[3] Scholars Know When to Speak Based On Their Ijtihad

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Al-Allamah Abdur Rahman Bin Yahyah Al-Mu’allimee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

Some of the people of knowledge hold that when the Christians went to extremes regarding Isa, peace be upon him, some of their scholars feared that if they denounced them for this, they would be accused of something even worse than that, namely, hating Isa and belittling him, the masses would hate and harm them, so this deterred them from denouncing such excesses, leaving the arena clear for Shaytan. Similar to this is the situation of the extremists among the Rafidah, the grave worshippers, and the extremists among the blind followers. (1) [End of quote] [paraphrased]

الصبر في جميع القضايا، ولم يتركوا الانحرافات الكبرى دون بيان، بل كانوا يبادرون إلى الإنكار عند الحاجة، كل بحسب اجتهاده وتقديره للمصلحة والمفسدة، والأمثلة على ذلك كثيرة، وسنكتفي بعرض بعض الأمثلة فقط:

معلوم أن العلماء لم يصبروا على المصعفقة كثيراً؛ بل حذروا منهم لما عاثوا في الدعوة فساداً، كما أنهم لم يصبروا على هاني بن بريك لما أظهر نواياه الخارجية ضد ولاة الأمر في اليمن، وحتى في فتن سابقة كان بعض العلماء يحذرون من بعض المنحرفين، ويصبر عليهم آخرون.

فمسألة الصبر على المخالف مسألة اجتهادية تقديرية تختلف باختلاف الأحوال والأشخاص والآثار المترتبة، وليست قاعدة جامدة تُطبق في كل زمان ومكان دون نظر……..

Recent history testifies to the fact that scholars have not been upon the same level with regards to patience in all issues, nor have they overlooked great deviations without providing clarification. Instead, they took the initiative to denounce such deviations when necessary—each of them based on their Ijtihad and evaluation of the benefits and harms. The examples of this are many and we will suffice with some (as follows).

It is well known that the scholars did not patiently wait for an extended period with regards to the Mas‘afiqah; rather, they warned against them when they caused corruption in the Dawah.

Similarly, they did not patiently wait regarding Hani Bin Burayk when he manifested his Kharijite-like motives (intentions) against the rulers in Yemen. Even during earlier Fitan, some scholars warned against the deviants, while others were patient with them.

Thus, the subject with regards to exercising patience with the Mukhalif is a subject of Scholarly Ijtihad and evaluation that varies based on different circumstances, the individuals involved, and the potential effects, and it is not a fixed principle that is applied in every time period and place without examination…..

A Paraphrased Excerpt. Source: Shaikh Fawwaz al-Madkhali’s Telegram Channel

To be continued InShaaAllah

(1) Āthār al-Shaykh al-ʿAllāmah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Yaḥyā al-Muʿallimī 9/110

يرى بعض اهل العلم

لما غلا النصارى في عيسى عليه السلام، خشي بعض علمائهم إنكار ذلك عليهم أن يتهموهم بما هو أشد من ذلك، وهو بغض عيسى وتحقيره؛ ومقتهم الجمهور وأوذوا، فثبطهم هذا عن الإنكار، وخلا الجو للشيطان. وقريب من هذا حال غلاة الروافض، وحال القبوريين، وحال غلاة