from the aspect of its being created because Allaah created it for a tremendous wisdom and as a test and trial
·         Allaah is greater than everything and He cannot be encompassed with their knowledge
·         There is nothing like Allaah and He is free from resembling His creation
·         We affirm for Allaah perfect and complete Life from His Name: Al-Hayy and we affirm His Name Al-Qayyoom and from it we affirm that He is independent of everything and that He sustains everything
·         Sleep and slumber are negated for Allaah

Points discussed in this excerpt include:

·         Allaah created the creation without any need of them.  Rather, He created them so they could worship Him alone.  He has no need of that worship either; rather, they need it.  Evidence: Sooratudh-Dhaariyaat (51) aayaat 56-58.
·         Allaah provides for the whole of the creation and that is not difficult for Him, and providing for the whole of creation throughout time does not diminish what He has with Him.  Evidence: Hadeeth Qudsee of Aboo Dharr, reported by Muslim.
·         Allaah causes the creation to die, not because He has fear of them or to relieve Himself of them and their unbelief. And by their unbelief they don’t harm Him, rather they harm only themselves.  Allaah causes them to die in accordance to His Wisdom because this world is going to finish and end, whereas the next world will not end.
·         Death is something which exists and is created.  Evidence: Sooratul-Mulk (67), aayah 2.
·         Allaah will resurrect the people after they have died and passed away.  This is easy for Allaah as it was easy for Him to create them in the first place.  Neither this nor anything else causes Allaah to be incapable. 
·         Brief mention of the two blowings of the Horn. 

Points discussed in this excerpt include:

·         All of the Attributes of Allaah, the Most High, have always existed along with Him, and they will always exist with Him, forever. 
·         As for individual actions of Allaah, then Allaah newly does actions as and when He wishes.  E.g.  He Speaks and Creates as and when He Wishes but He has always had the Attributes of Speaking and Creating.
·         His Attributes are all Attributes of Perfection and if one says that Allah did not have this Attribute before then they are saying that He did not have this Perfection before and that He was imperfect at some time before He had the Attribute; and this is false and futile and High is Allaah above what they say. 
·         Everything is dependent upon Allaah and there is nothing that can be independent of Him.  This shows the falsity of worshipping others besides Him.

Points discussed in this excerpt include:

·         Nothing is difficult for Allaah to do – no matter how big or small.
·         Allaah is Al-Ghanee – the Independent One totally free of any need.
·         Nothing whatsoever that resembles Allaah; His Attributes do not resemble those of the creation.
·         Allaah created the creation whilst having full Knowledge about everything concerning them.
·         Everything is pre-ordained by Allaah with set limits and forms that will not change or vary.
·         Everything has a limited lifespans set by Allaah.
·         Whatever Allaah wills happens and whatever He did not will does not happen.
·         Allaah knows all things before they exist. He knows whatever was, whatever will be, and whatever will not be; and if it were to occur, how it would be.
·         Allaah knew what the servants were going to do before He created them.
·         Allaah commanded the creation to obey Him and He forbade them from disobeying Him even though He knew what they were going to do.
·         A person’s reward or punishment is given as a consequence of his actions not as a consequence of Allaah’s Knowledge of what he would do, and not as a consequence of al-Qadr (the Pre-decree).

Points discussed in this excerpt include:

·         We affirm that Allaah has Mashee.ah (Wish or Will) and the people have mashee.ah (wish or will). [Evidence: Sooratul-Insaan (76), aayah 30 and Sooratut-Takweer (81), aayah 29.]
·         The will of the people is subject to and follows on from the Will of Allaah and is not independent of the Will of Allaah.
·         The Qadariyyah and Jabariyyah have deviated from two extremes regarding this.
·         The Qadariyyah say that man wills his own actions and Allaah has no Will in this regard.
·         The Jabariyyah say that man has no free will and only Allaah has Will.
·         The deviant people use Allaah’s Wish and Will as an excuse to support their sins and shirk. Allaah rebuked them for this.
·         Allaah’s Will for shirk to happen in the world is not an excuse for people to do it. It does not mean that He loves it, is pleased with it or commands it.
·         In the argument between Moosaa and Aadam `alayhimus-salaam, Aadam was not using Allaah’s Pre-decree as an excuse for his sin as he acknowledged it and repented from it and it was accepted by Allaah. Rather, Moosaa was blaming Aadam for mankind having to come down to the earth as a consequence of the sin.
·         Iblees tried to use Allaah’s Pre-decree to support his unbelief etc. and Allaah rebuked him for that. [Sooratul-Hijr (15), aayah 39]

Points discussed in this excerpt include:

·         Those whom Allaah guides, He has pre-decreed guidance for them and those whom Allaah misguides, He pre-decreed misguidance for them.
·         Allaah does not randomly select those whom He guides and those whom He misguides; rather, from His Wisdom, He guides whoever deserves guidance and He misguides whoever deserves misguidance.
·         Those whom He guides, He does so from His Fadl (Favour) and those whom He misguides, He does so from His `Adl (Justice).