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.
Those who are unable to restrict themselves to the Salafi Methodology constantly find themselves searching for avenues of rescue and escape. One common avenue they engage in is seeking out selective statements of the scholars that mention the ill characteristics of backbiting, spreading tales between people to cause corruption, lying, slander etc, – disgraceful and evil characteristics without a doubt – however defenders of innovators seek to utilise such statements to defend themselves against the refutations directed at them from ahlus-Sunnah, as if the refutations upon them are “slander, lies, backbiting” [!], leading to the common people misunderstanding and becoming confused regarding the methodology of the Salaf.
Hence we see here a beautiful explanation of Shaikh Zaid al-Madkhaly رحمه الله on whether refutations and clarifications of the wayward methodology of deviants, innovators and people of desires is considered “backbiting” or “slander” or other than that from the evil characteristics?
Shaikh Zaid al-Madkhaly رحمه الله stated : “Refutations upon the people of desires and innovation, and the open-sinners is not considered following up their faults, and it is not considered striving to find faults and shortcomings, neither is it considered an intent to expose the shortcomings and wrongs [of others] assome who fell behind in understanding claim! The affair has become confusing to him [i.e. to the who claims refutations are backbiting, slander, finding faults in others] due to his shortcoming in knowledge! Rather that [refutations] is from the same type as striving in the path of Allah with the pen and tongue due to what is in that from destroying falsehood and clarifying the truth and advising the creation.
There are so many books that have been written upon justice in refutation of the people of desires and innovation, and those who are open sinners, and they [i.e. the people of desires and innovation and open-sinners] have been debated upon evidences from the Book and the Sunnah until the truth was established and upright and understood, and the falsehood collapsed upon itself until it became known [as falsehood].”
[الأجوبة السديدة عن الأسئلة الرشيدة م2 ص128] (via Sahab.net]
Perhaps, the likes of Madeenahdotcom’s Naveed Ayaaz [and IslamNelson] who continues to co-operate with those who cut the phone-line on Shaikh Rabee and still defend Abul-Hasan al-Ma’riby and his likes, should take note of Shaikh Zaid’s رحمه الله speech since the official stance he and his beloved IslamNelson seem to have taken now is a stance of miraculously becoming the “victims”[!]…and perhaps he should consider retracting his slander against the salafis in stating that we desire “chaos” between people. We wonder how long it will take him to realise it is the deviants the likes of al-Ma’riby that cause the chaos between the people, the likes of al-Halaby, al-Maghrawy…such individuals slander and speak ill against the scholars yet silence upon them…whilst unleashing his tongue upon the Salafis who defend the honour of the scholars?! What a terrible state to be in.
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
Imaam Albaani [rahimahullaah] stated that the one who authored this Book [i.e. Hayaatus Sahaabah] is not merely an individual amongst Jamaat At-Tableegh, but he is a figurehead- if not a figurehead of the figureheads. He authored this book and the Jamaa’ah At-Tableegh apply what it guides to. However, this book is compiled in a haphazard manner- the author did not distinguish what is in this book with a mention- first and foremost- of what is narrated from the Messenger [sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam] with authentic chains of transmission. That is because the speech of the Messenger is not like the speech of others, even if they [i.e. others] are from the righteous friends of Allaah.
Secondly: The author mentioned many narrations attributed to the Sahaabah [radiyallaahu-anhum]- but when it is the case that he did attribute unauthentic narrations to the Prophet [sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam], which the people of knowledge do not consider to be authentic based on the science of Hadeeth, its chains of transmissions and the biographies of the narrators, then it is most likely that he would mention numerous unauthentic narrations attributed to the actions, methodology and manners of the Sahaabah. Paraphrased…see full discussion here: Paraphrased…see full discussion here: Imaam_Albaanee
