In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad and his pure and noble family
The Three Points of The Amman Message V.1
(1) Whosoever is an adherent to one of the four
Sunni schools (
Mathahib) of Islamic jurisprudence (
Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi`i and
Hanbali), the two
Shi’i schools of Islamic jurisprudence (
Ja`fari and
Zaydi), the
Ibadi school of Islamic jurisprudence and the
Thahiri school of Islamic jurisprudence, is a Muslim. Declaring that person an apostate is impossible and impermissible. Verily his (or her) blood, honour, and property are inviolable. Moreover, in accordance with the Shaykh Al-Azhar’s
fatwa, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare whosoever subscribes to the
Ash`ari creed or whoever practices real
Tasawwuf (Sufism) an apostate. Likewise, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare whosoever subscribes to true
Salafi thought an apostate.
Equally, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare as apostates any group of Muslims who believes in God, Glorified and Exalted be He, and His Messenger (may peace and blessings be upon him) and the pillars of faith, and acknowledges the five pillars of Islam, and does not deny any necessarily self-evident tenet of religion.
(2) There exists more in common between the various schools of Islamic jurisprudence than there is difference between them. The adherents to the eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence are in agreement as regards the basic principles of Islam. All believe in Allah (God), Glorified and Exalted be He, the One and the Unique; that the Noble Qur’an is the Revealed Word of God; and that our master Muhammad, may blessings and peace be upon him, is a Prophet and Messenger unto all mankind. All are in agreement about the five pillars of Islam: the two testaments of faith (
shahadatayn); the ritual prayer (
salat); almsgiving (
zakat); fasting the month of Ramadan (
sawm), and the
Hajj to the sacred house of God (in Mecca). All are also in agreement about the foundations of belief: belief in Allah (God), His angels, His scriptures, His messengers, and in the Day of Judgment, in Divine Providence in good and in evil. Disagreements between the
‘ulama (scholars) of the eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence are only with respect to the ancillary branches of religion (
furu`) and not as regards the principles and fundamentals (
usul) [of the religion of Islam]. Disagreement with respect to the ancillary branches of religion (
furu`) is a mercy. Long ago it was said that variance in opinion among the
‘ulama (scholars) “is a good affair”.
(3) Acknowledgement of the schools of Islamic jurisprudence (
Mathahib) within Islam means adhering to a fundamental methodology in the issuance of
fatwas: no one may issue a
fatwa without the requisite personal qualifications which each school of Islamic jurisprudence determines [for its own adherents]. No one may issue a
fatwa without adhering to the methodology of the schools of Islamic jurisprudence. No one may claim to do unlimited
Ijtihad and create a new school of Islamic jurisprudence or to issue unacceptable
fatwas that take Muslims out of the principles and certainties of the
Shari`ah and what has been established in respect of its schools of jurisprudence.
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