[5] O Faris Al-Hammadi! The time has arrived for your deceitful and absurd statements to be unveiled for all to see! [Duplicitous Faris seeks to divert attention from serious issues that are as evident as the midday sun.]
In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.
Faris Reminded About The Riba of The Tongue
Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] said, “Verily, the worst act of usury is to attack the honour of a Muslim without a just cause”. (1) Meaning: The greater in evil and the more strictly prohibited is to unleash your tongue against the honour of a Muslim by insulting him, acting haughtily towards him, and speaking ill of him through abusive language or slander. This becomes a stricter prohibition because honour is more valuable than wealth. “Without a just cause”. This shows there are instances in which it is allowed to refer to someone negatively by using language like “such and such is an oppressor or transgressor” or “such and such is an innovator (in religious affairs) and an open sinner” to warn others is allowed. (2)
This has been referred to as usury because the transgressor receives his honour and then goes above and beyond it as if he has added an increase that infringes on the boundaries concerning the honour of a Muslim, which is more valuable than his wealth. According to At-Teebee, may Allah have mercy upon him, “From the standpoint of emphasis, honour is included in the categories of wealth. Usury is classified into two types: that which is conventional and is described as what is added to debts, and that which is not unconventional, such as verbally disparaging someone’s honour.” Al-Qaadhee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said, ”Violating a Muslim’s honour means dealing with him more than he deserves of what is to be said about him, or more than is permitted to be said about him, which is why it is compared to usury and regarded as one of its types. Then it is considered to be worse because it contains more harm and is more serious in corruption”. (3)
Duplicitous Faris asserts that the matter concerning Dr Muhammad Bin Hadi “Must be buried” [a], claiming that any further pursuit in a manner he deems inappropriate is sheer folly and a manifestation of Shaytaan’s influence. [b] Nevertheless, it is undeniable that Dr Muhammad Bin Hadi has exceeded acceptable bounds in his remarks about those senior students of knowledge, labelling them with Tabdee. [c] In contrast, Faris conveniently overlooks this issue, offering ludicrous justifications and resorting to insults against those who seek transparency and fairness. Thus, one must ponder: who truly embodies the essence of dimwittedness in this situation—the advocates for justice and clarity, or Faris, who willfully ignores the glaring truth? Faris is the one embodying this characteristic in this situation, as Imam Ibn Al-Athir, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “The essence of foolishness is placing something in an inappropriate place while being aware of its ugliness”. [An-Nihaayah 1/442]
Furthermore, the misstep of Dr Muhammad Bin Hadi, stemming from the unfounded Tabdee he has proclaimed against those senior students of knowledge, constitutes a grave act of Dhulm (oppression). It is indisputable that the cunning Faris is fully cognizant of the perils associated with such oppression. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said that Allah said: “Allah Almighty said: O My servants, I have forbidden injustice for Myself and I have forbidden it among you, so do not oppress one another”. [4] The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Beware of oppression, for indeed oppression will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection….” [5]
In light of the profound warnings against oppression found in these two Prophet reports, among numerous others we have not cited, one cannot help but ponder the motives of the duplicitous Faris. He insists that the matter concerning Dr Muhammad Bin Hadi “must be buried,” asserting that any pursuit of it, particularly in a manner he disapproves of, is sheer folly and a manifestation of Shaytaan’s influence. Yet, Dr. Muhammad has to retract his unfounded Tabdee, which undeniably constitutes oppression. Thus, who truly deserves the label of an airhead, engaging in a pursuit tainted by Shaytaan’s whispers? Is it those who rightfully demand Dr. Muhammad to renounce his oppressive stance, or is it Faris, who willfully deceives himself into believing that this matter is resolved? Imam An-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “The reality of a fool is that he does what harms him while knowing its ugliness”. [Sharh Sahih Muslim 18/136]
In addition to speaking of others more than they merit, an act akin to usury and injustice as stated in the hadith cited at the beginning of this article, Dr. Muhammad has remained stubborn, even when faced with robust counterarguments. He has no proof to establish the Tabdee, yet continues to cling to his misconceptions. Thus, we must quote Al-Allamah Abdur Rahmaan Bin Yahyah Al-Mu’allimee, may Allah bestow His mercy upon him, regarding the perils of persisting upon error as follows:
To oppose desires – by way of action – for the sake of the truth is a manifest affair due to the obligation and difficulty it involves, and this can be viewed from different angles: A person sees that by acknowledging the truth, it would necessitate that he has acknowledged that he was upon falsehood because a person is nurtured upon a religion, creed, school of thought or views, which he acquired from his nurturer and teacher, considers it to be the truth and followed it for a long time. Then when it becomes clear to him that (the religion, creed, view, or school of thought) is false, it becomes difficult for him to acknowledge, just like when his forefathers, ancestors or the one he follows are upon a (particular) way and its falsity is clarified for him because he sees that their deficiencies necessitate his own deficiencies, and an acknowledgement of their misguidance or errors necessitates his own.
It may be that clinging to falsehood gave him prestige, fame and a livelihood, so it becomes difficult for him to acknowledge that (what he is upon is) falsehood and thus all those benefits (i.e. the fame, prestige, livelihood etc) would disappear. It may be that a person is upon ignorance or falsehood, then another person comes along and clarifies the proofs for him, so he sees that by acknowledging such proofs, it would necessitate that he is lacking (in understanding) and that it was that person who guided him. And due to this we find that it is not difficult for some of those attributed to knowledge to acknowledge their mistakes when it becomes manifest to them in their research and studies, but it becomes difficult for them if it was others who clarified such mistakes.
When another person clarifies the truth for him, he sees that acknowledging such truth would necessitate an acknowledgement of the clarifier’s virtue, knowledge and correctness due to that clarification, and thus that becomes great in the eyes of the people and many people follow him [i.e. the person who clarified the truth]. So you will find some of those attributed to knowledge being eager to prove the mistakes of other scholars even if that is done by way of falsehood due to envy and seeking to diminish their status amongst the people. To oppose desires for the sake of the truth -in affairs of knowledge and creed- can indeed be difficult to accomplish, therefore it requires (sincere) research and contemplation. In this regard, one needs to ask the scholars and benefit from them, adhere to the fear of Allah, and seek Allah’s Tawfeeq and guidance. [6]
In light of the treacherous obstacles that hinder an individual from embracing the unveiled truth, one must ponder why the duplicitous Faris is intent on concealing the reality that Dr Muhammad has stubbornly refused to retract his erroneous Tabdee against those senior students. However, Faris asserts that his affair “Must be buried”, suggesting that any pursuit of it, in a manner he deems inappropriate, is sheer folly and a manifestation of Shaytaan’s influence. Thus, who truly deserves the label of blockhead: those who insist that Dr Muhammad renounce his misguided Tabdee and return to the path of truth, or the duplicitous Faris himself? Indeed, Faris is the fool in this specific matter! Ar-Raghib, may Allah have mercy upon him, said, “Foolishness is an individual’s failure to arrive at the correct conclusion in most instances and placing a statement in other than its appropriate place”. [Muhaadaraat al-Adbaa /25]
In conclusion, it must be made known that in essence, the heart of the matter does not revolve around Al-Allamah Rabee or Dr. Muhammad Bin Hadi; it was fundamentally about the Tabdee that Dr. Muhammad levied against certain distinguished senior students of knowledge. This prompted a rebuke from Al-Allamah Rabee, Al-Allamah Ubaid, Shakh Abdullah Al-Bukhari, and others. The duplicitous Faris endeavours to depict this situation as a quarrel between Al-Allamah Rabee and Dr. Muhammad, advocating that “It must be buried”. Such a narrative may easily mislead the naive seeker of truth into viewing it as a trivial personal dispute. Faris needs to uphold justice and sincerity in his expressions and positions. Thus, we leave him with these significant reminders by Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him:
“Allah loves speech with knowledge and justice, and to give (everything) the rights that belong to it, and to place the people in their rightful positions”. [7]
“It is well known that the mere aversion of those who disagree or the affection of those who agree does not serve as (proof) for the soundness or corruption of a statement unless it is based on guidance from Allah; rather, using it as a proof is akin to following one’s desires without guidance from Allah; for an individual’s adherence to what they desire is to accept a statement and action they love while rejecting those they hate without guidance from Allah”. [8]
“Speech about the people has to be with knowledge and justice, and not by way of ignorance and oppression”. [9]
“The one who follows the path of justice will exalt the one worthy of being exalted and he will love and ally with him; he will give the truth its due right, exalt the truth and show mercy to the creation”. [10]
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[b] Faris 9th August 2024 Video (1)
[c] https://www.manhaj.com/manhaj/print.cfm?uyryh
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To be continued InShaAllah
[1] Abu Daawud 4876
[2] An Excerpt from ‘Awnul Mabood Sharh Sunan Abee Daawud’ 13/152
[3] An Excerpt from ‘Mirqaatul Mafaateeh Sharh Mishkaat Al-Masaabeeh’ 8/3157
[4] Muslim 2577
[5] Muslim 2578
[6] An excerpt from ‘At-Tankeel Bimaa Fee Ta’need Al-Kawthariy Minal Baatil’ 2/180-181 with the checking of Imaam Albaanee (rahimahullaah).
[7] Majmoo Al-Fataawaa: 12/205]
[8] Majmoo Al-Fataawaa 4/189-190]
[9] Minhaajus Sunnah: 4/337]
[10] Minhaajus Sunnah: 4/544