Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saaleh Al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah) said:
أي إنسان يرمي المعتدلين بالإرجاء فإنه يميل إلى رأي الخوارج
Any person who accuses the upright (scholars) of Irjaa, then indeed he is inclined towards the view of the khawaarij.
The Imaam (rahimahullaah) also said:
ولا أعلم عن الألباني قول يدل على أنه من أهل الإرجاء
بل هو سلفيٌ،سنيٌ،محدث،قل أن يوجد في عصره مثله
And I do not know of a statement from Albaani (which) indicates that he is from the people of Irjaa; rather he is a Salafi, a Sunni, a Muhaddith. It is rare to find someone like him in his era.
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
Imaam Ibn Baaz on Hijacking planes and kidnapping
“From that which is known to everyone who has the slightest bit of common sense is that hijacking airplanes and kidnapping children and the like are extremely great crimes, the world over. Their evil effects are far and wide, as is the great harm and inconvenience caused to the innocent; the total effect of which none can comprehend except Allaah.
Likewise, from that which is known is that these crimes are not specific to any particular country over and above another country, nor any specific group over and above another group, rather it encompasses the whole world.
There is no doubt about the effect of these crimes; so it is obligatory upon the governments and those responsible from amongst the scholars and other than them to afford these issues great concern, and to exert themselves as much as possible in ending this evil.”
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
Sheikh Saaleh al Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) said:
It is not permissible to exalt and praise the innovators, even if they have with them some of that which is the haqq. That is because raising and praising them will spread their bidah and makes them from amongst the sincere ones, who are taken as examples from amongst the men of distinction of this Ummah. The Salaf have warned us against having trust for the innovators, and have warned against praising them, and from their gatherings. In this regard Asad Ibn Musa (rahimahullaah) wrote: ”And be beware of being a brother of the innovator (by association), or a companion of his, or one whom you sit with. For indeed there has come the athar: ”whoever sits with a person of innovation; has left the protection of Allaah and is entrusted to himself. Whoever proceeds towards a person of innovation has proceeded towards the destruction of Islaam”.
The innovators must be warned against and kept away from, even if they have some truth with them. Indeed, the most astray are not devoid of something of the truth, but as long as they have with them innovation, opposition and sinful views/ideas; then it is not permissible to praise and exalt them. And it is impermissible not to have an objection towards their innovation, because in this is spreading of bidah and belittling the Sunnah. And through this the innovator will emerge and become a guide for the ummah.
There are those Imaams in every era, who have no affairs of innovation with them. And all Praise is due to Allaah, in them is that which suffices the ummah. They are the leaders/guides. What is obligatory is to make Ittibaa of the straight path which has no bidah. As for the innovator, then it is obligatory to warn against him, and he is exposed until the people are cautious of him, and until him and his followers are subdued. As for the consideration that he has something of the haqq; then this does not justify praising him. This is, to a far greater extent against that which is of overriding benefit. And it is known with regards to the fundamental principles of the religion that averting harm takes precedence over seeking that which is of benefit. And with regards to showing animosity towards the innovator, the harm that is averted from the ummah is weightier than what he has of supposed maslahah, (if that is the case). And had we adhered to this concept (i.e. praising innovators for some good they have), no one would have been judged to be misguided and declared an innovator. This is because there is not an innovator except that he has with him some of that which is from the haqq and from iltizaam (adherence to Islaam). [Abridged: For further details, see At-Tabdee Wat-Tafseeq Wat Takfeer. Page: 72-76]
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
Imaam Ibn Rajab (rahimahullaah) said: [ أما أهل البدع والضلالة ومن تشبه بالعلماء وليس منهم فيجوز بيان جهلهم وإظهار عيوبهم تحذيرا من الاقتداء بهم ]
”As for ahlul bidah wad-dalaalah (the people of innovation and misguidance) and those who imitate the scholars, but are not from them, then it is permissible to clarify their ignorance and manifest their dificiencies, so as to warn (others) from following them.” [الفرق بين النصيحة والتعبير : page 36] [The Difference between sincere advice and exposing faults]
The Hizbiyyoon @ Masjid As-Sunnah and their ally Naveed Ayaaz [Madeenah dot Com/Islam Nelson] seek after general statements of the scholars in order to divert attention from the fact that there is a big difference between seeking after faults and exposing innovators. So you find them utilizing the general statements of the scholars about the virtues of hiding the faults of Muslims, advising Muslims sincerely, pursuing benefits for them and not to seek after their faults! Indeed we agree with all these virtuous acts, however the hizbiyyoon @ Masjid As-Sunnah and their ally Naveed Ayaaz deliberately cling to these affairs and ignore the specific rulings of the scholars against the figureheads of bidah and misguidance, such as the likes of Halabi, Maribi and Maghraawi. They wish to utilize such general statements in order to confound truth with falsehood and divert attention from the contemporary figureheads of bidah [Halabi, Maribi, Maghraawi]
[a] Specific rulings of the scholars against Halabi
So with this, one understands the difference between general statements of the scholars (past and present) regarding wishing good for the Muslims and their specific rulings against the figureheads of bidah and misguidance. We ask Allaah to guide those who seek to confound truth with falsehood in order to defend the figureheads of bidah and misguidance or protect us from their false insinuations and plots. Aameen.
