The Status of Ḥusayn ibn Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj
Source: Fatawa Ameenpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Ameenpuri
Question
What do the scholars say about Ḥusayn ibn Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj?
Answer
Ḥusayn ibn Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj (d. 309H) was a zindiq (heretic) and a ḥulūlī (one who believed in divine indwelling). The scholars of truth are unanimously agreed upon his disbelief and heresy.
- His core belief was that Allah had indwelt everything.
- He is regarded as the founder of the doctrine of Wahdat al-Wujūd (Unity of Being).
- Due to his kufr and ilḥād, the scholars declared his execution lawful, and he was indeed executed.
❀ Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله (728H) said:
هم متفقون على دم الحلاج وأمثاله
“The scholars are unanimous regarding the lawfulness of the blood of al-Ḥallāj and those like him.”
(Majmu‘ al-Fatawa 2/485)
