Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah ) stated: “The deviant sects hold a view and then explain the (statements and words of) Qur’aan to make them conform to their view.
[Majmoo Al-Fataawaa 13/355
The Imaam Rabee bin Haadi Al Madkhalee – May Allah preserve him – reported that many of the Salaf said:
“Verily the people of innovation are more harmful to islaam than the external enemies, why? Because they destroy from the inside, and afterwards they open the door to the enemies and say “Enter!”
Shaikh Rabee Bin Haadi (may Allaah preserve him) stated:
Much effort was made with well thought out plans to lead many people astray from this (Salafi) methodology. This path became surrounded with methodologies (Madhāhib) that fiercely opposed it. They did not want anyone to establish this (Salafi) methodology because it is the true Islam in which there is no worship to other than Allāh and no (unconditional) obedience to other than Muhammad, the Messenger of Allāh (sallahualayhiwasallam), and thus causing the partisan, sectarian, political calls and others to fall. No place would remain for them so they stroved to attach the youth to the heads of sectarian groups, different partiesandslogan carriers. (From the lecture‘Asbāb Al-Inhirāf’ )
Shaikh Abdullah Al-Bukhaari (may Allaah preserve him) stated in Sharh Dawaabit Al-Jarh wat-Tadeel (lesson 1) that Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajr (rahimahullaah) stated in the Muqaddimah of Lisaan Al-Meezaanthat one of the Khawaarij said
O Ahlus Sunnah! Be warned; for indeed when we desire a speech (i.e. desire to hold a view), we device a hadeeth for it (i.e. either fabricate a hadeeth or utilise it in an ambiguous manner).
In-Shaa-Allaah Part 2 of this series will be based on acquainting ourselves with deviant individuals of Ihyaa Turaath and their statements of misguidance in affairs of Manhaj and Aqeedah, so that it may become very clear that Shaikh Abdur Razzaaq Al-Badr’s unawareness of the true reality of Ihya Turaath cannot be taken into consideration as an excuse to promote Ihya Turaath or to turn a blind eye to the reality, rather a seeker of truth seeks after the clear proofs, as Shaikh Ubaid stated: The one who knows of a mistake and it is clear to him, then it is not permissible for him to blindly follow a scholar to whom an affair is hidden. And indeed you already heard yesterday that the scholars are not infallible in their Ijtihaadaat. Therefore, it is not permissible to adopt them (i.e. the mistakes of the scholars) as a methodology (to follow).
Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah ( rahimahullah ) said:
When it is the case that the (true) followers of the Prophets are people of knowledge and justice, then the speech of the people of Islaam and the Sunnah about the disbelievers and people of bidah is (carried out) with knowledge and justice and not with conjecture and the soul’s desire. And due to this, the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi wasallam) said: Judges are of three types, one of whom will go to Paradise and two to Hell. A man who knows the truth and judges with it will enter paradise; a man who knows the truth but judges with the opposite of it will enter the fire, and a man who judges for the people based on ignorance will enter the fire.’’ [Reported by Imaam Abu Dawud and others]
And when it is the case that the one who judges between the people in (affairs) of wealth, blood (i.e. murder cases, injury etc.) and honour will enter the hell fire if he is not a just scholar, then what about the one who passes judgements without knowledge-such being the case with ahlul bidah-on religions, the Usool of Imaan, affairs of knowledge related to Allaah, His Names, Attributes and Actions, and the lofty affairs of knowledge.’’