When it comes to the 4 schools of fiqh, it is agreed any one will do. I know there is no such agreement on ‘aqeedah. Also I do not know if the Traditionalists who insist on one school in fiqh necessarily ask you correlate this with a particular school in ‘aqeedah (although I did see some trends for example the Maturidis with the Hanafi school). But since the manhaj issue is one that is even more wide than this that I do not know of others even considering as an acceptable dichotomy, I felt I could only make the best decision that I could in this regard.

I already mentioned in the development of schools discussion the various positions I came across regarding ‘aqeedah. In summary, they are Athari, Ash’ari, Maturidi, and Salafi. As a philosophical person and rationalist who sees religion as its own distinct entity, I believe the Athari school is the most logical and precise, safe, and even righteous. Again, I am only explaining my personal motivations for these choices - I believe they are all acceptable.

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