What’s Known Over Past Thirty Years: Reasoned Pursuit of Clarity
https://salafidawahmanchester.com/2026/04/11/whats-known-over-past-thirty-years-reasoned-pursuit-of-clarity/
From Abū Najīh al-ʿIrbāḍ bin Sāriyah (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) who said:
The Messenger of Allah gave us a sermon by which our hearts were filled with fear and tears came to our eyes. We said: “O Messenger of Allāh, it is as though this is a farewell sermon, so counsel us.” He said, “I counsel you to fear Allah and to give absolute obedience even if a slave becomes your leader. Verily he among you who lives [long] will see great controversy, so you must keep to my sunnah and to the sunnah of the rightly-guided Khalifahs – bite onto it with your molars. Beware of newly invented matters, for every invented matter is an innovation and every innovation is a going astray, and every going astray is in the Hell-fire.” [1]
The pseudo researchers stated:
“Rabee al-Madkhali was incredibly influential, most of it through Saudi support, in the early 90s, during and after the time period the Gulf War was taking place. The Saudi regime attracted great ire from the Sahwa movement, due to their collusion with the US government and the Saudi’s allowing US military bases to be set up in the Arabian peninsula. In response, the Saudi government imprisoned the leaders of the movement and strongly promoted al-Madkhali, who was politically quietest, supported the regime, and was good at siphoning off potential opponents to the US and Saudi regime. Senior US policymakers Will McCants and Jarret Brachman have also advised the US to discretely fund figures like al-Madkhali to siphon off support for jihadis who advocate for violence against the US military. At the Madkhalist movement’s inception in the early 1990s, the governments of Saudi Arabia and Egypt promoted the group as a counterbalance to more extreme elements of the wider Islamist movement. During this time, a number of radical Jihadists converted to Madkhalism, especially in the Salafist stronghold of Buraidah. In Kuwait, the Madkhali movement was nurtured around individuals who would separate from “mainstream” Salafism in 1981 due to many amongst them entering into the political arena”. [End of quote]
Response: Back in the years between 1993 and 1995, we were among the youth who were misled by both the self-proclaimed Mujahidun during the Algerian civil war and the misguided political activists, namely Salman and Safar. However, by Allāh’s great mercy, we were guided towards Salafiyyah in the summer of 1995 after attending a lecture given by the respected elders at Salafipublications.
It is worth mentioning that our noble teachers at Salafipublications were at the forefront in combating the Takfeeris, and by the grace of Allah, we have extensively read numerous articles written by Salafipublications on this subject from the mid-90s until today. Therefore, the deceivers and Manhaj illusionists are unable to conceal the truth, even if they were present during the events of the 90s. Let us once again scrutinise their illusions in this piece.
The deceivers stated, “Rabee al-Madkhali was incredibly influential, most of it through Saudi support, in the early 90s, during and after the time period the Gulf War was taking place. The Saudi regime attracted great ire from the Sahwa movement, due to their collusion with the US government and the Saudi’s allowing US military bases to be set up in the Arabian peninsula. In response, the Saudi government imprisoned the leaders of the movement and strongly promoted al-Madkhali, who was politically quietest, supported the regime, and was good at siphoning off potential opponents to the US and Saudi regime”. [End of quote]
Response: They want us to believe that Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Mad’khali, may Allah have mercy preserve him, was solely responsible for exposing the Takfeeris and misguided political activists during and after the Gulf War. However, it is important to acknowledge that many other scholars also played a significant role in refuting the ignorance and misguided zeal of the Takfeeris. Insha’Allah, it will become evident that Imam Abdul Azeez Baz, may Allah have mercy upon him, was the prominent erudite Salafi scholar who effectively halted the misguided political activists and Takfeeris, such as Salman and Safar. Furthermore, the topic of Sahwa – Islamic Awakening has already been discussed in this series, and to gain further insight into why US military outposts were permitted in Saudi Arabia, we recommend reading this article by Shaikh Abu Khadeejah, may Allah preserve him.
Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baaz, may Allah have mercy upon him, asked the authorities to restrain the Takfeeris
A letter from the Mufti, Erudite Salafi Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baz, may Allah have mercy upon him, to the Kingdom’s rulers via the Permanent Committee of Major Scholars clearly demonstrates that it was the Imam who requested that the Takfeeris be restrained for the sake of the general good. He wrote:
“So I inform your highness that the Sitting of the Committee of Major Scholars saw the aforementioned letter of your highness, along with its addenda: an abridgment of some gatherings and lessons given by the two aforementioned (the King had mentioned Safar and Salman and this is what Shaikh Bin Baz is referring to), beginning from the start of Muharram 1414AH, and a copy of the book of Safar al Hawali “Wa’du Kissinger”; and it discussed the topic from all its angles. It also examined some of the cassettes of the two of them. So after studying and discussing this, the Committee held – by total agreement – that: “The two aforementioned are to be faced with their errors that were presented before the Committee – along with the errors forwarded by the government, and in which two of the people of knowledge are to participate- to be chosen by his excellency the Minister for Islamic Affairs, Awqaaf, Daawah, and Irshad. So if the two of them excuse themselves for their transgressions and agree to comply to not returning to any of them, nor to the like of them, then all praise to Allaah, and that is sufficient. But if they will not comply, then they are to be prevented from giving lectures, seminars, khutbahs, public lessons, and from making cassettes – in order to protect the society from their errors: may Allaah guide them both and direct them both to the right conduct.” [(2)]
Other senior scholars, such the Muhaddith Imam al-Albaanee, may Allah have mercy upon him, also rebutted the Takfeeris and misguided political activists. When asked about the book “Dhahiratul-Irjaa Fil Fikr al-Islami” authored by misguided political activist Safar Al-Hawali, and in this book, Takfir is issued against Muslims for committing certain sins, the Imam responded as follows:
“I gave my viewpoint on a matter about thirty or so years ago when I used to be in the [Islamic] University (of Madinah) and I was asked in a gathering about my opinion on Jamaa’at ut-Tabligh. So I said on that day, ‘They are the Sufis of this era’. And now it has occurred to me that I should say about this Jamaa’ah who have emerged in the present times and who have opposed the Salaf, I say here, in accordance with the statement of al-Hafidh adh-Dhahabi: They have opposed the Salaf in much of the issues of manhaj, and it is befitting that I label them the Khawarij of the era. And this resembles their emergence at the current time – in which we read their statements – because they, in reality, their words take the direction and objective of that of the Khawarij in performing takfir of the one who commits major sins. And perhaps I should say, this is either due to ignorance on their behalf or due to devised plot!! And I say this in light of [the statement of Allaah], “Let not the hatred of a people make you depart from justice. Be just and fair and that is closer to taqwa”. I do not know whether they say that every major sin takes one outside the fold of Islaam! However, they always revolve around certain major sins but remain silent or just pass by other major sins! And for this reason, I do not see that we should make this label absolute and that we should say, ‘They are Khawarj’, except for certain aspects. And this is the justice that we have been ordered to abide by…” [(3)]
Read more on the deviations of the political activists
http://www.themadkhalis.com/md/articles/tjmrl-shaykh-muhammad-bin-saalih-al-uthaymeen-warning-from-the-takfiris-the-cassettes-of-safar-and-salman.cfm
http://www.themadkhalis.com/md/articles/qvrrm-imaam-ibn-baz-on-the-qutbiyyah-who-lied-upon-him-safar-al-hawali-salman-al-awdah-muhammad-saeed-al-qahtani.cfm
http://www.themadkhalis.com/md/articles/tnuzl-women-and-children-of-iraq-say-thank-you-to-dr-hawali—he–brought-you-freedom-and-democracy.cfm
http://www.themadkhalis.com/md/articles/brqlm-salman-al-awdah-aaid-al-qarnee-habib-ali-al-jifree-and-amr-khalid.cfm
http://www.takfiris.com/takfir/articles/qyrnf-shaykh-salih-al-fawzans-refutation-of-salman-al-awdahs-generalized-mass-takfir-of-all-the-muslims.cfm
http://www.takfiris.com/takfir/articles/aorjc-shaykh-salih-al-fawzan-on-the-salman-al-awdahs-saying-the-absent-ummah-this-necessitates-the-takfir-of-the-whole-ummah.cfm
The deceivers then labelled Al-Allamah as a quietist, which Shaikh Abu Khadeejah has already refuted in the following link:
The deceivers continued their blathering as follows:
“Senior US policymakers Will McCants and Jarret Brachman have also advised the US to discretely fund figures like al-Madkhali to siphon off support for jihadis who advocate for violence against the US military. At the Madkhalist movement’s inception in the early 1990s, the governments of Saudi Arabia and Egypt promoted the group as a counterbalance to more extreme elements of the wider Islamist movement. During this time, a number of radical Jihadists converted to Madkhalism, especially in the Salafist stronghold of Buraidah”. [End of quote]
Response: Once again, the above statement highlights the delusion of both these individuals and anyone else who may have considered supporting this supposed funding. Al-Allamah Rabee and the other Salafi scholars do not rely on assistance from non-believers to combat the jihadis. Fighting against the jihadis and khaarijites is an obligation in Islam, irrespective of any external support. This is because the Prophet has cautioned us about their evil and deviation. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
“A people will come from the east who recite the Qur’an, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will pass through the religion just as an arrow pierces its target and they will not return to it just as the arrow does not return to the bow”. [(4)] Visit website: https://www.kharijites.com/kj/
Imam Wahb Ibn Munabbih, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
“I was acquainted with the early period of Islam. By Allah, the Khaawaarij have never had a group except that Allah caused it to split because of their evil state of affairs. Never did one of them publicize his opinion except that Allah caused his neck to be struck. Never did the Muslim Ummah unite behind a man from the Khawaarij. If Allah allowed the opinion of the Khawaarij to be accepted and established, then the earth would have been corrupted, the carriageways would have been cut off, Hajj to the sacred house of Allah would have ceased and the affair of Islam would have reverted to ignorance until the people seek shelter in the mountains as they did in the time of ignorance. If ten or twenty men among them were to rise, there would not be a man among them except that he claims the khilaafah for himself- every man among them would have ten thousand other men with him and all of them fighting each other, accusing one another of disbelief until the believer fears for himself, his religion, his life, his family, his wealth, and would not know where to travel or who to be with”. [(5)]
The deceivers stated:
“At the Madkhalist movement’s inception in the early 1990s, the governments of Saudi Arabia and Egypt promoted the group as a counterbalance to more extreme elements of the wider Islamist movement. During this time, a number of radical Jihadists converted to Madkhalism, especially in the Salafist stronghold of Buraidah”.
Response: It is praiseworthy when Muslim authorities oppose the methods of the Takfeeris and misguided political activists, as it aligns with the approach of the righteous predecessors. It is strictly forbidden to rebel against Muslim rulers or incite rebellion, even in the case of oppression. We have previously shared explicit evidence on this matter, and we provide the link once more:
Instead of admitting that whoever abandoned the Takfeeris’ path and accepted the Creed and methodology of the pious predecessors in dealing with the rulers was indeed guided correctly, the cretins and Manhaj illusionists attribute it to conversion to so-called Mad’khalism. As for the sensible people, they praise Allah for guiding them to the Sunnah as Abu Isma’īl Al-Harawi (d. 481H) stated in his tremendous work entitled: “The Dispraise of Theological Rhetoric and its People” with his chain of narration to Al-A’mash from Mujāhid who said:
“I do not know which of the two blessings of Allah upon me is greater, that He guided me to Islam or that He saved from [following] these desires?!” — Dhamm Al-Kalām wa Ahlihi, 4/56 no. 786. [(6)]
The deceivers stated: “In Kuwait, the Madkhali movement was nurtured around individuals who would separate from “mainstream” Salafism in 1981 due to many amongst them entering into the political arena”.
Response: The illegal partisans in Kuwait and their head was well-known and that was none else but Abdur Rahmaan Abdul Khaaliq and his ilk.
http://www.ikhwanis.com/articles/zpjonpt-imaam-abd-al-azeez-bin-bazs-refutation-of-abd-al-rahman-abd-al-khaliq-takfiri-qutbi-turathi-part-4.cfm
It is clear that the deceivers and pseudo-researchers tried to tell a story without including important information. They focus on Al-Allamah Rabee because he exposed the leaders of Bidah, like the Takfeeri Sayyid Qutb and the political activist and Sufi Hasan al-Bannah, and their supporters. However, it was actually Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baaz and other senior scholars who suggested that the Takeeris and their followers be imprisoned by the Saudi authorities. To fully understand these events, one must read the insightful series by the seasoned student of knowledge, Al-Habib, Shaikh Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq, may Allah protect him and his family from all evil Aameen.
http://www.spubs.com/sps/downloads/pdf/MNJ180001.pdf
http://www.spubs.com/sps/downloads/pdf/MNJ180002.pdf
http://www.spubs.com/sps/downloads/pdf/MNJ180003.pdf
http://www.spubs.com/sps/downloads/pdf/MNJ180004.pdf
http://www.spubs.com/sps/downloads/pdf/MNJ180005.pdf
http://www.spubs.com/sps/downloads/pdf/MNJ180008.pdf
To be continued…InShaaAllah
[1]https://www.nawawis40hadith.com/nw/hadith/28/sticking-to-the-sunnah
[2] Salafipublications.com
[3] Cassette: The Surooriyyah are the Khawarij of the Era, end of the first side]
[4] Al-Bukhari 7123
[5] Tarikh Dimashq 55/69290
[6] https://abukhadeejah.com/the-two-blessings-of-allah-islam-saved-desires/#:~:text=481H)%20stated%20in%20his%20tremendous,following%5D%20these%20desires%3F!%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94
From Abū Najīh al-ʿIrbāḍ bin Sāriyah (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) who said:
The Messenger of Allah gave us a sermon by which our hearts were filled with fear and tears came to our eyes. We said: “O Messenger of Allāh, it is as though this is a farewell sermon, so counsel us.” He said, “I counsel you to fear Allah and to give absolute obedience even if a slave becomes your leader. Verily he among you who lives [long] will see great controversy, so you must keep to my sunnah and to the sunnah of the rightly-guided Khalifahs – bite onto it with your molars. Beware of newly invented matters, for every invented matter is an innovation and every innovation is a going astray, and every going astray is in the Hell-fire.” [1]
The Manhaj illusionists stated: “The movement has, in essence, been a reaction against the Muslim Brotherhood, rival Sahwa movement as well as the Qutbi movement; Sayyid Qutb, that movement’s figurehead, is considered to be an apostate by Madkhali and his movement”.[End of quote]
Response: Absurd indeed! They say that this group known as the Mad’khalis (so-called Mad’khalis) was born out of opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood, the rival Sahwa movement, and the Qutbi movement! Indeed, this claim demonstrates the ignorance of these pseudo-researchers once again, due to the fact that the Kharijite methodology of the “Muslim Brotherhood Sect” and the “Qutbis” emerged during the era of the Sahabah, and this destructive methodology has always been refuted in both the Books of Aqeedah and the scholars’ discussions regarding the deviant sects in the Ummah. Hafs Bin Humaid, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: I said to Abdullah Ibnul Mubarak, may Allah have mercy upon him: “How many sects have this Ummah spilt into?” He said, “The foundation of the sects are four: the Shia, the Harooriyyah (i.e. khawaarij), the Qadariyyah, and the Murji’ah. The Shia (further) split into twenty-two sects, the Hurooriyyah (further) split into twenty-one sects, the Qadariyyah (further) split into sixteen sects and the Murji’ah (further) split into thirteen sects. [(2)]
The above-mentioned deviant sects have been discussed by Ahlus Sunnah, both past and current, and each one is distinct from the others. Must-read articles:
https://www.aqidah.com/creed/articles/oeotc-glimpses-into-the-splitting-of-the-muslim-ummah-part-1.cfm
https://www.aqidah.com/creed/articles/vqlrf-the-splitting-of-the-muslim-ummah-part-2.cfm
http://www.aqidah.com/creed/articles/hxnhe-the-splitting-of-the-muslim-ummah-part-3.cfm
https://www.aqidah.com/creed/articles/flqoi-the-splitting-of-the-muslim-ummah-part-4.cfm
Indeed, contemporary deviant groups and sects have already followed in the footsteps of the early deviant sects, and there is no doubt that Ikhwaan Al-Muslimeen (The Muslim Brotherhood Sect) and the Qutbies have had their fair share of this falsehood and deviation. Articles you should read:
http://www.ikhwanis.com/articles/ojtehmv-the-baatinee-movements-secret-organizations-and-the-muslim-brotherhood.cfm
http://www.ikhwanis.com/articles/czbjaxx-the-baatinee-movements-secret-organizations-freemasonry-al-ikhwaan-al-qaidah-and-isis-part-2.cfm
http://www.ikhwanis.com/articles/oqqxcoo-the-baatinee-movements-secret-organizations-freemasonry-al-ikhwaan-al-qaidah-and-isis-part-3.cfm
http://www.ikhwanis.com/articles/gewgovp-the-baatinee-movements-secret-organizations-freemasonry-al-ikhwaan-al-qaidah-and-isis-part-4.cfm
http://www.ikhwanis.com/articles/fkwuwpd-the-baatinee-movements-secret-organizations-freemasonry-al-ikhwaan-al-qaidah-and-isis-part-5.cfm
After being well-acquainted with the clear, unambiguous knowledge-based proofs presented above, the seeker of truth will realise that names cannot change reality. Whether a group is called “The Muslim Brotherhood,” “Qutbi,” or “Islamic State (ISIS),” the fact remains that these groups subscribe to and propagate the khawaarij methodology, and scholars have not ceased refuting any group that subscribes to the methodology of any of the deviated sects. So, based on the imaginations of the deluded researchers, it would be necessarily to concoct a specific group for every Salafi Scholar who has refuted the ideas of the Qutubies and the Muslim Brotherhood, namely Bazism for Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baz, Fawzanism for Al-Allamah Salih Al-Fawzan, Jamism for Al-Allamah Muhammad Amaan Al-Jami, Uthaymism for Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih Al-Uthaymeen, Jabirism for Al-Allamah Ubaid Bin Abdillah Al-Jabiri, Albanism for Imam Al-Albaanee, Abbadism for Al-Allamah Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbad, Luhaydanism for Al-Allamah Salih Al-Luhaydan, Salihism for Al-Allaamah Salih Aala Ash-Shaikh, Najmism for Al-Allamah Ahmad Bin Yahyah An-Najmi, etc.
Imagine the response these cretins would receive if they approached Al-Allamah Salih Al-Fawzan or Al-Allamah Saalih Aala Shaikh and claimed that both of them deserve to be given a group name or that they both deserve to be called Mad’khalists for their writings against the Takfeeris among whom the Qutbis and Muslim Brotherhood Sects are the most active?!
Read below:
The Difference Between the Theoreticians of al-Qutubiyyah and the Shaikhs of ad-Dawah as-Salafiyyah
http://www.salafipublications.com/sps/downloads/pdf/GRV070006.pdf
http://www.themadkhalis.com/md/articles/rtfaa-bayan-talbis-al-qutbiyyah-part-1.cfm
http://www.themadkhalis.com/md/articles/shufz-bayan-talbis-al-qutbiyyah-part-2.cfm
http://www.themadkhalis.com/md/articles/vckiw-bayan-talbis-al-qutbiyyah-part-2.cfm
http://www.themadkhalis.com/md/articles/ctyzd-bayan-talbis-al-qutbiyyah-part-3—the-allegation-that-shaykh-rabee-made-takfeer-of-shaykh-ibn-jibreen.cfm
The deluded researchers say that Mad’khalism (i.e. so-called Mad’khalism) is a reaction against the rival Sahwa movement. Indeed, what must be made known as we stated earlier is that the scholars of Islam – throughout Islamic History – rebut any individual or group that opposes the sound Prophetic path whether in relation to beliefs, acts of worship, politics, enjoining good and forbidding evil, etc. When the Khawarij first appeared and manifested their misguided zeal for upholding the pure Shariah, the Sahabah clarified their misguidance. Ubaydullah Ibn Abee Rafi, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported that the Haruriyya (Khawarij) came out against Ali Ibn Abee Taalib [may Allah be pleased with him] and said, “There is no judgement except Allah”. Ali said, “A statement of truth by which is intended falsehood. Verily, Allah’s Messenger [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] described some people and I recognized their description in these people. They speak the truth with their statements but it does not go beyond this”, then (the narrator) pointed to his throat. [Sahih Muslim 1066]
Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, debated with the Khawawij and said to them, “As for your statement that Ali has appointed men to judge in an affair which only Allah can judge”, I recite to you a judgment given to men in the matter of the price of a rabbit and other hunted animals: “O you who believe! Kill not game while you are in a state of Ihram for Hajj or ‘Umrah (pilgrimage), and whosoever of you kills it intentionally, the penalty is an offering, brought to the Ka’bah, of an eatable animal (i.e. sheep, goat, cow, etc.) equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two just men among you…”. [Surah Al-Maa’idah. Ayah 95] I implore you by Allah, is the judgment of men in hunted animals better or their judgment regarding their lives and reconciliation between them? You know that if Allah had willed, he would have judged himself and not appointed men. Regarding a woman and her husband, Allah, The Almighty, said:
وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَٱبْعَثُوا۟ حَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهِۦ وَحَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهَآ إِن يُرِيدَآ إِصْلَٰحًا يُوَفِّقِ ٱللَّهُ بَيْنَهُمَآ
If you fear dissension between them, send a judge from his family and a judge from her family. If they desire reconciliation, Allah will facilitate it between them. [Surah An-NIsaa. Ayah 35]
So, Allah has made the judgment of men an established precedent (based on the final divine revelation – the Qur’an and authentic Sunnah). [As-Sunan Al-Kubraa 15389] [Read here a detailed version of this story:
https://islamtees.uk/2012/10/02/the-great-debate-of-ibn-abbas-with-the-khawarij/ ]
Therefore, in order to distinguish between fact and fiction when discussing the Sahwa-Islamic Awakening, one must be familiar with the sound Prophetic approach because it is well-known to the Salafiyyoon that the groups either deviated towards extremism or negligence while in pursuit of revival, so the upright scholars either warn the Muslims in general or refute the deviants. Al-Allamah Salih al-Fawzan, may Allah preserve him] said:
The Islamic Awakening didn’t start in these days or in this era; rather, it began when Allah sent His Prophet with the message of Islam, which the people embraced in large numbers and groups. All the praises and thanks be to Allah, good has not ceased to continue in this Ummah, as the Prophet said, “There will not cease to be a group amongst my Ummah manifest (upon the truth). They will neither be harmed by those who forsake them nor by those who oppose them until the command of Allah come to pass [i.e. the day of judgment] whilst they are upon that”. Although the struggle between truth and falsehood continues, there are still callers to the truth and its helpers–those who follow the correct methodology and rise up to call it. The Ummah has not been all asleep or misguided in (any) era (during) the various eras to the extent that a group arose giving itself a name or the name “Islamic Awakening” because the meaning of this is that the entire Islamic World was misguided before these people (initiated) the awakening. This contradicts the statement of the Prophet “There will not cease to be a group amongst my Ummah manifest upon the truth”, and his statement, “My Ummah will never unite upon misguidance”.
Indeed, when carried out on the basis of the methodology of the righteous callers and that of the pious predecessors- the book of Allah, the Sunnah, and that which the pious predecessors of this Ummah were upon- and far removed from affiliations that are in opposition to the methodology of the pious predecessors, this (revival) is commended and safe from criticism. Its goal should be to become acquainted with the truth in order to act and call for it and to become acquainted with falsehood in order to avoid and warn against it, but its goal cannot be to seek leadership or ascendency in the earth and revolt against the Ja’maa’ah. This is neither the correct Dawah methodology nor that of the pious predecessors; rather, it is the methodology of the Khawaarij and the Mutazilah-those who have deviated from the methodology of the Qur’an, the (authentic) Sunnah’, and the path of the pious predecessors. (They) were a disgrace in Islamic History and a wound in the body of the Ummah. We ask Allah to guide the misguided Muslims to what is correct. [(3)]
All praise and thanks be to Allah, is this clarification by Al-Allamah Salih Al-Fawzan not the identical one given by all scholars who adhere to the correct methodology of the pious forefathers? Yes, certainly, it is the same methodology taught by Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baaz, Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, Imam Al-Albaanee, and al-Allamah Salih al-Luhaydan, may Allah have mercy on them, and others. So, will the cretins and compulsive liars at give Al-Allamah Salih Al-Fawzan the fictitious name Mad’khali because he opposes the Qutubies’ and Muslim Brotherhood’s flawed methodology in their pursuit of revival?!
Finally, the vicious liars then stated that Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Haadi Al-Mad’khali declares Sayyid Qutb an apostate:
We challenge insolent, spiteful, compulsive liars to identify a single unambiguous remark of Al-Allamah Rabee that demonstrates that he has declared misguided Qutb an apostate (i.e. one who was a Muslim but has been ejected from the fold of Islam). If they do not offer their evidence, we say to them, “May Allah’s curse be upon the liars.”
To be continued…InShaaAllah
[1]https://www.nawawis40hadith.com/nw/hadith/28/sticking-to-the-sunnah
[2] Al-Ibaanah of Ibn Battah 1/379-380]
[3] An Excerpt from ‘Al-Bayaan Li-akhtaa’i Badil Kuttaab pages: 29-30.
Imam Abu Hatim Ar-Raazee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
“A sign of the proponents of Bidah is that they speak ill of those who adhere to the authentic narrations of the pious predecessors”. [Aqeedah As-Salaf 105]
The cretins and Manhaj illusionists stated: “Madkhalis, in contrast to members of other groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic State, have been described as very simple men who do not have the same level of intellectual depth and knowledge. As such, they are viewed as less of a threat by their opponents”. [End of quote]
Once again, based on the illusion regarding the existence of a group known as Mad’khalis, the compulsive liars invented a characteristic for this imaginary group that they claim distinguishes it from two other groups, namely the Islamic State (ISIS) and Ikhwaan Al-Muslimeen (The Muslim Brotherhood).
First, the goal of the cretins in mentioning these two other groups besides the fictitious Mad’khali group is to merely make a false comparison while purposefully refraining from distinguishing between truth and falsehood. This is one of the crooked methodologies of pseudo researchers, for they approach the subject matter related to the various groups that ascribe to Islam in the same way they seek to compare and distinguish between different ideologies. However, neither they nor the ideologues can hide the fact that ideologies are concocted by men and their proponents do not have an infallible text to judge between them, whereas any disagreement or debate between Muslims as well as others is to be referred back to the infallible final revelation, as Allah said:
وَمَا ٱخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ مِن شَىْءٍ فَحُكْمُهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبِّى عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ
And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allah (He is the ruling Judge). (And say O Muhammad to these polytheists:) Such is Allah, my Lord in Whom I put my trust, and to Him, I turn in all of my affairs and in repentance. [Ash-Shuraa. 10]
The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Verily he among you who lives long will see a lot of disagreement, so you must adhere to my Sunnah and to the Sunnah of the Khulafa ar-Rashideen [the rightly guided caliphs- AbuBakr, Umar, Uthmaan and Ali]. Cling to it stubbornly [literally: with your molar teeth]. Beware of newly invented matters [in the religion- related to beliefs and acts of worship], for verily every bidah (innovation in the religion) is misguidance. [Hadith 28. (Forty Hadith of An-Nawawi)]
Indeed, nothing remains after the preceding clarification other than to present the reality of the two groups – the “Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic State (ISIS),” and may Allah bless Shaikh Abu Iyaad and Shaikh Abu Khadeejah for revealing the reality of these Bidah groups. Read below:
The Other (Hidden) Face of the so-called “Muslim Brotherhood”
http://www.ikhwanis.com/index.cfm
http://www.ikhwanis.com/articles/uvqdalp-shaykh-rabee-the-destructive-freemasonic-principle-of-al-ikhwan-al-muslimeen-hassan-al-banna.cfm
The Historical Roots of al-Qaida and ISIS
Free leaflet about ISIS Jihad in the path of Satan: An article of Shaikh Fawzan
Understanding terrorism: A guide for non-Muslims, school teachers and students – Excellent!
Second, the compulsive liars said that the Mad’khalis (i.e. so-called adherents to a strain of thought known as Mad’khalism) “Have been described as very simple men who do not have the same level of intellectual depth and knowledge. As such, they are viewed as less of a threat by their opponents”. [End of quote]
In the above claim, the liars desperately attempted to present a fictitious trait of the so-called Mad’khalis, which they say lack intellectual depth and knowledge in comparison to other groups. Once again the repugnant ignorance of these pseudo-researchers manifests because the intellect is not the criterion by way of which guidance and misguidance are distinguished in the Sight of Allah, rather, a believer is commanded to adhere to the divine revelation – the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah. Allah, The Most High, said:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ
O you who believe! Do not put (yourselves) forward before Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah. Verily! Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. O you who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet. [Al-Hujuraat. 1-2]
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: When it is the case that Allah forbade us from giving precedence to (ourselves) over the Messenger, then which type of precedence to oneself over the Messenger can possibly be more severe than precedence to one’s intellect over the revelation he was sent with?! Many of the pious predecessors said, “Do not say anything until the Messenger speaks and do not act until he commands you”. The most disobedient individual among the people, and the worst in terms of giving precedence to himself over the Messenger, is the one who gives precedence to his or another person’s intellect over the revelation with which the Messenger was sent. And when it is the case that Allah has forbidden them from raising their voices above the voice of the Messenger, how about elevating their intellects above the Messenger’s statements and the revelation he brought? [(1)]
Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baaz, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
What is required of the people of Imaan is that they be followers of the religion rather than innovators and that they refrain from putting themselves forward before Allah and His Messenger. The scholars say, “Do not speak until you are commanded by Allah and His Messenger and do not act until the Messenger acts and legislates; do not put (yourself) forward before him with either speech or action. Be followers of what has been prescribed and made clear to you in the (Islamic) legislation, and this is how the people of Imaan should be, neither innovate acts of worship nor rulings in Allah’s Shariah.
وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيم
And fear Allah. Verily! Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Meaning, Allah hears their statements, and nothing about your situation is hidden from Him. He knows the truth you utter and everything else you say, and He knows what you do. Be mindful of Him and be warned against (disobeying Him), for nothing is hidden from Him. He hears you and is aware of your situation. As a result, it is incumbent upon you to be followers rather than innovators in Allah’s Shariah. [(2)]
The Imam was also asked: “Do those who rely on their intellects to understand many religious matters fall into the category of those who are mistaken?”
Response: It is incumbent upon him not to rely on his intellect, but rather to study the texts and rely on the divine texts from Allah’s and the Messenger’s speech since there is guidance and direction towards good in them. The intellect can be correct or incorrect. Because of their intellects, the sects that reject Ahlus Sunnah were destroyed (i.e. misguided). They believed that they had good intellects and that their intellects arrived at what was correct, so they opposed the (divine) texts through their stagnated intellects, which they believed were sound.
What, other than their corrupt intellects led the Jahmiyyah to deny Allah’s Perfect Names and Attributes? What, other than their corrupt intellects led the Mutazilah to negate the attributes of Allah and declared that the sinners will remain in hell forever? (i.e. that the one who commits major sins besides Shirk is neither a disbeliever nor a believer in this worldly life, but will abide in the fire forever in the Afterlife). Similarly, their followers who repeat this speech are in their position. What, other than their corrupt intellects led the Khawaarij to excommunicate the people for committing sins – that the sinner is a disbeliever and that he will remain in the fire forever?!
Similarly, this is true of others among the proponents of Bidah. They are destroyed by their intellects because they believe they are secure, sound, good, and infallible, whereas that is not the case; rather, they are not infallible. They make a lot of mistakes, but they have a good suspicion of their intellects and a bad suspicion of the divine texts, so they are ruined. It is incumbent to have a good suspicion of the divine texts and an evil suspicion of the intellect and to submit the intellect to the divine texts. The texts are infallible if their chain of transmission is established to be authentic. As for the intellects, they are fallible. A person is susceptible to mistakes, shortcomings and desires. As for the Messenger [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him], what he conveyed from Allah is infallible. Likewise, the Qur’an is infallible- the speech of Allah. Therefore, it is obligatory that the Qur’an and Sunnah pass judgement on your intellect and that you give precedence to the Qur’an and Sunnah over your intellect- over the intellect of the Shaikh, the Mashaayikh, your forefathers, ancestors and all the people. The texts are given precedence over all the intellects. [(3)]
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, also said:
It is said that Iblees was distanced (from Allah’s Mercy) due to false interpretation. He made an analogy and gave it precedence over the divine text – that his reasoning by analogy takes precedence over the command to prostrate. [أنا خير منه – I (Iblees) am better than him (i.e. Aadam)]; that a virtuous one cannot humble himself to one who has been given virtue over him; then he said: [خلقتني من نار وخلقته من طين – You (Allah) created me from fire, and him (Adam) you created from clay].
He thought that this reasoning by analogy that resembled truth, despite being wrong, would aid him in his false interpretation, thus, he became the leader of everyone – until the day of judgement- who gives a false interpretation of the texts. Many people in this world are followers of this cursed leader. If you contemplate the vast majority of the doubts that are presented as the truth by those who misinterpret the texts and seek to disprove them, you will discover that they are similar to the doubts that Iblees attempts to present as truth. So, someone says: “If the intellect and the divine text conflict, give the intellect the upper hand”. This is where this principle comes from, and he utilises it as a fundamental principle to reject the divine texts that he believes are in opposition to the intellect, much as his leader Iblees said that a (so-called) rational proof contradicted the instruction to make Sujud. This doubt arose as a result of his pride, which stopped him from submitting to the clear texts of the divine revelation. Similarly, every false disputer against the divine texts does so out of pride. Allah, The Most High, said:
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُجَادِلُونَ فِي آيَاتِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَانٍ أَتَاهُمْ ۙ إِن فِي صُدُورِهِمْ إِلَّا كِبْرٌ مَّا هُم بِبَالِغِيهِ ۚ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ
Verily, those who dispute about the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, without any authority having come to them, there is nothing else in their breasts except pride [to accept you (Muhammad ) as a Messenger of Allah and to obey you]. They will never have it (i.e. Prophethood which Allah has bestowed upon you). So seek refuge in Allah (O Muhammad from the arrogants). Verily, it is He Who is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer]. [Ghaafir. 56] [(4)]
Indeed, there is no virtue for the one who wilfully misinterprets the Quran and Sunnah, falls into bidah, and then pretends to be superior in intelligence, because all of this is a legacy of Iblees. The Salafiyyoon follow the true texts, the Qur’an and Sunnah, as practised and understood by the Sahaabah. Imam Ash-Shaatibee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
Know that Allah has established this Shari’ah as evidence against the creation (i.e. humanity and jinn) – the old and the young, the obedient and the disobedient, the upright and the wicked. He did not specify the proof against anyone in exclusion of another person. Furthermore, all other revealed laws were established as evidence against all other nations to whom they were revealed. The Shariah is the judge, both in specific and in general, the (means of judgement) and the judge over all those who have reached the age of responsibility. It is the path connected to (what Allah has ordained) and it is the Greatest Guide. And have you not read Allah’s statement?
وَكَذَٲلِكَ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ رُوحً۬ا مِّنۡ أَمۡرِنَاۚ مَا كُنتَ تَدۡرِى مَا ٱلۡكِتَـٰبُ وَلَا ٱلۡإِيمَـٰنُ وَلَـٰكِن جَعَلۡنَـٰهُ نُورً۬ا نَّہۡدِى بِهِۦ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَاۚ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَہۡدِىٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٲطٍ۬ مُّسۡتَقِيمٍ۬
And thus We have sent to you (O Muhammad) Ruhan (an Inspiration, and a Mercy) of Our Command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is Faith? But We have made it (this Qur’an) a light wherewith We guide whosoever of Our slaves We will. And verily, you (O Muhammad) are indeed guiding (mankind) to the Straight Path (i.e. Allah’s religion of Islamic Monotheism).’’ [Ash-Shuraa. 52]
He (the Messenger) was the first to be guided to the Book and Imaan, followed by others who followed him. The Book is the Guide, and the Sunnah that was sent down to him explains that guidance [i.e. the Sunnah and the Qur’an explain each other]. It guides all of creation [including mankind and Jinn]. When this is the case, the Shariah is worthy of being the decisive proof against them (i.e. against humans and Jinn) as well as a light that guides people to the truth. Their nobility is determined by how completely they embrace its rulings–through acting on them in speech, belief, and deeds–rather than merely due to the level of their intellects or nobility among their people. This is because Allah [The Most High] determined nobility through Taqwa and no other than it. Allah [The Most High] said: [إِنَّ أَڪۡرَمَكُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتۡقَٮٰكُمۡۚ – Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah is that (believer) who has more fear of Allah. [Surah Al-Hujuraat. Verse 13] The one who is more steadfast in his adherence to the Shari’ah is more deserving of honour and nobility”. [(5)]
To conclude, the compulsive liars should understand that a person’s so-called superior intelligence is not a criterion of guidance or misguidance; rather, what is given consideration is one’s adherence to the clear divine texts – the Qur’an and the Sunnah as understood by the Sahaabah. What good would intellects be to the inhabitants of the fire of hell (may Allah protect us from it) if they did not utilise their faculties as their Lord commanded?!
Allah, The Most High, said:
وَلَقَدْ ذَرَأْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْيُنٌ لَّا يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ ءَاذَانٌ لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَآ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰفِلُونَ
And We have certainly created for Hell many of the jinn and mankind. They have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear. Those are like livestock; rather, they are more astray. It is they who are the heedless. [Al-A’raaf. 179]
Allah, The Most High, said:
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِىٓ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
And they will say, “If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze.” [Al-Mulk. 10]
We ask Allah
اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِي الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي
وَأَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي
وَأَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِي الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَادِي
وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ
وَاجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ
O Allah! Rectify my religion for me, which is the safeguard of my affairs; rectify my worldly [affairs], wherein is my livelihood; and rectify my Afterlife to which is my return, and make life for me [as a means of] increase in every good and make death for me as a rest from every evil. [Saheeh Muslim Number: 2720]
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To be continued…InShaaAllah
[1] An Excerpt from Al-Wabil as-Sayyib’ page: 21.
[2] An Excerpt from Al-Fawaa’id al-Ilmiyyah Min Ad-Durar Al-Baaziyyah: 4/391-392. Publisher: Daar Ar-Risaalah 1st ed 1430AH (Year 2009)]
[3]https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/28730/%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B5. Paraphrased
[4] An Excerpt from ‘As-Sawaa’iq Al-Mursalah 1/371-372
[5] Al-Itisaam 3/434
Allah, The Most High, said:
وَمَن يَكْسِبْ خَطِيٓـَٔةً أَوْ إِثْمًا ثُمَّ يَرْمِ بِهِۦ بَرِيٓـًٔا فَقَدِ ٱحْتَمَلَ بُهْتَٰنًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا
And whoever earns a fault or a sin and then throws it on to someone innocent, he has indeed burdened himself with falsehood and a manifest sin. [An-Nisaa 112]
Amazing is the behaviour of some people in our era. They openly initiate their Mashakil, spreading them widely and fueling confusion and propaganda. Yet, when the chaos reaches the general public and is challenged, they quickly say, “Do not discuss the Mashakil publicly, as it will only confuse the common people.”
They then support this viewpoint with beautiful quotes from scholars, leading the naive to accept it as truth, despite the fact that it was the speaker who first brought the Mashakil into the public eye.
Also, there are those who did not start the Mashakil but, in their calls for calm, fail to differentiate between the instigators and the victims. Don’t waste your energy on such individuals regardless of what they quote; instead, seek out the truth, hold onto it, and enjoin good and forbid evil to the best of your ability, and do not fear the blame of the blamers.
Allah, The Most High, said:
وَسْـَٔلْهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلَّتِى كَانَتْ حَاضِرَةَ ٱلْبَحْرِ إِذْ يَعْدُونَ فِى ٱلسَّبْتِ إِذْ تَأْتِيهِمْ حِيتَانُهُمْ يَوْمَ سَبْتِهِمْ شُرَّعًا وَيَوْمَ لَا يَسْبِتُونَ لَا تَأْتِيهِمْ كَذَٰلِكَ نَبْلُوهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْسُقُونَ
وَإِذْ قَالَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِّنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا ٱللَّهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا قَالُوا۟ مَعْذِرَةً إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ
فَلَمَّا نَسُوا۟ مَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَنجَيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلسُّوٓءِ وَأَخَذْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ بِعَذَابٍۭ بَـِٔيسٍۭ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْسُقُونَ
فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِـِٔينَ
And ask them (O Muhammad) about the town that was by the sea, when they transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday): when their fish came to them openly on the Sabbath day and did not come to them on the day they had no Sabbath. Thus We made a trial of them for they used to rebel. And when a community among them said: “Why do you preach to a people whom Allah is about to destroy or to punish with a severe torment?” (The preachers) said: “In order to be free from guilt before your Lord (Allah), and perhaps they may fear Allah.” So when they forgot the reminders that had been given to them, We rescued those who forbade evil, but We seized those who did wrong with a severe torment because they used to rebel (disobey Allah). So when they exceeded the limits of what they were prohibited, We said to them: “Be you monkeys, despised and rejected.” (It is a severe warning to mankind that they should not disobey what Allah commands them to do, and be far away from what He prohibits them). [Al-A’raf 163-166]
The majority of them transgressed and acted boldly, and openly made that known. One group declared their disapproval and condemnation of such actions, while another group sufficed themselves with the disapproval and condemnation, and said to them:
“Why do you preach to a people whom Allah is about to destroy or to punish with a severe torment?”
It is as if they were saying: “There is no benefit in admonishing those who have violated Allah’s prohibitions and ignored the advice, instead they have continued their transgressions and rebellion. Indeed, it is inevitable that they will face divine retribution, either through destruction or severe punishment.
So, the admonishers said:
“We admonish and forbid them to be free from guilt (ourselves) before your Lord (Allah), and perhaps they may fear Allah”, in order words so that they abandon their sinful ways. We do not lose hope that they will be guided, as there is a possibility that admonition may resonate and have an impact on them.
This is the greater objective of denouncing wrongdoing – to serve as an excuse (for oneself) and to establish a case against those who are commanded to refrain from such actions, with the hope that Allah may guide them to act in accordance with His commands and prohibitions.
An Excerpt from Tafsir As-Sadi
From Abū Najīh al-ʿIrbāḍ bin Sāriyah (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) who said:
The Messenger of Allah gave us a sermon by which our hearts were filled with fear and tears came to our eyes. We said: “O Messenger of Allāh, it is as though this is a farewell sermon, so counsel us.” He said, “I counsel you to fear Allah and to give absolute obedience even if a slave becomes your leader. Verily he among you who lives [long] will see great controversy, so you must keep to my sunnah and to the sunnah of the rightly-guided Khalifahs – bite onto it with your molars. Beware of newly invented matters, for every invented matter is an innovation and every innovation is a going astray, and every going astray is in the Hell-fire.” [1]
The Manhaj illusionists stated: “In addition to Arab regimes, US policy-makers and senior advisors to the U.S. State Department have also advised the US government to fund al-Mad’khali and his strain of thought”. [End of quote]
Relationship with Muslim rulers: We’ve already talked about a Muslim’s relationship with the Muslim ruler, regardless of whether the ruler is pious or sinful. Read below:
Believer’s Bahaviour Towards Muslim Rulers – [Supplicates For Them….]
Relationship with non-Muslims in their lands:
On July 28, 2000, Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy on him, explained the Muslim’s relationship with a non-Muslim ruler and their subjects in the West as follows:
Likewise, I invite you to have respect for those people who have the right that they should be respected, from those between you and whom there is and agreement (of protection) [i.e. Non-Muslims]. For the land which you are living is such that there is an agreement between you and them. If this were not the case they would have killed you or expelled you. So preserve this agreement, and do not prove treacherous to it, since treachery is a sign of the hypocrites, and it is not from the way of the Believers. And know that it is authentically reported from the Prophet that he said: “Whoever kills one who is under an agreement of protection will not smell the fragrance of Paradise.” Do not be fooled by those sayings of the foolish people: those who say: ‘Those people are Non-Muslims, so their wealth is lawful for us [i.e. to misappropriate or take by way of murder and killing].’ For by Allah – this is a lie. A lie about Allah’s Religion, and a lie in Islamic societies. So we may not say that it is lawful to be treacherous towards people whom we have an agreement with. O my brothers! O youth! O Muslims! Be truthful in your buying and selling, renting, and leasing, and in all mutual transactions. Because truthfulness is from the characteristics of the Believers, and Allah – the Most High – has commanded truthfulness – in the saying of Allah – the Most High –“O you who believe – fear and keep your duty to Allah and be with the truthful”. And the Prophet encouraged truthfulness and said: “Adhere to truthfulness, because truthfulness leads to goodness, and goodness leads to Paradise; and a person will continue to be truthful, and strive to be truthful until he will be written down with Allah as a truthful person”. And he warned against falsehood and said: “Beware of falsehood, because falsehood leads to wickedness, and wickedness leads to the Fire. And a person will continue lying, and striving to lie until he is written down with Allah as a great liar.” O my brother Muslims. O youth. Be true in your sayings with your brothers, and with those Non-Muslims whom you live along with – so that you will be inviters to the Religion of Islam, by your actions and in reality. So how many people there are who first entered Islam because of the behaviour and manners of the Muslims, and their truthfulness, and being truthful in their dealings. [End of quote]
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As for the statement of the deluded liars “US policy-makers and senior advisors to the U.S. State Department have also advised the US government to fund al-Mad’khali and his strain of thought”, we must first remind the cretins that Al-Allaamah Rabee, may Allah have mercy upon him, did not prioritise his intellect over the final divine revelation; rather, he uses Shariah texts to clarify the truth and refute all callers to falsehood. The religion he adheres to “is not a set of ideas, rather it is a divine revelation sent down – by the Lord of the universe – in the Magnificent Qur’an and the (authentic) Sunnah of the noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him – the Messenger who never speaks based on his desires, rather [إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحۡىٌ۬ يُوحَىٰ – It (i.e. the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah conveyed by the Messenger) is nothing else but a revelation that is inspired].
As for an idea, it can be (rejected, disapproved, etc) and debated, and it may be correct or incorrect. Therefore, it is not permissible to associate Islam with the term ‘Idea’ because it is something specifically attributed to the creation [i.e. humankind and Jinn]. An idea can either be correct or wrong, (but) as for the Shariah [i.e. the sound divine law, creed, and acts of worship conveyed by the final Messenger from the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah], it is infallible. Similarly, it is not to be said, an “Islamic idea”, because the scholar who has reached the level of Ijtihad is restricted by the pure Shariah, so he is not allowed to contemplate (without referring back to infallible texts of the final revelation) and then legislate; rather he searches and follows the legislated Islamic path of (sound) Ijtihad in order to derive rulings”. (2)
Indeed, if the disbelievers embarked upon funding so-called Mad’khali thought, they would have funded an illusion. Al-Allaamah Bin Haadi Al-Mad’khali follows the Qur’an and Sunnah as understood and implemented by the pious predecessors, whereas the disbelievers and liars at Vikipedia follow conjecture and desires, as Allah said:
إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّہِمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
They follow but a guess and that which they themselves desire, whereas there has surely come to them the Guidance from their Lord! [Surah An-Najm]
Examine an example of the call of this Erudite Salafi Scholar (i.e. Al-Allaamah Rabee) when he stated:
The comprehensive Shariah understanding of Al-Fiqh Fid Deen “Whoever Allah wishes good for, He grants them an understanding of the religion!” When this understanding of the religion is mentioned amongst the people, they understand it to mean the books of Islamic jurisprudence (i.e. the books that discuss the rulings related to prayer, charity, fasting, marriage, etc); this is a deficient understanding. Fiqh (understanding) first and foremost is the understanding of the creed and Islamic monotheism. This is the highest level of Fiqh because the nobility of knowledge is (determined based on the) nobility of its subject matter. The best and noblest subject matter is Islamic Monotheism which teaches the people about the Attributes of their Lord and the perfection of His Attributes, (about) His Oneness, to worship Him alone and sincerely establish the entire religion for His Sake. Therefore, we seek an understanding of Islamic Monotheism from Allah’s Book (the Qur’an), the (authentic) Sunnah of Allah’s Messenger [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him], and from the understanding of our pious predecessors. We seek understanding in all areas of knowledge – understanding of halaal and haraam, acts of worship, mutual dealings, (sound) Islamic politics, economics, and in every affair. All these affairs – and all praise and thanks be to Allah – are extensively (found) within the (message) that Muhammad [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] brought.
When Fiqh is mentioned, its intended (meaning includes) understanding of every affair that is connected to our religious and worldly affairs, and the foremost of them is the knowledge of Islamic Monotheism. There is nothing that can do without the knowledge of Islamic Monotheism. Some people deeply preoccupy (with other) sciences and subject matters, but he does not know this knowledge that Muhammad brought, to such extent that you find many people who are well versed in language, Islamic jurisprudence, philosophy and the science of rhetoric, but – by Allah – he does not know (the correct meaning] of Laa ilaaha illal laah’ – the Islamic Monotheism Allah sent all the Messengers with- the first and last of them.
وَلَقَدۡ بَعَثۡنَا فِى ڪُلِّ أُمَّةٍ۬ رَّسُولاً أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجۡتَنِبُواْ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَۖ
And verily, We have sent among every Ummah [community, nation] a Messenger [saying]: “Worship Allah [Alone], and avoid [or keep away from] all false deities.” [An-Nahl 36]
Every Messenger came with this until the advent of the seal of the Messengers Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who resided in Makkah for ten years and called to Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism) – the foremost aspect and basis of his call. The prayer – the second pillar of Islam after the testimony of faith Laa ilaaha illal laah – was not legislated until in the 10th year (of his Messengership), and the full details of Zakat were not legislated until [after his migration (to Madeenah) and all the other laws. This shows the importance of Tawheed, so how is it that many people who ascribe to Islaam- those who claim knowledge – are ignorant of it, then how about the ignorant people?! And due to this, misguidance, Bidah, and the worship of graves have become widespread, and this arose due to ignorance regarding the (perfect) Names and Attributes of Allah and negation of Allah’s (perfect) Attributes. (Also), a people from other religions entered into Islam and plotted against the people (through) corrupt sciences – rhetoric, philosophy, forged historical accounts, and what is similar to that, and thus corrupted their creed and methodology”. (3) [End of quote]
Would the unbelievers endorse Al-Allamah Rabee’s above declaration and disseminate his works translated into English to their colleagues and universities, allowing the Salafiyyoon to promote Tawheed and Sunnah as understood and practiced by the pious predecessors in those institutions and their mainstream media?! There is no question that Allah can guide them to the Qur’an and Sunnah, and the sacred scripture is the sole upright guidance, not so-called Mad’khalism. Al-Allaamah Rabee follows the Qur’an and Sunnah even though the compulsive liars desperately seek to distort or deny what is as clear as the midday sun. Look at some of his rebuttals against the figureheads of kufr and shirk!
Who expects the unbelievers to support the stances of someone who rallies the scholars and senior students of knowledge in the Ummah to examine the unbelievers’ schemes?! Examine the Shaikh’s statement as follows:
“So, it is not permissible for the Ulamaa to remain heedless of their plans (i.e. the enemies of Islaam), their actions, their publications, their missionary activities and their various calls (to the Muslims). And also the various poisons they are infusing – which are in opposition to the Qur’an and the Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) and his Sunnah. And nor of what plans they have for (the destruction of) the beliefs and methodologies of Islaam. It is not permissible either, to remain heedless of their concentrated efforts to Christianise or secularise the Muslim youth. And along with that, the Muslim youth and the students are not able to oppose this plan and strategy. Rather it is necessary that the distinguished Ulamaa – those who are experienced and shrewd – it is for such people, in all the places to undertake this duty. So it is obligatory for some of the intelligent and ingenious people from the field of Aqeedah to be mobilised for opposing these plans. And likewise it is a must that the intelligent and distinguished from amongst the specialists in the Sunnah – that they be mobilised for the refutation of these and similarly the eminent and distinguished from amongst those in the fields of Orientalism for the refutation of the plans of the Orientalists.” (Ahl ul-Hadeeth, p.102)
He also says: “I myself believe that it is a benefit – rather it is of necessity – that we know what the enemies are planning for us, and that it is necessary for us to prepare (ourselves in strength) to destroy their plans. However, I do not exaggerate in this matter, rather my view is the view of our Ulamaa and they have all agreed upon this – that amongst the obligatory matters, there are some that are Fard Ain and others that are Fard Kifaayah – and even if knowing the state of the enemies is harmful – it is still necessary for us to know it – but it is treated as Fard Kifaayah. When some attend to it, then the harm is removed from the rest” up until he said: “So I consider that there is no criticism for the Ulamaa and the students of knowledge who take great concern for preserving the Sharee’ah of Allaah – in terms of the Book, the Sunnah, and its understanding – for this is one of the duties of the Kifaayah actions. And I believe that these people are more superior, noble, truthful and of more benefit to Islaam than those who are weak in their knowledge of the religion of Allaah or those who have no share in acquainting themselves with it.” [An excerpt from an article at www.salafipublications.com titled: The Salafis and Looking into the Affairs of the Ummah]
The above is enough to unveil the repugnant illusions of the liars and Manhaj illusionists. Therefore, if they want to realise the repugnance of their claims, lies and illusions, let them send these links to the unbelievers and command them to spread the true Salafi path; otherwise, they are among those whose lies are known to everyone with a smidgeon of common sense.
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To be continued…InShaaAllah
[1]https://www.nawawis40hadith.com/nw/hadith/28/sticking-to-the-sunnah
[2] An Excerpt from Mu’jam Al-Manaahi Lil-Laf’dhiyyah’. pages 430-431
[3] An Excerpt from Marhaban Yaa Taalib Al-Ilm – pages 243-244
Hisham Bin Urwah, may Allah have mercy upon him, used to say:
“Do not question the people about what they have innovated (in the religion) today because they have prepared answers for it; rather, question them about the Sunnah because they do not know it.” [1]
Al-Allamah Ibn Aqeel, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
“If the truthful ones were to keep silent and the falsifiers speak, then the creation would have relinquished what they have witnessed (of truth) and reject what they have not witnessed. So when the devout ones desire to revive the Sunnah, the people would reject it and think that it is bidah”. [2]
Shaikh Al Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, was asked if there is any authentic ahadith from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, regarding what people do on the day of Aashooraa, such as applying kohl and Hena, shaking hands, taking a bath, preparing food such as barley and other grains, and manifesting happiness; if there are no authentic proofs, is this considered bidah or not? And do the deeds of the other group (i.e. the Raafidah Shiites) have a basis in the religion or not, such as mourning, showing grief, purposefully making oneself thirsty and scarring oneself, sobbing, reciting (poems), fainting as a result of that and slapping the face?
Response: All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Lord of the entire existence. There is no authentic hadith from the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] or his companions in this regard, and none of the Imams, including the four Imams (Abu Hanifah, Malik, Ahmad, and Shafi’ee), have recommended it. Neither the scholars who authored and collated the texts that are relied on for their authenticity nor the companions and their students reported anything authentic or weak regarding this from the Prophet, neither in the authentic books of hadith nor in the Sunan. The virtuous first three generations of Islam knew nothing about these reports; however, some of those who came after the first three virtuous generations of Islam have transmitted reports to this effect, such as “Whoever applies kohl on the day of Aashooraa will not be sore-eyed in that year.” “Whoever bathes on Aashooraa will not get sick that year.” They also transmitted reports that Adam’s repentance took place on the day of Aashooraa, the virtue of prayer on this day, and that it was the day Nuh’s ark landed on Mount Judi, the day Ya’qub was reunited with Yusuf, and the day Ibraaheem was saved from the fire, etc. They also transmitted fabricated reports and lies attributed to the Prophet saying, “Whoever gives to his family on the day of Aashooraa, Allah will give him throughout the year.” All of these reports are lies attributed to the Prophet. [3]
Then an ignorant and transgressive group arose, consisting of either disbelieving hypocrites or misguided individuals. They declared (so-called) allegiance to the Prophet’s household and observed Aashooraa as a day of mourning, misery, and wailing. They practice pre-Islamic ignorance-related deeds such as slapping the face, tearing their clothes, and calling to pre-Islamic ignorance-related slogans and disbelief. However, Allah and His Messenger instructed that when new disasters occur, (one) exercises patience, hopes for Allah’s reward, recalls one’s misdeeds, and repents, as Allah (The Most High) said:
وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ
الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ ۖ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَ
But give glad tidings to As-Saabireen (the patient ones, etc.). Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: “Truly! To Allah, we belong and truly, to Him, we shall return.” They are those on whom are the Salaam (i.e. blessings, etc.) (i.e. who are blessed and will be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who) receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided ones. [Al-Baqarah: 55-57]
And it has been reported in the Saheehayn (Bukhaari and Muslim) from the Prophet that he said, “He is not from us, he who slaps his cheeks, tears his clothes and calls to the slogans of the pre-Islamic period of ignorance” [4]
They also recite mournful poems and relate reports that are full of lies. And the truth in them merely renews their (exaggerated and mistaken way of grieving), bigoted allegiance, incitement to hatred and conflict, initiating trials between the people of Islam as a result of that, and reviling those who were first to enter Islam. Even an eloquent person cannot explain the evil of these people (i.e. the Raafidah) and their harm to the people of Islam. [Visit http://www.shia.bs/index.cfm ]
However, they (i.e. Raafidah) are opposed by another group of people who are either Nawaasib (footnote a) or ignoramuses, thus they confront corruption with corruption, lying with lies, evil with evil, and bidah with bidah. On the day of Aashooraa, they write poems conveying joy and happiness, apply kohl, dye their garments a different colour, spend extra on their families, and cook the food they do not normally cook. These people regard the day of Aashooraa as an occasion comparable to the days of celebration and happiness [i.e. the two Eids]. The Raafidah, on the other hand, observe it as a day of mourning, grief, and suffering [i.e. inflicting injuries on oneself]. In this matter, both groups are mistaken and have exited the authentic Prophetic path. Allah’s Messenger, the rightly guided Khulafaa, or any of the Muslims’ Imams, such as Malik, Ath-Thawree, Al-Layth Bin Sa’d, Abu Haneefah, Al-Awzaa’ee, Ash-Shaafi’ee, Ahmad Bin Hanbal, and Ishaaq Bin Raahawayh, never legislated these deeds. [5]
Footnote a: Imam Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
The Nawaasib are the ones who propagate hostility towards the Prophet’s family, slander and revile them, so they are the opposite of the Rawaafid (i.e. those who exaggerate the status of the Prophet’s family until they worship them). [6]
[1] Quoted by Imaam Aloosee (may Allah have mercy upon him) in “Ghaayatul Amaanee Fee Ar-Radd Alaa An-Nabahaanee”. 1/367
[2] Shifaa As-Sudoor Fee Ziyaaratil Mashaahid Wal-Quboor. Page 148
[3] Majmoo al-Fataawaa 25/299-312
[4] Al-Fataawaa Al-Kubraa page 1/200
[5] Majmoo al-Fataawaa 25/299-312
[6] Sharh Al-Aqeedah Al-Waasitiyyah 2/283
Allah, The Most High, said:
لَّا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْجَهْرَ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا
Allah does not like that the evil should be uttered in public except by him who has been wronged. And Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Knower. [An-Nisaa 148]
Imam As-Sadi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
يخبر تعالى أنه لا يحب الجهر بالسوء من القول، أي: يبغض ذلك ويمقته ويعاقب عليه، ويشمل ذلك جميع الأقوال السيئة التي تسوء وتحزن، كالشتم والقذف والسب ونحو ذلك فإن ذلك كله من المنهي عنه الذي يبغضه الله. ويدل مفهومها أنه يحب الحسن من القول كالذكر والكلام الطيب اللين. وقوله: { إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ } أي: فإنه يجوز له أن يدعو على من ظلمه ويتشكى منه، ويجهر بالسوء لمن جهر له به، من غير أن يكذب عليه ولا يزيد على مظلمته، ولا يتعدى بشتمه غير ظالمه، ومع ذلك فعفوه وعـدم مقابلته أولى، كما قـال تعالى: { فَمَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ } { وَكَانَ اللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا } ولما كانت الآية قد اشتملت على الكلام السيئ والحسن والمباح، أخبر تعالى أنه { سميع } فيسمع أقوالكم، فاحذروا أن تتكلموا بما يغضب ربكم فيعاقبكم على ذلك. وفيه أيضا ترغيب على القول الحسن. { عَلِيمٌ } بنياتكم ومصدر أقوالكم.
Allah, The Most High, informs (us) that indeed He does not love that evil speech is uttered in public, meaning He hates that, abhors it, and punishes due to it. And this includes all evil speech that causes hurt and sadness, such as insults, false accusations, revilement, and what is similar, for indeed, all of this is from the prohibited things that Allah hates. Its (further) understanding is that indeed He loves good speech, such as Dhikr, good, gentle speech.
As for His statement, “except by one who has been wronged”, for indeed, it is permissible for him to supplicate against the one who wronged him, complain about the injustice, and openly mention the evil of the one who openly spoke ill of him, without lying about him – neither exceeding the limits of his oppression nor transgressing the limits through his insult against other than the one who oppressed him. However, pardoning and refraining from retaliation are better, as Allah said:
مَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّه
“Whoever forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is with Allah.” [1]
Al-Allamah Muqbil Bin Haadee al-Waadi’ee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
All praise belongs to Allaah, we mention the noble ‘Ulamaa with good, we direct people to them the likes of Shaykh Badee’ ad-Deen al-Bakistaanee as-Sindee, Shaykh al-Albaanee…Shaykh Rabee’ and Ibn Baaz. Our books are full of advising people to sit with those scholars and to benefit from them and their books. As for if you intend (by your question) that there is nothing with us except Tajreeh (refutation) for the people of innovation, then that is correct since they are the ones who initiate it:
لَّا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْجَهْرَ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا
Allah does not like that the evil should be uttered in public except by him who has been wronged. And Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Knower. [Surah an-Nisaa: 148]
So they are the ones who initiate (the revilement) and make people flee from us. So at times they say (about us that we are) ‘people of Takfeer (ejecting people from Islaam).’ And other times they say we are ‘Mutashaddidoon’ (harsh), and they say that we do not know anything from the current affairs. And on occasions they say (about us that) we only know ‘Hadathana wa Akhbarana’ (he narrated to us and he informed us – i.e. knowledge of Hadeeth). And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When two people revile/insult one another, (the sin of) what they say is upon the first one (i.e. the one who initiated it), so long as the wronged one does not transgress.” [Saheeh Muslim (no.2587]
So we are defenders of the Sunnah, not (defenders of) our own selves. We hear people reviling and insulting us but we do not reply to them. The people of Sa’dah authored: ‘The Decisive Speech In Refuting The Slanderer and Liar’ – they are talking about me but I did not reply to them… And we did not refute them – all praise be to Allaah – until the people of Sa’dah died. We have no time to defend ourselves, rather, we defend the Sunnah even if it is by biting with our molar teeth. We will never let anyone speak ill of the Sunnah of the Messenger (ﷺ), whether he is a Shi’ite, a Soofee or from the Muslim Brotherhood. We sacrifice ourselves and our honour for the Sunnah.” Source: [Fadaa’ih wa Nasaa’eh, p.153-155, Shaykh Muqbil b. Haadee al-Waadi’ee, Daar al-Haramain, First Edition, 1419H/1999CE] [Translated by Ustadh Abu Abdillah Bilal Al-Kashmiri – may Allah preserve him]
Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻠﻤﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺤﺰﺑﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ
ﻭﻳﻔﻌﻠﻮﺍ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻘﻲ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺍﻭﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻐﻀﺎﺀ،
ﺑﻞ ﻳﻜﻮﻧﻮﻥ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻷﺧﻮﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻌﺎﻭﻧﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟﺒﺮ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻘﻮﻱ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺗﻌﺈﻟﻰ
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الإثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ
وليس لأحد منهم أن يأخذ على أحد عهداً بموافقته على كل ما يريده وموالاة من يواليه ومعاداة من يعاديه،بل من فعل هذا كان من جنس جنكز خان وأمثاله الذين يجعلون من وافقهم صديقاً واليا، ومن خالفهم عدوَّا باغيا، بل عليهم وعلى أتباعهم عهد الله ورسوله بأن يطيعوا الله ورسوله ويفعلوا ما أمر الله ورسوله ويحرموا ما حرم الله ورسوله ويرعوا حقوق المعلمين كما أمر الله ورسوله، فإن كان أستاذ أحد مظلوماً نصره، وإن كان ظالماً لم يعاونه على الظلم بل يمنعه منه كما ثبت في الصحيح أنه قال:
(انصر أخاك ظالماً أو مظلوماً. قيل: يا رسول الله: أنصره مظلوماً فكيف أنصره ظالماً؟. قال تمنعه من الظلم فذلك نصرك إياه).
وإذا وقع بين معلم ومعلم أو تلميذ وتلميذ أو معلم وتلميذ خصومة ومشاجرة لم يجز لأحد أن يعين أحدهما حتى يعلم الحق، فلا يعاونه بجهل ولا بهوى، بل ينظر في الأمر، فإذا تبين له الحق أعان المحق منهما على المبطل سواء كان المحق من أصحابه أو أصحاب غيره، وسواء كان المبطل من أصحابه أو أصحاب غيره، فيكون المقصود عبادة الله وحده وطاعة رسوله واتباع الحق والقيام بالقسط
قال تعالى
يا أيها الذين آمنوا كونوا قوامين بالقسط شهداء لله ولو على أنفسكم أو الوالدين والأقربين، إن يكن غنياً أو فقيراً فالله أولى بهما، فلا تتبعوا الهوى أن تعدلوا وإن تلووا أو تعرضوا فإن الله كان بما تعملون خبيراً
It is not allowed for the teachers to initiate (illegal) partisanship between the people and do that which would cause enmity and hatred between them; but rather they should be brothers who cooperate upon righteousness and piety, as Allah, The Most High, said:
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ
Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa [virtue, righteousness and piety]; but do not help one another in sin and transgression.][Al-Ma’idah. 2]
It is not allowed for anyone of them to receive a pledge from anyone to be in agreement with him in everything he wants – having allegiance to the one he is allied to and enmity against the one he harbours enmity, and whoever does this is similar to Genghis Khan and his ilk (in this affair), who take as their loyal friends the one in agreement with them and the one who oppose them as a rebellious enemy; rather it is obligated on them and their followers (i.e. the teachers) to fulfil the covenant of Allah and His Messenger by obeying Allah and His Messenger, doing that which Allah and His Messenger have commanded, declare unlawful that which Allah and His Messenger have declared unlawful, and preserve the rights of the teachers in the manner commanded by Allah and His Messenger. So, if one’s teacher is oppressed, he should help him; but if the teacher is the oppressor, he should not aid him in his act of oppression; rather he forbids him from it, as it has been established in the authentic books of hadith that the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] said, “Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one. People asked, “O Allah’s Messenger! It is all right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?” The Prophet said, “By preventing him from oppressing others.” [Al-Bukhari 2444]
If an argument and dispute occurs between a teacher and another teacher, or between a student and another student, it is not permissible for anyone to help one of them until he knows the truth – neither to aid him based on ignorance nor desires; rather he he examines the affair, so if the truth becomes clear to him, he helps the one who deserves to be helped (due to him being upon the truth) against the one upon error – regardless whether the one who deserves to be helped is one of his companions or the companion of someone else, or whether the one upon error is one of his companions or the companion of someone else. Therefore, the aim is only to worship Allah alone, obedience to Allaah’s Messenger, adherence to truth and establishment of justice. Allah, The Most High, said:
يا أيها الذين آمنوا كونوا قوامين بالقسط شهداء لله ولو على أنفسكم أو الوالدين والأقربين، إن يكن غنياً أو فقيراً فالله أولى بهما، فلا تتبعوا الهوى أن تعدلوا وإن تلووا أو تعرضوا فإن الله كان بما تعملون خبيراً
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah; even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, be he rich or poor, Allah is a Better Protector to both (than you). So follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest you may avoid justice, and if you distort your witness or refuse to give it, verily, Allah is Ever Well-Acquainted with what you do. [An-Nisaa. 135] [2]
[1] An Excerpt from Tafsir As-Sa’di
[2] Majmu Al-Fataawaa. 28/15-17. paraphrased
Allah, The Most High, said:
وَمَن يَكْسِبْ خَطِيٓـَٔةً أَوْ إِثْمًا ثُمَّ يَرْمِ بِهِۦ بَرِيٓـًٔا فَقَدِ ٱحْتَمَلَ بُهْتَٰنًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا
And whoever earns a fault or a sin and then throws it on to someone innocent, he has indeed burdened himself with falsehood and a manifest sin. [An-Nisaa 112]
Amazing is the behaviour of some people in our era. They openly initiate their Mashakil, spreading them widely and fueling confusion and propaganda. Yet, when the chaos reaches the general public and is challenged, they quickly say, “Do not discuss the Mashakil publicly, as it will only confuse the common people.”
They then support this viewpoint with beautiful quotes from scholars, leading the naive to accept it as truth, despite the fact that it was the speaker who first brought the Mashakil into the public eye.
Also, there are those who did not start the Mashakil but, in their calls for calm, fail to differentiate between the instigators and the victims. Don’t waste your energy on such individuals regardless of what they quote; instead, seek out the truth, hold onto it, and enjoin good and forbid evil to the best of your ability, and do not fear the blame of the blamers.
Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
If a man commits evil openly, it is obligatory to denounce him openly, and this is not tantamount to backbiting him. It is obligatory to chastise him openly with what would prevent him from (the evil), such as boycotting and other than that. [1]
Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baaz, may Allah have mercy upon him, was asked: “When should advice be given in private or openly?”
Response: The one giving advice does what is best. If he sees that it is more beneficial in secret, he advises secretly; if he sees that it is more beneficial to do so openly, he does so; but if the sin is committed in secret, the advice can only be given in secret. If he knows about his brother that he sins in secret, he advises him in secret and does not expose him. But if the sin is committed openly, – seen by the people, for example, a person starts drinking alcohol in a gathering, then one must denounce it openly; or if a person started calling (others) to drink alcohol or to fornicate, whilst one is present, he should say, “O my brother! This is not permissible”. [2]
It was said to Imam Al-Albani, may Allah have mercy upon him, “The statement of some people or the stipulation of some of them is that it is more correct that advice must be given before refutations are printed- a copy must be sent to the one refuted so that it can be looked into. They say this is from the methodology of the pious predecessors”.
Response: This is not a condition, but if it is possible and it is hoped that affinity will be attained from this approach – in order not to announce the affair amongst the people, then this is undoubtedly a good thing; but as for making it a condition first and foremost, and secondly, making it a general condition, there is no wisdom in this at all. People, as you all know, are like mines of gold and silver [a], so whoever you know – about him – that he is with us on the path- upon the (sound) methodology and that he accepts advice, then you write to him without making his mistake known, and at least in your view this is good. But this is not a condition, and it would have been impossible (to implement fully) even if it were a condition. How would get his address and how would you be able to correspond with him? Also, will he send you a response or not? These are completely speculative affairs. This condition is very difficult to fulfil, and therefore the issue is not taken as a condition. [3]
Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Haadi Al-Mad’khali, may Allah have mercy upon him, was asked: “Our Shaikh, one of the affairs that have become circulated and have aroused an intense feeling among the Salafis, is that there are people who claim that advice is obligatory before warning. Is there a statement you can give in this matter?”
Response: I answered this question before – may Allah bless you. We have been put to trial with these types of affairs, so you find a person spreading falsehoods, lies, and slander against others- both about individuals and in general; and if you give him advice or (respond with) criticism or something, he says, “Why did they not warn me, why did they not advise me, and why did they not explain to me”. (These statements of this person are) corrupt excuses. We seek from these people to repent to Allah and return to the truth with complete good manners and humility, and to leave such excuses. Assume that this one made a mistake and did not speak, and did not advise you, then (still) return to the truth and reprimand him thereafter. As for spreading (trouble) amongst the people and persisting in your falsehood and your mistakes, and saying, “They did not do and they did”, this is empty talk. It is obligated to a believer to return to Allah (in obedience, repentance, etc). You publish your mistakes in books, tapes, etc. If you hid your mistakes and committed them in the darkness of your house – (known only to) you and Allah, then this person discovers you, he would advise you – between you and him (only). As for disseminating your statements and (publicising) deeds in the world, then someone comes and publishes- meaning, replies to you (or rebuts you), there is nothing wrong with this -May Allah bless you. Leave these excuses (arise) from many of the people of falsehood who are rebellious in falsehood and stubbornness. [4]
[1] Majmoo Al-Fataawaa 28/217
[2] Majallah Al-Islaah. (Number 17/241). Date: 23/6/1993
[a] Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “People are like mines of gold and silver; those who were excellent in Jahiliya (during the days of ignorance) are excellent In Islam, when they have an understanding (in the religion), and the souls are troops collected together and those who had a mutual familiarity amongst themselves would have affinity amongst them, and those who opposed one of them, would be at variance with one another”. [Saheeh Muslim 2638]
[3] Silsilah Al-Hudaa Wan-Noor. Number 63
[4] https://rabee.net/alfatawi/%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AC-%D9%88%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%B7/
From Abū Najīh al-ʿIrbāḍ bin Sāriyah (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu) who said:
The Messenger of Allah gave us a sermon by which our hearts were filled with fear and tears came to our eyes. We said: “O Messenger of Allāh, it is as though this is a farewell sermon, so counsel us.” He said, “I counsel you to fear Allah and to give absolute obedience even if a slave becomes your leader. Verily he among you who lives [long] will see great controversy, so you must keep to my sunnah and to the sunnah of the rightly-guided Khalifahs – bite onto it with your molars. Beware of newly invented matters, for every invented matter is an innovation and every innovation is a going astray, and every going astray is in the Hell-fire.” [1]
The Manhaj illusionists stated:
“Though originating in Saudi Arabia, the movement lost its support base in the country and has mostly been relegated to the Muslim community in Europe, with most Saudi Arabians not taking the edicts of Madkhalists seriously. Political scientist Omar Ashour has described the movement as resembling a cult, and English-language media has referred to the group as such”. [End of quote]
Response:
We’ve already addressed in part 1 that there are no strains in Salafiyyah, let alone one known as Madkhalism; therefore, there’s no need to address anything related to its so-called origin or emergence as a movement; otherwise, we’ll engage in a fruitless debate in attempting to rebut this delusion of the deluded liars.
Everything said by the liars about this fictitious strain within Salafiyyah is intended to misconstrue the reality of Al-Allamah Rabee’s approach and efforts in rebutting Ahlul Bidah. Indeed, Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Mad’khali, may Allah have mercy upon him, is their target since he, along with other well-known Salafi Scholars – such as Al-Allamah Muhammad Amaan Al-Jami, Al-Allamah Ubaid Bin Abdillah Al-Jabiri, Al-Allamah Salih Al-Fawzan, Al-Allamah Muhammad Bin Abdil Wahhaab Al-Bannah, Al-Allamah Muqbil Bin Haadi Al-Waad’ee – exposed the corruption and deception of the Takfeeris, Qutubies, and other political activists in Saudi and elsewhere, and Al-Allamah Rabee, in particular, revealed the reality of Sayyid Qutb, Hasan Al-Bannah, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood sect, Adnan Aroor, Abdur-Rahman Abdul Khaliq, Ihyaa Turath, and others.
Additionally, other Salafi scholars, such as Imam Al-Albaanee, as well as Salafi students of knowledge in the East and the West, revealed the truth about the Khawarij, such as Usamah Bin Ladin and Ayman Az Zawahiri, political activists, and people who adhered to the Ikhwaanees’ methodology, such as Salman Al-Awdah, Safar, Nasir Umar, Muhammad Al-Areefee, Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, and their ilk. Visit:
http://www.themadkhalis.com/md/
This is what the fraudsters are trying to conceal since Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Mad’khali and his students in the East and the West were amongst the first to expose all contemporary deviant groups and individuals whose orientation is a path that encourages an innovative political discourse or rebellion against Muslim rulers. So, when their misguided tactics and covert attempts to infiltrate Salafiyyah were uncovered, they concocted an imaginary strain within Salafiyyah which they called Madkhalism and falsely attributed it to Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Mad’khali. And to cover up their deviated organisations and figureheads, they also invented many bogus ideas; nevertheless, Al-Allamah Rabee once more revealed their evil schemes.
Regarding the claim of the liars that “the movement (i.e., so-called Mad’kalism) lost its support base in the country (i.e. Saudi Arabia) and has mostly been relegated to the Muslim community in Europe, with most Saudi Arabians not taking the edicts of Madkhalists seriously,” this is yet another desperate attempt – through this fictitious strain within Salafiyyah – to claim that Al-Allamah Rabee’s stances are incorrect. Indeed, even if Al-Allamah Rabee’s clarifications are rejected by all the political activists and the Khawarij, including the Manhaj illusionists, this does not mean that the Shaikh is incorrect; rather, in Islam, what is given consideration is the clarification that is in agreement with the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah as understood and implemented by the pious predecessors. Therefore, the sincere seeker of truth follows the proofs and does not take into account the large numbers in opposition, regardless of whether the clarifier’s clarifications are accepted or rejected in any location on Earth. Imam Abu Shamah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
“When the command to adhere to the Jamaa’ah (the main body) is (mentioned), then the intent behind it is to adhere to the truth, even if those who follow it are few and those who oppose it are numerous. That is because the truth is that which the first Jamaa’ah was upon- the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his companions, may Allah be pleased with them, and one does not give consideration to the numerous people of falsehood”. [2]
Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baaz, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
“Let every Muslim be careful of being deceived by the great numbers [of people upon such and such idea, view, belief, way of life, etc], whilst saying, ‘Indeed, the people have become such and such, and have become accustomed to such and such, so I am with them’. This is a great calamity, for indeed many people of the past were destroyed due to this [i.e. blindly following the majority]. Therefore, O sensible one! It is obligated to you to examine yourself; take account of yourself and adhere to the truth, even if the people abandon it. Beware of what Allah has forbidden, even if the people do it, for indeed the truth is more worthy of being followed, just as Allah, The Most High, said:
وَإِنْ تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّه ِ
And if you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away from Allah’s Path. [Al An’-am. 116]
And Allah, The Most High, said:
وَمَآ أَڪۡثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَوۡ حَرَصۡتَ بِمُؤۡمِنِين
And most of mankind will not believe even if you desire it eagerly] [Yusuf 103] [3]
Al-Allamah Muqbil Bin Hadi Al-Waadi’ee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
“If numbers are the scale by way of which you judge, then the majority are mostly blameworthy; and if persuasive speech and eloquence is the scale by way of which you judge, then indeed Allah described the Munaafiqoon that they have tongues that utter beautiful speech. Allah said:
وَإِن يَقُولُواْ تَسۡمَعۡ لِقَوۡلِهِمۡ
And when they speak, you listen to their words]. [Al-Munaafiqoon. 4]
Therefore, what is given consideration is that one knows the people of truth by their characteristics – that they call to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his family, and companions], and they neither desire reward from the people nor seeking to be thanked”. [4]
Indeed, the measure by which truth is distinguished from falsehood is not whether or not one takes Shaikh Rabee’s refutations seriously; rather, one examines the evidence offered by this sincere, devout, and valiant Scholar [may Allah protect him]. Likewise, may Allah bless our brave seniors at Salafipublications for delivering various articles over many years to elucidate the truth. Visit websites that are a thorn in the throats of the misguided as well as those who seek to hide behind Salafiyyah to propagate their false and bidah principles.
http://www.salafipublications.com/sps/downloads/pdf/GRV070006.pdf
http://www.shariah.ws/authors/Abu.Iyaad.cfm
http://www.ikhwanis.com/authors/Abu.Iyaad.cfm
https://www.kharijites.com/kj/
http://www.sayyidqutb.com/
http://www.shariah.ws/articles/krjoiqo-hasan-al-banna-ahl-us-sunnah-and-the-shiah-are-the-same-upon-purity-united-by-the-kalimah.cfm
http://www.nabahani.com/authors/Abu.Iyaad.cfm
http://www.manhaj.com/manhaj/authors/Abu.Iyaad.cfm
http://www.takfiris.com/takfir/
http://www.salafis.com/
http://www.islamagainstextremism.com/
The Crime of Tamyee
https://www.manhaj.com/manhaj/articles/rgsln-shaykh-ubayd-al-jaabiree-the-crime-of-tamyee-softening-melting-upon-the-salafi-manhaj—part-1.cfm
https://www.manhaj.com/manhaj/articles/mtkwk-shaykh-ubayd-al-jaabiree-the-crime-of-tamyee-softening-melting-upon-the-salafi-manhaj—part-2.cfm
https://www.manhaj.com/manhaj/articles/gizty-shaykh-ubayd-al-jaabiree-the-crime-of-tamyee-softening-melting-upon-the-salafi-manhaj—part-3.cfm
https://www.manhaj.com/manhaj/articles/cxnap-shaykh-ubayd-al-jaabiree-the-crime-of-tamyee-softening-melting-upon-the-salafi-manhaj—part-4.cfm
Finally, regarding the claim of that Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Mad’khali, may Allah have mercy upon him, and those who support his knowledge-based refutations are a cult and that this is also the view of Dr. Umar Ashqar and some in the English language media, this is undoubtedly another desperate attempt to distort the truth, just as they have done with a fictitious strain within Salafiyyah known as Mad’khalism although there are neither strains nor cults within Salafiyyah; rather, those who have deviated from sound Salafi principles and still seek to ascribe to it to justify their deviations are well known to either hasten towards extremism or negligence, and thus some Salafi scholars, including Al-Allamah Rabee, Al-Allamah Ubaid, and their students, clarified the reality regarding these deceivers. So, the deceivers accused Al-Allamah Rabee of cultism after the robust and knowledge-based refutations against them became widely accessible to the Salafiyyoon. Indeed, none of the Shayaateen liars on Wikipedia or elsewhere can produce a single piece of knowledge-based evidence to show that Al-Allamah Rabee and those who assisted him in his Jihaad against Ahlul Bidah and the political activists are cultists. This is why the Shaikh addressed them as follows:
“We are challenging Ahlul Bidah Wal Ahwaa [the adherents to bidah and followers of vain desires] in their creed and politics. We say, between us and you are the (path, understanding of the) pious predecessors and books (of the pious predecessors). Ahmad [i.e. Imam Ahmad] used to say to the proponents of bidah, ‘Between us and you are the funerals (i.e. whose funeral will be attended by Ahlus Sunnah in great numbers)’. We say (i.e. at present), ‘Between us and you are the books (of the pious predecessors)- the books are present! Allah said to His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him:
قل فَأْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
Say (O Muhammad): “Bring here the Taurat (Torah) and recite it, if you are truthful.
So, they bring the Torah and you prove them to be upon falsehood. We bring the books of the pious predecessors – the Qur’an, the Sunnah, the books of Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasaa’ee, and what was authored by Ahmad and others; we bring them (to prove) those who are on the path of these (pious predecessors) and those who turn away and oppose them. Just as Allah challenged the Jews to bring the Torah, so the Torah was brought and they were exposed. We challenge these people to bring the books of the pious predecessors, so that the Mubtadi is exposed, and to clarify who the deviants are- whether us or them? Are they able to challenge? Can they open their mouths like this? We fill our mouths with courage – challenge everyone who says that we are upon other than the methodology of the pious predecessors. We, by Allah, call to the methodology of the pious predecessors- to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of Allaah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
We use the book of Allah and the Sunnah as proof for our beliefs, our acts of worship, our dealings with rulers and their subjects, and in dealing with groups and sects. As for the others, they are upon tricks, deception, etc By Allah, you will not find with them anything but tricks and manipulating the emotions of youth.
As for Dr. Umar Al Ashqar, may Allah have mercy upon him, if this is actually his statement as transmitted by the Manhaj illusionists, then indeed, it is a disgusting lie and slander. However, regardless of whether this is his statement or not, his affair was not hidden from the Salafiyyoon. Shaikh Abdul Ilaah Lahmami Al-Maghribi, may Allah preserve him, stated:
“I heard from our Shaikh Muhammad Abdulwahhab Marzooq al Banna, may Allah have mercy upon him, that he (i.e. Umar Ashqar) was one of his students in the Jamiah al Islamiyyah in Madinah and that later he followed the Manhaj of the Ikhwaan Al-Muslimeen. And that even Abdulrahman Abdulkhaliq who also later followed the manhaj of the Ikhwaan complained to Sheikh al Banna about Umar al Ashqar following the Ikhwaan”. [5]
To be continued.., InShaaAllah
[1]https://www.nawawis40hadith.com/nw/hadith/28/sticking-to-the-sunnah
[2] Al-Baa’ith Alaa Inkar Al-Bid’ah Wal-Hawaadith’ page 22
[3] An Excerpt from ‘Majmoo Al-Fataawaa 12/ 412-416
[4] Qam Al-Ma’anid 2/547
[5] http://www.salafitalk.net/st/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=6&Topic=2788