بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

May peace and blessings of Allaah be upon our noble Messenger, his family and companions. To proceed:

Firstly, we make it absolutely clear once again that rebutting the lies and falsehood of the wicked liars amongst the journalists does not justify in anyway that one seeks to harm them; rather their lies are rebutted and their affair is left to Allaah – The All-Seer, All-Knower and All-Hearer.

Chika Oduah – the Nigerian journalist-  made a haphazard attempt to slander Salafiyyah and the Salafiyyoon, may Allaah guide her diseased heart and deceitful tongue to that which is praiseworthy Aameen. We have already – in brief – clarified her misconceptions and slanders in parts 1 and 2 below:

https://salafidawahmanchester.com/2020/07/a-brief-rebuttal-against-a-nigerian-journalist-called-chika-oduah-and-her-ilk-those-seeking-to-defile-the-term-safism-by-attaching-it-to-the-kharijites-of-boko-haram/

https://salafidawahmanchester.com/2020/07/part-2-a-brief-rebuttal-against-a-nigerian-journalist-called-chika-oduah-and-her-ilk-those-seeking-to-defile-the-term-safism-by-attaching-it-to-the-kharijites-of-boko-haram/

The likes of this dishonest journalist is not afflicted with anything else except a desire for fame and recognition, so they utilise adorned speech by way of deception to conceal facts, deliberately enter into conjecture and misguide their gullible blind followers. Al-Allaamah Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Yahyah Al-Mu’allimee [rahimahullaah] stated, “The human being does not hate truth as a result of considering it to be falsehood; rather he loves truth by way of his Fitra [sound natural disposition] and loves falsehood due to his desires and lusts. The shift towards success or loss defends on what he gives preference to”. [Ref 1]

This woman – Chika Oduah – should have restrained her vile tongue from speaking about that which she does not know, for indeed as some of the scholars of Islaam have stated: “Silence beautifies a scholar and conceals the affair of an ignorant person”; however she chose to speculate and thus ascribed the ignorant and evil Khaarijites of Boko Haraam to Salafiyyah. If only this liar kept quiet, but obviously ignorance and a desire for fame led her to wild speculation, conjecture and adorned speech by way of deception. Allaah [The Exalted] said: [إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُ‌ۖ  – They follow but a guess and that which they themselves desire]. Shaikh Abdur Razzaaq Al-Badr [hafidhahullaah] said, “There is a tremendous benefit derived from this, because the one deprived of sound Eemaan and the sound creed sent down as revelation by Allaah- The Lord of the Aalameen, then his affair is one of two: Corruption in Knowledge or Corruption in his Intent– corruption in knowledge occurs as a result of following conjecture and corruption in one’s intent occurs as a result of following desires, or the person may combine both of them”. [Ref 2]

Imaam Abdur-Rahmaan Bin Naasir As-Sadi [rahimahullaah] said, “And what is well known is that Allaah neither loves ignorance nor doubts, neither confusion nor misguidance; rather He loves the religion, knowledge and certainty. The Muslims are agreed [upon the fact] that doubt and confusion are unpraiseworthy, and it is expected – absolutely- that a person who does not possess knowledge of something is obligated to keep quiet and seek knowledge via its (sound) sources”.  [Ref 3]

Imaam Ibnul Qayyim [rahimahullaah] said: “When the souls incline towards adorned speech and become pleased with it, they carry out what it calls them to do -in speech and action.  Therefore, ponder upon these verses and the sublime meanings they convey, for they clarify the roots of false principles and alert a person against them. And if you ponder upon the statements of the people of falsehood, you will indeed find them clothed with expressions and presented in a good light with sophisticated terms, which are quickly accepted by those deprived of sound discernment to the extent that the wicked sinners would give [good] names to the greatest types of wicked deeds.”[Ref 4]

May Allaah guide this woman or protect us from her vile speculations and slanders Aameen.

[Ref 1: At-Tankeel Vol 2. Page.179 with the checking of Imaam Albaanee (rahimahullaah)]

[Ref 2: An Excerpt from Sharh Kitaab At-Tawheed. Lesson 4. By Shaikh Abdur Razzaaq Al-Badr.  Slightly paraphrased]

[Ref3: An Excerpt from Al-adillatul Qawaatiq Wal-baraaheen Fee Ibtaali Usoolil Mulhideen. Page 15. slightly paraphrased]

[Ref 4: Source: An Excerpt from As-Sawaa-iq al-Mursalah of Imaam Ibnul Qayyim: 2/438). Slightly paraphrased]