Answering The Ghulaat
Answering The Ghulaat
Answering The Ghulaat
An ILI Publication
Preface p2
O1. [Shaykh Salih Al Uthaymeen rahimahu Allah speaks of the principle: If you are
not with me you are against me, calling it an evil principle] p7
02. [Shaykh Salih Al Uthaymeen rahimahu Allah on criticizing the one who praises
a previously criticized person] p8
03. [Shaykh Salih Al Uthaymeen rahimahu Allah on arguing over a specific person]
p13
04. [Shaykh Salih Al Uthaymeen rahimahu Allah on throwing out a Salafi ‘Alim for
his Bid’ah] p15
06. [Shaykh Salih Al Uthaymeen rahimahu Allah on the way of Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn
Taimiyyah rahimahu Allah in dealing with those who were mistaken in their
Ijtihad] p19
34. [Shaykh Al Albaani Rahimahullah on The Ikhwan Al-Muslimin and the Jama'at
Al-Tabligh: Do we judge them as whole groups, or do we judge the individuals
that make them up] p62
01. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on making tabdi’] p64
02. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on random Takfir, Tabdi
Tafsiq etc.] p65
03. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on how to deal with the
mistake of So-and-so] p67
04. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on throwing out
someone who disagrees with the Salafis] p71
05. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on boycotting the
ESTABLISHED Mubtadioon] p72
06. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on people slandering
the ‘Ulamah] p73
07. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on forcing others to
accept the tabdi of an ‘Alim] p74
08. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on tasting someone
based on his comments on an ‘Alim] p75
09. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on the statement: So-
and-so is not salafi] p76
10. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on throwing away a
scholar and not taking anything from him based on his ‘MISTAKE’] p77
01. [The Sheikh and 'Allamah 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbad hafithahu Allah speaks of
the beginnings of the small group within Ahl Al-Sunnah who have busied
themselves with criticizing and warning against some of their brothers from Ahl
Al-Sunnah] p81
02. [The Sheikh and 'Allamah 'Abdul-Muhsin Al hafithahu Allah mentions three of
his former students and says clearly that their Manhaj in refutations is different
from the Manhaj of the Imam Ibn Baz rahimahu Allah] p83
03. [The Sheikh and 'Allamah 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbad hafithahu Allah gives the
reasons for the current ongoing Fitnah between Ahl Al-Sunnah] p84
04. [Al-Sheikh Al-'Allamah 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbad hafithahu Allah speaks of a
small group within Ahl Al-Sunnah who cause Fitnah with their criticism and Tabdi'
of their brothers] p88
05. [The 'Allamah 'Abd Al-Muhsin Al-'Abbad hafithahu Allah speaks on the
students boycotting and testing the people with people] p89
06. [The Sheikh and 'Allamah 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbad on what he called: The
Bid'ah (innovation) of testing people with people] p90
07. [Shaykh ‘Abdul-Muhsin Al-’Abbaad on forcing the students to take the stance
that someone is innovator] p91
08. [Sheikh and 'Allamah 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbad hafithahu Allah on the
statement - He who does not make Tabdi' of whom we make Tabdi' of, is a
Mubtadi'] p92
09. [Sheikh and 'Allamah 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbad hafithahu Allah on dealing with
a Scholar who has made mistakes regarding Bid’ah] p93
Conclusion p95
Rebutting the Salafis who have gone overboard in criticizing the
Salafi scholars for their mistakes
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Preface
And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by
nature], ever bound to depart.
[Sooratu Al ‘Isra: Ayah 81]
Till today, the guideline is followed by the Ummah and InshaAllah it will be
followed by the saved sect, the victorious group up until the destruction of the
universe.
The people who follow this guideline strictly, among them, the closest of the
Sullaf, are the Salafis. The Salafis are the jama’ who have been strict in
following the Sullaf, from the very beginning and InshaAllah, will continue to
follow them until the Day of resurrection.
The Salafi da’wah has been a blessed one for a long time and by the Mercy of
Allah, people are accepting the way of the Salaf as the manhaj of their deen.
Lillahi-Al hamd. From east to west, numerous Masaajid, da’wah centers and
da’wa activists have been developed to spread this blessed da’wah to the
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mass. Yet, sadly enough, da’wah can go through various fitnah. People who
oppose the da’watu-as Salafiyyah, have always been harsh critics and anti-
activists of this manhaj and da’wah. Nevertheless, the ‘Ulama have been truly
the torchbearers and protectors of this da’wah and no opposition could harm
this da’wah from spreading among the Ummah, wa Lillahi-Al hamd.
However, the da’watus Salafiyyah has been facing a strange opposition for
quite some times in recent years. This opposition has been developing within
the du’aat of the manhajus Salafiyah. Some of the du’aat have been speaking
on certain issues that somehow misled various du’aat and tullab who have
gone overboard in criticizing, boycotting and refuting other du’aat, tullab and
‘ulamah within the Salafi manhaj and eventually causing severe fitnah inside
the da’wahtus Salafiyyah.
It is not possible to discuss the birth and development of this fitnah in this
compilation and we do not have the ability and knowledge to do so either.
Nonetheless, it is observed that this finah is being developed in different
countries and cities day by day and affecting the da’watus Salafiyyah
tremendously by creating havoc, disagreement, argument, quarrel, animosity,
hatred and other synonyms of these words among the du’aat and tullab of
Salafiyyah. This has hampered the da’wah for the general people and created a
confusing chaos.
So, this issue had to be addressed and solved. Salafi ‘Ulamah of today have
been real vocal on this issue and they have been advising the du’aat and tullab
to stay away from these extremism for quite a long time. Jazahum-Allahu
Khayran. Yet, the advices of the ‘Ulamah may not reach the du’aat and thus the
situation may remain the same for a number of reasons. That is why, we have
been working on compiling some fatawwah, speeches and advices issued by
some of the great Salafi ‘Ulamah of our time. Some of them have left the
earthly life Rahimahullah and some are still alive Hafidhahullah.
After quite a few times, Al-Hamdu Lillah, we roughly managed to compile some
advices from the ‘Ulamah on the issues of boycotting, criticizing and slandering
salafi scholars with mistakes, warning against scholars with mistakes,
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preaching against scholars with mistakes that no one should take knowledge
from such and such scholar because they made mistakes etc. Among advices of
several ‘Ulamah, we have compiled in this article the advices of four prominent
Salafi ‘Ulamah, namely Shaykh Salih Ibn Al Uthaymeen Rahimahum-Allah,
Shaykh Naasir Ad Deen Al Albaani Rahimahum-Allah, Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan
Al Fawzaan Hafidhahu-Allah, Shaykh ‘Abdul Muhsin Al Abbad Hafidhahu-Allah.
The reason for selecting the advices from these Shuyookh is that these
Shuyookh are respected, honored and followed by all the Salafi du’aat and
tullab bi al-Baiyyinat wa az-Zuboor. So we believe by presenting the advices of
these ‘Ulamah will open the door to reconcile the crisis among the Salafi du’aat
and tullab InshaAllah.
We would like to thank brother Abu ‘Abdir Rahmaan from Lebanon for
translating almost ninety percent texts of this compilation and for making this
compilation easy to reach the general people. we believe this compilation
would not have seen the face of light so early and easily if brother Abu ‘Abdir
Rahmaan had not been so sincere in translating the texts into English bi
idhnillah. Jazahu-Allahu khayran.
“We love the Sunnah and its people, and we love the 'Aalim due to what he has
of following (the Sunnah) and praiseworthy attributes, and we do not love
what he innovated of a permissible Ta'wil, and the [main point] is in the
abundance of good - i.e. we look to what is overwhelming in a person of
good.”
Regards
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WARNING
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ْ ؽيةٛ َا أؽياثًب ثَٞ٤ُ كبَُِق اُٖبُؼ،ظ اَُِقٜ٘ٓ ف٬ ّي ف٫ ناٜك
اؽلٝ
So this is without doubt in opposition to the Manhaj of the Salaf Al-Salih, for
the Salaf Al-Salih are not Ahzab, rather they are one Hizb.
{And the Imam rahimahu Allah said among the people are those who take the
principle - ٢
ّ ِػ ٜٞ ك٢ٌ ٓؼ٤ُ ٖٓ (He who is not with me then he is against
me)}
ـ٤ُْنا اُٜ ٘زٖو٣ ،ـ٣ـ ٖٓ أُْب٤ّ ٕ ػ٘لٌٞ٣ ِْة اُؼ٬ٛ ُ٘نُي ٗغل ثؼ
ُْ اُؼبٞٛ ٚق٤ّ ٕ أٟو٣ٝ ،ٚجلػ٣ٝ ِِٚٚ٣ٝ ،ٙاٍٞ ٖٓ ١ؼبك٣ٝ َٛاُجبٝ ثبُؾن
ٍٞغت أفن ه٣ َ ث،و٤ ًجِٜنا ؿٛٝ ، ٓلَلَٝ أٛ إٓب عبٙاٍٞ ٖٓٝ ،أُِٖؼ
ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٍ هللاٍٍٞ إٔؾبة هٞهٝ اَُ٘خٝ اٌُزبةُٚٞاكن هٝ ٖٓ
And due to this we find that some of the students will be with a Sheikh from
among the Mashayikh, he is with him whether he is on the Truth or falsehood,
and he is hostile towards anyone other than him, and he deems misguided and
calls an innovator [he who does not stand with his Sheikh], and he sees that his
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Sheikh is the reforming 'Aalim, and that those besides him are either ignorant
or those who corrupt, and this is a big mistake, rather it is necessary to take the
statement of he whose statement agrees with the Book and the Sunnah and
the statements of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah sallaa Allahu
'alaihi wa sallam.
02. [Shaykh Salih Al Uthaymeen rahimahu Allah on criticizing the one who
praises a previously criticized person]
ٙنٛ ٢َ اَُ٘خ كٖٛ أ٤ٕ ِٖٓ كز٘خ ث٥ ا١غو٣ ـ أٗذ رؼِْ ٓبما٤ّ ب٣ :َاَُبئ
ٖٓ وا٤ إٕ ًض٠ ؽز،و٤أٓو فطٍ ٠ٍُ ػ٘لٗب إَّٞ ٓو رؾ٧نا اٛٝ ك فبٕخ٬اُج
إما افزِق:ـ٤ّ ب٣ ٍٝ٧ ٍؤاٍ؛ اَُؤاٍ ا١َّ ب! كِلٜ٤ح كٞف٩أَُبعل رلوم ا
ؼ٣ رغو٢ ثؼ٘ اُلػبح ك٢ثؼ٘ اُؼِٔبء ك
Questioner: O Sheikh, you know what goes on now of the Fitnah between Ahl
Al-Sunnah especially in this country, and this issue turned into a dangerous one,
such that many of the brothers in the Masajid split apart due to it! So I have a
question; the first question, O Sheikh: If some of the 'Ulamaa disagreed over
whether some of the Du'aat should be criticized
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٘ ثؼ:٢٘ؼ٣ ؛ِٚ٣ رؼلّٝقٔ أ ٍ ؼ٣ رغو٢ إما افزِق ثؼُ٘ اُلػبح ك:َاَُبئ
ُؼ َٖٓ ػ َّلٍ؟٣ِيّ ٖٓ مُي رغو٣ َٛ ،فو عوَّػ٥اُجؼ٘ اٝ ٍاُلػبح ػ َّل
Questioner: If some of the ['Ulamaa] disagreed over whether a person should
be criticized or praised; meaning: Some of the ['Ulamaa] praised the person
while others criticized him, does this necessitate criticizing the one who praised
that person
ٕ كئ،ٙ ؽَت اػزوبك٠ِ ػ َّلٍ ػ َّلٍ ػ١ٕ اُن٧ ِيّ؛٣ ٓب،٫ :ٖ٤ٔ٤ـ اثٖ ػض٤ُْا
أعوِٚإٕ أفطؤ كٝ ،ٕ أعواِٚإٔبة ك
Al-Sheikh Ibn 'Utheimin rahimahu Allah: No, it does not necessitate that;
because the one who praised that person did so according to what he believed,
so if he is correct then he has two rewards, and if he is incorrect then he has
one reward
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و ٖٓ أَُبعل٤ إٔ ًض:ق٘ب ٗٔو ثٔوؽِخ٤ّ ٕ٥ت؛ ٗؾٖ ا٤ٛ .ـ٤ّ ،ْ ٗؼ:َاَُبئ
َٖٓ ٗ٘ب ُْ ُٗج ِّلع٧ ٍ؛٬َُّ ٙ أَّٗ٘بٝ ٘ب أَّٗ٘ب ٓجز ِلػخ٤ِا ػُٞطِو٣ اٞح إٔجؾٞف٩ٕ ا٥ا
ُٙٞغوِّؽ٣ ٕا أٝ ٗغوِّ ػ ِٖٓ أهاكٝ أ،ُٙٞج ِّلػ٣ ٕا أٝأهاك.
Questioner: Yes, Sheikh. Fine; at this point in time, our Sheikh, we are going
through a stage: Many of the brothers in the Masajid today have labeled us as
Mubtadi'ah (innovators) and saying that we are misguided; because we do not
make Tabdi' of the one they want to make Tabdi' of, or criticize the one they
want to criticize
إما فبُق٫َٗبٕ إ٩ب اُٜغوَّػ ث٣ خ ٓب٣بكٜعز٫ أَُبئَ ا:ٖ٤ٔ٤ـ اثٖ ػض٤ُْا
اََُِّق.
Al-Sheikh Ibn 'Utheimin rahimahu Allah: A person is not criticized for his stance
in the issues of Ijtihad except if he opposes the Salaf
ٚه رؼوكٖٞأر
ِّ -- ٞٛٝ ،ـ٤ّ ،َٖ هع٤ َػ٢ ُٓزؼِوخ ك٢ٛ خ٤ٚ اُو.ْ ٗؼ:َاَُبئ
ٕ٬ـ ك٤ُْ ا--
Questioner: Yes. The issue is related to a specific man, Sheikh, him being -- and I
think you know him -- the Sheikh so-and-so
َؾَ ُ٘ب إٔ ٗغؼ٣ ٫ :ي٤ ثبهى هللا ك،ٍٞ أٗب أه.ْ ٗؼ:ٖ٤ٔ٤ـ اثٖ ػض٤ُْا
ُقطئ٣ َٕٗب٩ٕ ا٧ ْ؛ٛ َٖٓ ػبكا١ُٗؼبكٝ ،ْٛ٫اٝ َٖٓ ٢ُاٞٗ ًىاٞٓأّقبًٕب ه
ت٤ُٖ٣ٝ.
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Al-Sheikh Ibn 'Utheimin rahimahu Allah: Yes. I say, barak Allahu feek: It is not
allowed for us to make a person a symbol by which we associate with who
associates with him, and disassociate with who disassociates with him; because
a person makes mistakes and is correct
ٍب أٓضبٜ٤ كٞٗلػٝ ،َّخ٤ِٔبًٗب ػ٤هاد أؽٝ٘ب كٛ ٘ب٣ـ؛ ٗؾٖ ُل٤ّ .ْ ٗؼ:َاَُبئ
ٕ؟٬ـ ك٤َّْ ُ ِح اَٞ رٖ٘ؾ٘ب ثلػٜ ك،ٕ٬ـ ك٤ُْا
Questioner: Yes. Sheikh; we sometimes have here knowledge seminars, and we
invite the likes of Sheikh so-and-so, so do you advise us with inviting Sheikh so-
and-so?
ُ أٗب ٓب:َاَُبئ
هِذ أٗي رغوِّ ػ
Questioner: I did not say that you criticize
ٕٞ رلػ٫ :ًٍ ُِ٘بَٞ أٗب أهٛ ! ٓ٘يِٜنا ؿٛ :ًؼبٖٛ ٓوب٤ٔ٤ـ اثٖ ػض٤ُْا
ٓب٫ٝ ٕطب٤ُْ رؼوف ا.ٕطب٤ُْ ِٖٓ اُٞٝ ٕ؟! ا ْهجََ اُؾن٬ٕ كٞ رلػ٫ٝ ٕ٬ك
طبٕ؟٤ُْ!رؼوف ا
Al-Sheikh Ibn 'Utheimin rahimahu Allah, interrupting: This is a mistake by you!
Do I say to the people: Do not invite so-and-so and do not invite so-and-so?!
Accept the Truth even if it is from the Shaitain. Do you know the Shaitan or do
you not know the Shaitan?!
ٕ٧ نا اَُؤاٍ؛ٛ ٍـ؛ أٗب أٍؤ٤ّ .وح٣وٛ ٢ش أث٣ ؽل،ْ ٗؼ،ـ٤ّ ،ْ ٗؼ:َاَُبئ
ٕٞ رٖ٘ؾ٫ٝ ،َاُوع
َ ٕٞا أٌْٗ رُغوِّؽُٞ هبٟن أفوٛ ٓ٘ب٢ح كٞف٩ثؼ٘ ا
ؼ؟٤نا ٕؾٛ َٛ ً؛ٝكهٝ وادُٙوبء ٓؾب٩ ِٚٓ اٍزولاٝ ٚثبٍزلػبئ
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Questioner: Yes, Sheikh, yes, the Hadith of Abu Hurairah [radhi Allahu Ta'aalaa
'anhu]. Sheikh; I ask this question; because some of the brothers from other
areas say that you criticize the man, and that you do not advise with calling that
person and having him give lessons; is this true
٘ب٤ٌُِنة ػ٣ ٓب أًضو ٓبٝ ،٘ب٤ِنا ًنة ػٛ :ٖ٤ٔ٤ـ اثٖ ػض٤ُْا
Al-Sheikh Ibn 'Utheimin rahimahu Allah: This is a lie about us, and how many are
the lies about us!
ـ٤ُْاٝ ٕ٬ـ ك٤ُْٖ ا٤ َٓؤُخ اُزؾب ًُْ ثٞٛٝ ـ؛٤ّ اَُؤاٍ اُضبُشٝ :َاَُبئ
اُلز٘خٙنٛ ٖٓ ٗوربػٝ ، أَُؤُخٙنٛ ٢ا أٗزْ كٌٞٔـ ٓب رؾ٤ّ ب٣ ٕ؛ ُٔبما٬ك
ٔخ؟٤اُؼظ
Questioner: And the third question, Sheikh; it is the issue of judging between
the Sheikh so-and-so and the Sheikh so-and-so; why do you not yourself, O
Sheikh, judge in this issue, so that we can relax from this great Fitnah
ََِّٜ٣ َٕٗؤٍ هللا أٝ ،ناٛ ٢ ك٠ٕ َٗؼ٥ ٗؾٖ ا:ٖ٤ٔ٤ـ اثٖ ػض٤ُْا.
Al-Sheikh Ibn 'Utheimin rahimahu Allah: We are now striving in doing that, and
we ask Allah to make it easy
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٢ٗاُضبٝ ، مُيٚ ٓب أّجٝ أ،ٚٓ٬ً ٍٝؤ٣ ٝ أ،ِٚو٣ ُْ ٓبٍٚ٘ ػٞو٣ فٍٞ ٙلٙ
َٛ ٖٓ اُجبُٚ ٓب هبٚعٞ٣ ٝ أ،ُٚ ٓب هبُٚ٘ ْ٘ ٌِو ػ٣ هثٔب
This is my advice to our brothers, and it is not befitting that the discussions and
rivalries and the giving and refuting be centered on a specific person.
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The Question:
If one of the 'Ulamaa said something that was a Bid'ah (innovation) or took the
Manhaj (methodology) of a people of Bid'ah in an issue among the issues, is he
to be considered one of them -- i.e. one of the innovators?
٢ْ كٜاكوٝ إما،ْٜ٤َُ٘ت إ٣ ٫ٝ ْٜ٘ٓ ؼل٣ ٫ .٫ : هللاٖٚٔ هؽ٤ٔ٤ٓبّ اثٖ ػض٩ا
ْٜ٤َُ٘ت إ٣ ٕٖؼ أ٣ ٫ٝ ، أَُؤُخٙنٛ ٢ْ كٜاكوٝ َٚٗٓؤُخ ٖٓ أَُبئَ كئ
ٓبّ أؽٔل٩ اٚ٤ُت إٛبر٘ب ٓب م٤ٜ كو٢ٕ ٗزجغ ك٥ ٗؾٖ ا:ً٬نا ٓضُٜٝ ،َٗجخ ٓطِوخ
ٌٕٞٗ أٗبٙ ٓؼ٘ب٢ اُْبكؼٙوا٣ ١َ إما أفنٗب ثوأٛ ٌُٖ ، هللاٚٔثٖ ؽ٘جَ هؽ
،خ٤ٕ ؽ٘لٌٞٗ ٕلخ أ٤٘ ؽٞ أثٙوا٣ ٝ أ،خ٤ٌُٕ ٓبٌٞٗ ٕ ٓبُي أٙوا٣ ًٝ أ٬خ ٓض٤ّبكؼ
٫ ٕ ؽ٘بثِخ؟ٌٞٗٞ٣ َٛ ٓبّ أؽٔل٩ب اٍٜ ثٞو٣ ا ثَٔؤُخٝب ً إما أفنٚ٣ْ أٛ ًنُي.
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Bin Hanbal rahimahu Allah chose in his positions, however does it mean that if
we were to take the opinion of Al-Shafi'i that we become Shafi'is, for example,
or [if we were to take the opinion of the Imam Malik rahimahu Allah in an
issue] that we bcome Malikiyyah, or [if we take the position of the Imam Abu
Hanifah rahimahu Allah in one issue] that we become Hanafiyyah? Just as well,
if they [the followers of the aforementioned Madhahib] were to take the
statement of the Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal in an issue, would they be
Hanabilah? No.
ء ٓٔب٢ْؾخ أفن ث٤ُٖٖ٘ ثب٤كٖٝ أُؼو٣٘ب ّقٖب ً ٖٓ اُؼِٔبء أُؼزجو٣كئما هأ
ناٛ :ٍٞ ٗو،ْٜجٛ ٓن٠ِػٝ ْٜ٘ٓ ٞٛ :ٍٖٞؼ إٔ ٗو٣ ٫ َ اُجلعٛ أٚ٤ُت إٛم
ػجبكٝ ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٍٍُٚٞ٘خ هٝ ؾخ ٌُزبة هللا٤ُٖ٘ ٖٓ اُٚ ٟثٔب ٗو
لٜٖٓ اعزٝ ،بكٜ كئٕ مُي اُقطؤ ٕبكه ػٖ اعز، أَُؤُخٙنٛ ٢هللا إما أفطؤ ك
غ٤ٖٔٓ ه َّك عٝ .اؽلٝ أعوِٚإٕ أفطؤ كٝ ٕ أعواِٚٓخ كؤٕبة ك٧ اٙنٛ ٖٓ
نا اُقطؤٛ ٕٕب ً إما ًبٖٞ ف،ُْ ظبٚٗب ٖٓ هبٍ ثبُؾن كئٜ٤اُؾن ٌُِٔخ أفطؤ ك
فطؤ٠ِ ػٞٛ :ٍ أؽل هبٕٚ ثؼ٘ اُ٘بً إما فبُل٧ ٌ ثقطؤ؛٤ُ ً فطؤٚ٘ ظ١اُن
خ٣ئ ُِـب٤ٍ تٛنا ٓنٛٝ بم ثبهلل٤اُؼٝ ٙ هثٔب ًلوٝ أِِٚٙ ٝ أٙفطَّؤٝ.
So if we see a person from among the 'Ulamaa who are respected and well
known for their advice take a position of what one of the people of innovations
took, it would not be correct to say: He is from them and is upon their
Madhhab, [rather] we say: This is what we see to be advice for him for the
Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa
sallam and the slaves of Allah that, if he made a mistake in this issue, then that
mistake came from his Ijtihad, and he from this Ummah who performs Ijtihad
and was correct then he has two rewards, and if he was mistaken then he has
one reward. And he who rejected all of the Truth (that the 'Aalim spoke of) due
to one mistake he spoke of . . . then he is an oppressor; especially if this
mistake that [the one calling this 'Aalim an innovator or saying he is upon their
Madhhab] assumed to be a mistake is in fact not a mistake; because some
people, if someone were to differ with them, they would say: "He is upon
error", and they would call him mistaken, or misguided, or perhaps they would
make Takfir of him, and refuge in Allah is sought; and this is a completely evil
Madhhab.
Ref: Al-Liqaa' Al-Shahri Al-Thalith
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ْ ٍِل٘بٜٗ٧ ؛ٚإٔؾبثٝ ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٢ظ اُ٘جٜ٘ٓ ارجبع٢ٛ َّخ٤اَُِل
ٚ٘لوك ث٣ ٓظ فبًٜ٘ٔ َّخ٤أٓب ارِّقبم اَُِلٝ َّخ٤ اَُِلٞٛ ْٜ كبرِّجبػ،٘ب٤ِا ػٞٓرول
ناٛ ٕي أ َّ ّ ٬ ك:ن
ٍّ ؽ٠ِا ػٞٗ ًبُٞٝ ٖ٤َُِٔٔ ٖٓ اَِٚ ٖٓ فبُلٚ٣ٝ َٕٗب٩ا
،ٍٍٍٞ ٍَّ٘خ اُوُٞزئبّ ؽ٫اٝ ّ٬ٍ٩ ا٠ُٕ إٞ ْلػ٣ ًِْٜ كبَُِق،َّخ٤ف اَُِل٬ف
ٖٓ ٕٝو٣ ْٜٗ كئ، اُؼوبئل٢ ك٫ْ إُِٜ ا،َ٣ْٝ ػٖ رؤٜٕ َٖٓ فبُلِِِّٞٚ٣ ٫ٝ
نا ٕبهٛ ػٖوٗب٢َّخ ك٤ظ اَُِلٜ ٌُٖ ثؼ٘ ٖٓ اٗز.ٍبٙ ٜٞب كٜ٤ْ كٜفبُل
ً ّب٤غب ً ؽيثٜ٘ٓ ْٜٚب ثؼٛارَّقنٝ ،ٚ ًبٕ اُؾن ٓؼُٞٝ َِِّٚ ًَ ٖٓ فبُلٚ٣
٫ٝ ُ٘ ٌَو٣ ١ اُنٞٛ ناٛٝ ،ّ٬ٍ٩ ا٠ُ ر٘زَت إ٢ اُزٟفو٧ؽياة ا٧ظ اًٜ٘ٔ
٢ٕ كِٞلؼ٣ اٞٗت اَُِق اُٖبُؼ ٓبما ًبٛ ٓن٠ُا إٝ اٗظو:ٍوب٣ٝ ،ٌُٖٙٔ إهواه٣
ْٜٗ إ٠ ؽز،بكٜعز٫ اٚ٤ؽ كَٞ٣ ١ف اُن٬ اُق٢ْ كٛهٝ ٍؼخ ٕل٢كٝ ْٜوز٣وٛ
كزغل،َّخ٤ِٔ َٓبئَ ػ٢كٝ ،َّخ٣ َٓبئَ ػول٢ ك،وح٤ َٓبئَ ًج٢ٕ كٞقزِل٣ اًٞٗب
ْٜٚثؼٝ ،ٍ ثنُيٞو٣ ْٜٚثؼٝ ،َّٚ هثٍٟ هأٌٍُٞ٘و إٔ اُو٣ – ً٬ْ – ٓضٜٚثؼ َ
إٔ ٕؾبئقٟو٣ ْٜٚثؼٝ ،ٍػٔب٧ ا٢ٛ بٓخ٤ّ اُوٞ٣ ٕىُٞ٣ ١ إٕ اُن:ٍٞو٣
٢ ك،ٕٞقزِل٣ ٚ َٓبئَ اُلو٢ب ً – كٚ٣ْ – أٛرواٝ ،ٕىُٞ ر٢ اُز٢ٛ ٍػٔب٧ا
َُِِّٚ٣ ٫ ٓغ مُيٝ ،بٛو٤ ؿ٢ ك،عٞ٤ اُج٢ ك، اُ ِؼ َلك٢ ك،٘ اُلوائ٢ ك،اٌُ٘بػ
ً بْٚ ثؼٜٚثؼ
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Sunnah of the Messenger [sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam], and they do not
deem as misguided he who opposes them due to interpretation, except in
'Aqidah, for they (the Salaf, radhi Allahu 'anhum) consider that the one who
opposes them (in 'Aqidah) is the one who is misguided
However some of those who have taken up Al-Salafiyyah as a Manhaj in our
times have begun to deem as misguided everyone who opposed them even if
the Truth was with them, and some have taken [Al-Salafiyyah] as a Hizbi
(partisan) Manhaj like the Manhaj of the other Ahzab (parties) that attribute
themselves to Al-Islam, and this is what is to be rejected, and it cannot ever be
accepted. And it is said: Look to the Madhhab of the Salaf Al-Salih, [look at
what they radhi Allahu 'anhum] used to do in their Way with regards to the
expansion of their chests (i.e. their flexibility and easy way of dealing and
accepting differences) concerning the differences of opinion that have come
about through Ijtihad, such that they used to differ over big issues, in issues of
'Aqidah, in issues of knowledge, so you will find some of them -- for example --
rejecting that the Messenger [of Allah, sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam] saw his
Lord, and some of them say [that he sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam] did, and
some of them say: That which will be weighed on Yawm Al-Qiyamah will be
one's actions, and some of them are of the view that the sheet/paper on which
the actions are written are what will be weighed. And you find them -- also --
differing in the issues of Fiqh: In Nikahh, the Fara'id, in Al-'Idad, in selling, and in
other things; and yet they do not deem each other misguided.
So Al-Salafiyyah when it is used to mean a specific Hizb that has its own
distinguishing features where its members deem as misguided anyone besides
them: Then these people are not of Al-Salafiyyah in anything. And as for Al-
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Salafiyyah that is the following of the Manhaj of the Salaf in 'Aqidah, speech,
action, differing, agreeing, being merciful to one another, in their mutual love
for one another, as the Prophet [sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam] said
(paraphrased): "The example of the Mu'minin in their mutual love, mercy, and
compassion is that of the body; if one part of it complains, the rest of the body
joins it in staying awake and suffering fever." [Bukhari and Muslim], then this is
Al-Salafiyyah truly.
06. [Shaykh Salih Al Uthaymeen rahimahu Allah on: Students calling those
who performed Ijtihad but were mistaken astray and innovators; and the way
of Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taimiyyah rahimahu Allah in dealing with those who
were mistaken in their Ijtihad, and his rahimahu Allah extreme fairness and
justice]
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Sheikh Al-Islam rahimahu Allah who is the one with the most fairness I have
ever seen amongst all the 'Ulamaa, says: "This is an Ijtihad that they are
rewarded for" (Note: Sheikh Al-Islam rahimahu Allah said this after mentioning
that some 'Ulamaa mentioned a position that they -- due to their Ijtihad --
thought they were correct in but were actually mistaken), whereas if one of
the students were to make a mistake in his Ijtihad in our time they would say:
He is astray, he is a Mubtadi'/innovator, this person is this...and they would
backbite him and insult him, and Sheikh Al-Islam -- while his words are strong,
[such that] he says: "It is not allowed to say these words, and this is a
statement attributed to Allah without knowledge, and this is Haram", in this
strong and fierce language, [yet] he says: "This is an Ijtihad that they are
rewarded for" and this is how the person should view others, in the same
manner he views himself: Does he himself not perform Ijtihad and his mistaken
and correct? If someone else were to perform Ijtihad and be mistaken and be
correct, then how can you be from Al-Mutaffifin (those who give less in
measure and weight, i.e. decrease the rights of others), those who, when they
have to receive by measure from men, demand full measure, and when they
have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due? So what is
obligatory is to look at others the way you look at yourself, so just as others
make a mistake according to you, so do you make a mistake according to them.
ٍنا اُؼلٜ هللا ثّٚٔ هؽ٬ٍ٩ـ ا٤ّ ٌَِٚ٣ ١نا أَُِي اُنٛ َاُؾبَٕ إٔ ٓضٝ
ؼوف٣ ٕأٝ ،ُٚٞؤفن ثو٣ ٕعت أٞ٣ٝ ،ٚ٤ِة ػِٞؤُق اُو٣ ١ اُنٞٛ ٖٗبف٩اٝ
ٚٔاهؽٝ ُٚ ْ اؿلوُِٜ كب، اُؾن٠ٍُ إُٕٞٞ ا٫ل إ٣و٣ ٫ ٚٗأ.
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And what is concluded from this is that this way which Sheikh Al-Islam
rahimahu Allah takes up with this justice and fairness is what will turn the
hearts towards him, and obligate taking his statement/position, [and it is what
makes known] that he only wants to arrive at the Truth, so O Allah forgive him
and have Mercy on him.
Ref: http://www.ibnothaimeen.com/all/books/article_18284.shtml
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So this [person] who affiliates himself to the Salaf Al-Salih as it relates to how
close or far he is in actualizing his affiliation to the Salaf Al-Salih, it is said about
him "he is with the Salaf Al-Salih", and due to this it is not correct to speak of
his having left [Al-Salafiyyah] he who proclaims even with his tongue at the
very least, it is not correct to say that he is not a Salafi so long as he calls to the
Manhaj of the Salaf Al-Salih, so long as he calls the people to the following of
the Book and the Sunnah and [calls against] being fanatically biased towards
an Imam from among the Imams, to say nothing of being fanatically biased to a
way from among the ways, to say nothing of being fanatically biased towards a
Hizb from among the Ahzab, however [this person] has some opinions that are
[incorrect] in some of the issues in which there is Ijtihad, and this is bound to
happen (i.e. because everyone makes mistakes)...however [what concerns us
is] the principle: Is he a believer in it? And does he call to it.
Ref: Silsilah Al-Huda Wal-Nur, tape no. 848, the first side
http://www.alalbany.net/2698
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ٖٓ ٬ٕ أ٢٘بك٣ ٚو ٓوز٘غ ث٤ ؿٞٛٝ ي٣ هأ٠٘زج٣ ٕوى أ٤ ؿ٠ِي ػٙإٕ كو
٢ ك٠ُ رؼبُٚٞ ثوٙمًوٗبٝ .ٙؽلٝ خ هلل٤ًٔ إٔ اُؾبٞٛٝ ،خ٤ح اَُِلٍٞ اُلػٕٞأ
ِ ُ ْْ أهثَبثًب ِٖٓ ُكَٜٗجبْٛ ُهٝ ْْ ُٛأؽجبه
كؾَجي:ناُٜٝ .}ِٕ هللاٝ َ اٝ {ارَّ َق ُن:ٟاُٖ٘به
٫ٝ ،فو٥ ا١و٘غ ثوأ٣ ُْ ٓب كاّ إٔ أؽلًٔب،ٚ٣ظَ ًَ ٌٓ٘ٔب ػ٘ل هأ٣ ٕأ
ٔب٤ كٕٚ ٓؼٝ اُزؼب٢ٌٔ٘ي إٔ رَزٔو ك٣ ثنُيٝ ِِي؛ٚ٣ ٫ ٞٛ ًٔب،ِِٚٚر
بٜػٝ كوٝ حٍٞ اُلػٕٞ ٖٓ أٚ٤ِأٗزٔب ٓزلوبٕ ػ
Your making obligatory for someone to take up your opinion while he is not
convinced of it negates a principle from among the principles of the Da'wah Al-
Salafiyyah, it being that judgment is for Allah alone. And we have reminded him
with Allah Ta'aalaa's saying concerning the Nasarah (Christians) (paraphrased):
{They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords
besides Allâh}. And due to this: Sufficient for you is that the both of you
remains on his opinion, so long as neither one of you is convinced of the
opinion of the other, and that you do not deem him misguided, just as he does
not deem you misguided; and with this it is possible for you to remain in
cooperating with him in that which you both agree on regarding the principles
of the Da'wah and its branches.
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The Question:
If an 'Aalim from among the 'Ulamaa of the Muslimin established the proof
against an individual, whether this was in Takfir or Tabdi' or Tafsiq [of that
individual]; is the following of that 'Aalim obligatory upon a person or is it for
him to establish the proof himself?
ٌٕٞ٣ ٕاعت أُٞإٗٔب اٝ ب؛ٌٛ ّو٤ُ ،بٌٛ ّو٤ُ : هللاٚٔ هؽ٢ُٗجب٧ـ ا٤ُْا
ٝ أٚو٤َ رلٝ أٙو٤واك رٌل٣ ١ اُْقٔ اُن٠ِٔخ ػ٤هل اهز٘غ ثبٕ اُؾغخ هل أه
بُٜ خ٣بٜٗ ٫ خ رٖجؼ ٍَِِخ٤ٚ اُو٫إٝ ،ٚؼ٣رجل
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As for what I hear now from this question concerning how a Muslim is removed
from the Jama'ah or the Jama'ah Al-Salafiyyah because he made a mistake in
an issue or other, then I do not see that this can be anything but an infection
from the other Ahzab (plural of: Hizb), this removal [of the Salafi from Al-
Salafiyyah due to a mistake he made] is from the practice of some of the
Islamic Ahzab which do not take up the Salafi Manhaj as a Manhaj in Fiqh or in
understanding Al-Islam, rather [this practice is that of] a Hizb, predominate in it
is what is predominate in the other Ahzab, [things like] gathering upon the
basis of a small state: He who leaves the obedience of its leader is warned
once, and twice, and a third time -- perhaps -- then he is judged with his
removal. The likes of this is not allowed to be taken up by a group that belongs
truly to the Book of Allah and to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah [sallaa
Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam] and to the Manhaj of the Salaf Al-Salih.
Then the Imam rahimahu Allah concluded his speech by saying
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This is an innovation in the Religion for which Allah did not send down
authority
ٞٗؾٝ اُوواءادٝ ل٣ٞاُزغٝ ْٕ ػِْ ثوواءح اُووآٛ ثؼ٘ أُجزلػخ ػ٘ل٬ٓض
ٍٚ اُلوْٕٞ ٓؼوكخ ثؼِْ أٛ ػ٘ل،اُٖوفٝ ْٞ ٓؼوكخ ثؼِْ اُ٘ؾٛ ػ٘ل،مُي
ٖٔٓ ارجبع اَُ٘خ٠ِٔ ػ٣ اُؾو٢َُ٘ اٚ٤ُاٞعل ؽٞ٣ ٫ٝ…ش٣ٍ اُؾلٕٞأٝ
ٌُٖ ،ٚ٘ٓ ماىٝنا اُؼِْ أٛ ٠زِو٣ ٕ ٓبٗغ أ٬ ك،ِّٞ اُؼٙنٛ ٘ ثؼٚ٘ٓ ِْزؼ٣
ٕٚ َؽ ِنها ٖٓ ثلػزٌٞ٣ ٕ أٛثْو
For example, some of the innovators have knowledge of the recitation of the
Qur'an and Tajwid and the Qira'at and what is similar to this, they have
knowledge of Nahu and Sarf, they have knowledge of Usul Al-Fiqh and Usul Al-
Hadith...and there is not anyone around the Sunni who is eager in following the
Sunnah he from whom he can learn some of the sciences, so there is nothing to
prevent [the Sunni in such a situation] to take this knowledge or that
knowledge from [such an innovator], however with the condition that [the
Sunni] is cautious of his innovation
And the Sheikh rahimahu Allah also offered the following condition, saying,
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"And if the Muslim saw in his brother a mistake, rather if he saw in him a sin
then it is not befitting that he be hostile towards him, rather he advises him,
and that his advice to him be one of gentleness and wisdom that which has
been ordered [to be employed in the giving of such advice] in the Book and the
Sunnah (paraphrased): {Call to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and good
speech, and argue with them in a way that is better} (Al-Nahl: 125)"
Ref: Silsilah Al-Huda Wal-Nur, tape no. 170, the first side
"So we advise those 'Ulamaa or callers to Islam who have differed with each
other to not have preconceptions/prejudice about each other, and to deal with
each other on the basis of [the statement of the Prophet] sallaa Allahu 'alaihi
wa sallam: (paraphrased:) "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most evil
of false speech" so if Zaid (a general name) made a mistake it is upon us to
make clear to him his mistake with that which is better (of speech, manners,
etc.) and not with that which is worse"
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ْٞ َُٝ{
َ :ٔب ُ٘ب٤ٍِِْ رؼٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٚ٤ت ٗجٛ فب،َعٝ هل ػِٔ٘ب هللا ػيٝ
ِ ِْ َعَ ْاُو٤ِِذ كَظّب ً َؿ
٢ر٘ب اُزٞ كلػ،)951 :ُِٕ َي} (آٍ ػٔواْٞ ا ِٓ ْٖ َؽٞ َُّٚ ْٗل٫َ ت َ ْ٘ ًُ
عٔبػخ١ رؼبك٫ ظ اَُِق اُٖبُؼٜ٘ٓ ٠ِػٝ اَُ٘خٝ ارجبع اٌُزبة٢ر٘ؾٖو ك
ٝب أٛ ثؼ٘ أكٌبه٢ْ كٜإٗٔب رقبُلٝ بّٜٕقب٧ خ٤ٓ٬ٍ٩ٖٓ اُغٔبػبد ا
اٞٔب اّزطٜٓ ْٛٞإٔ ٗلػٝ ْٜ٘ب إٔ ٖٗ٘ؾ٤ِعت ػٞ٣ نا ٓٔبٛٝ ،بٜغٛٓ٘ب
َ هث٘ب٤ ٍجٞٛ ١ِ٘ب اُن٤ا ػٖ ٍجٝٔب اثزؼلٜٓٝ
And Allah 'Azza wa Jal has taught us, in speaking to His Prophet sallaa Allahu
'alaihi wa sallam, teaching us thereby (paraphrased): {And had you been severe
and harshhearted, they would have broken away from about you} (Aal-'Imran:
159), so our Da'wah which is restricted to following the Book and the Sunnah
upon the Manhaj of the Salaf Al-Salih is not hostile towards a group from
among the Islamic groups due to [these groups'] self (i.e. we are not hostile
towards them just because of who they are), rather we oppose them in some
of their ideas or Manahij (plural of: Manhaj), and this is what is obligatory upon
us, to advise them and give them Da'wah no matter how much they have gone
beyond the limits and no matter how distant they have become from our way
which is the Way of our Lord
Ref: Silsilah Al-Huda Wal-Nur, tape no. 170, the first side
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َ ثؼ٘ أَُبئ٢ا كٝ ٖٓٔ أفطؤٙو٤ؿٝ ١ُٝٞ٘ٓبّ ا٩كبُؾبكع اثٖ ؽغو ًب
َ اَُ٘خْٛ ٖٓ أًٜٗٞ ْٖ ػٜقوع٣ ٫ كنُي،ّٞ٤ُٕ اُٞٞو٣ خ ًٔب٣اُؼول
َٔ ػٝؼ أ٤َٗبٕ ٖٓ كٌو ٕؾ٩ ا٠ِـِت ػ٣ ٕ اُؼجوح ثٔب٧ ،اُغٔبػخٝ
وغ٣ ٫ ٕٕ ٕبُؾب أٌٞ٣ ٕ أ٢ كُْٛزو٣ َٛ ٕ أَُِْ ٕبُؾب؟ٌٞ٣ ٠ ٓز،ٕبُؼ
اُنٗتٚ٘ٓ وغ٣ َٕٗبٕ أ٩ؼخ ا٤جٛ ٖٓ َ ث٫ :اةٞخ؟ اُغ٤ٖ ٓؼُّٝ مٗت أ١ أٚ٘ٓ
رٌواهاٝ خ ٓواها٤ٖأُؼٝ
So the Hafidh Ibn Hajar is like the Imam Al-Nawawi and others who made
mistakes in some of the issues of 'Aqidah, as they say today (note: The Sheikh
rahimahu Allah said "as they say today" in reference to the term: Masa'il Al-
'Aqidah, issues of 'Aqidah), so this does not cause them to not be from Ahl Al-
Sunnah wal-Jama'ah, because the main point is in what predominates in a
person of correct thought or righteous action: When does a Muslim become
righteous? Is it a requirement for a Muslim to be righteous that he not fall into
any sin? The answer: No, rather the nature of a person is that he performs sins
repeatedly
،ٌناٛٝ ،ُٚ٬ٙ ٚؽ٬ٕٝ ،ٙ ّوٙو٤ٕ اُؼجل ٕبُؾب؟ إما ؿِت فٌٞ٣ ٠كٔز
َخ َٓبئ٤ِٔ أَُبئَ اُؼٙنٛ اء ًبٗذٍٞ خ٤ِٔ أَُبئَ اُؼ٢وبٍ ك٣ ًنُي رٔبٓب
،٢ اُ٘بعٜٞؼ ك٤ اُؼِْ اُٖؾٚ٤ِـِت ػ٣ ُْنا اُؼبٛ ٕ كئما ًب،خ٤ٜ كوٝ أ،خ٣ػول
ٚ٤ِ ػٔب ؿِت ػٚقوع٣ ٫ ناٜلح ك٤ اُؼو٢ كٝ أٚ اُلو٢د ك٫ ىٝ ىُخ أُٚ ٕأٓب أ
ؾخ٤لح اُٖؾ٤ٖٓ اُؼو.
So when is the slave righteous? If his good is more than his evil, and his
righteousness more than his misguidance, and so on. And this is also said
exactly in issues of knowledge whether these issues of knowledge are in issues
of 'Aqidah or Fiqh, so if the correct knowledge in a 'Aalim/scholar
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So no matter how much you recall of Ibn Hajar's missteps this does not mean
that it is not befitting that you benefit from his books, or that you do not ask
Allah to have Mercy on him, or that we do not include him among the Muslim
'Ulamaa who hold on to the Book and the Sunnah
ٚٗ ثَ ُٔغوك أ، أفطؤ:ٍٞ أه٫ ٚٗي أَُِْ ُٔغوك أ٤ أف٠ِ رؾول ػ٫ ْص
ٓبٟفو٧أَُبئ َُ اٝ ،س٬ صٖٝ أ٤ اص٘زٝ َٓؤُخ أ٢ٌُٖ اٗؾوف كِ ،اٗؾوف
ٕٚ٘ ػُٞٞو٣ٝ ،ٚض٣ٕ ؽلِّٞزوج٣ َٖٓ ش٣ أئٔخ اُؾل٢ٗؾٖ ٗغل كٝ...بٜ٤اٗؾوف ك
، ٌةٞ٤ب ػًِٜ ٙنٜ ك.إُـ...٢ ٗبٕجٚٗإٝ ،٢ فبهعٚٗإٝ ، ٓوعئٚٗ إ:ٚ روعٔز٢ك
ئخ٤ٍ ٕ ًِلّخُٞوعِّؾ٣ ٫ٝ ،ٕٚ ثٌَّٞٔز٣ ٕيا٤ٓ ٌُْٖٛ؛ ػ٘ل ٌ
ْ ،د٫٬ٙ بًِٜٝ
:بٜٖٔٓ أػظٝ ، عِٔخ ؽَ٘بد٠ِ ػ،س٬ صٝ أ،ٖ٤ّئز٤ٍ ٝ أ، اُؾَ٘بد٠ِػ
ٍ هللاٍٞإٔ ٓؾٔلاً هٝ ، هللا٫ إُٚ إ٫ ٕبكح أّٜ
Thereafter do not be malicious towards your Muslim brother because of, and I
do not say because he made a mistake, rather because he deviated, however
he deviated in one issue, or two, or three, as for the other issues, then has not
deviated in them...and we find among the Imams of the Hadith whose Hadith is
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accepted, yet they say about him in his biography: He is a Murji', and he is a
Khariji, and he is a Nasibi...and so on. So these are all flaws, and they are all
misguidance, however [the Imams of the Hadith rahimahum Allah] have a
means of measuring that they hold on to, and they do not allow a hand's worth
of sin to outweigh good deeds, or two sins, or three, over a majority of good
deeds, and of the greatest of them: The bearing of witness that none has the
right to be worshiped in Truth except Allah, and that Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah.
Ref: www.alalbany.net/?wpfb_dl=948
11. [The Shaykh Al Albaani Rahimahullah explains how to deal with those
whose sins include the likes of Al-Istighathah through other than Allah or
those who oppose the Book and the Sunnah. How must the follower of the
Sunnah and the Salaf radhi Allahu 'anhum treat and view such people]
I say on this occasion: Many of our brothers who are eager/enthusiastic for the
correct Islam look upon the other Muslims who have deviated from the Book
and the Sunnah due to their ignorance with a look of contempt, scorn, malice,
and hate. For example, many of the Mashayikh make permissible Al-Istighathah
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by way of the righteous, and they make permissible what is less than that:
From a higher priority (to them) they make permissible Al-Istighathah through
them instead of the Rabb Al-'Aalamin.
Those who oppose the Book and the Sunnah then they are without a doubt
astray...And so long as they are like that, then they [are to be thought of as
being] sick, it being necessary for us to feel compassion for them and to deal
with them with gentleness and to call them as mentioned in the previous
Aayah: (paraphrased:) {Call to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and good
speech and argue with them in the way that is better}. And we continue to
remain upon this position until it becomes clear to us that one of them is
arrogant and denies the Truth and that gentleness and leniency with him will
not benefit anything at all, in such a case the statement of our Lord 'Azza wa
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أُجزلعٜٞ ك٫إٝ نا أَُِْ ٓجزلػبٛ ٌٕٞ٣ ٕٖٓ ثلع َِٓٔب كئٓب أ
And this is the reality that I spoke of to you previously, that our young ones
make Tabdi' of the 'Ulamaa, and they (the young ones) are the ones who fell
into the Bid'ah, however they do not realize/know, and they do not intend this
Bid'ah, rather they fight it.
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ّ هل فلٞٛٝ بٙل ه٤ّل ه٤ٍ ٢بك أٗب أظٖ كٜعز٪ُ ه إٔ أَُؤُخ هبثِخٖٞٗز
بكٜخ إٗٔب ًبٕ ثئعز٤ٍٗٞ أُب٢ُ إٚٓٔبٚٗ إٔ اّٚ فلٓخ عِخ ٗظٖ ث٬ٍ٩ا
.ُْٜ م٬ ف٫ ٖٔٓ و٤لؼَ ًض٣ خ ًٔب٤ٌٖٖ ُِٖٔؾخ ّق٣ ُْٝ ٚ٘ٓ ء٢ٛفب
٢ك كٞٔو ٓؾ٤ٍغ ؿٞنا أظٖ رٛ ٍ٬ٙٝ فطؤٚ٘ٓ ٕلهٚٗ٧ ٍ٬ُِٚ ٚكَ٘جز
َٛو ٖٓ أ٤ ًض٢ِ أُ٘خ ػُٚ ١ اػزوبك٢ ك١نا اُوعَ أُنٛ ٢ٍِ ػ٬ُٚم ا٬ٛإ
ٕ أ٢٘جـ٣ ّ ٓب٬ٌُ ٖٓ اِٞ ؿٚ٤نا كٛ ٕ أٟ ُناُي أه. . . ٕنا اُيٓبٛ ٢اَُ٘خ ك
ناٛ ٘ب٤ٖله ٖٓ ٓضَ أف٣
Let us picture that the issue is one of Ijtihad, I assume of Sayyid Rashid Ridaa --
and he serviced Al-Islam a great service -- we assume of him that his joining of
the Masons was out of mistaken Ijtihad by him, and it was not out of self-
interest, as many of those who have no religious good in them do. So
attributing misguidance to him because a mistake and misguidance came from
him -- I believe that this is an unpraiseworthy expansion [in the use of] labeling
this man with misguidance; he who, in my belief, is to be owed gratitude over
many of Ahl Al-Sunnah in this time . . . due to this, I see that this [issue of calling
Sayyid Rashid Ridaa rahimahu Allah misguided] has in it extremism . . . [this
speech] is not befitting of coming from our brother -- i.e. the one who called
Sayyid Rashid Ridaa rahimahu Allah misguided.
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The Mubtadi' is the one whose habit is innovating in the Religion, and he is not
the one who innovates one Bid'ah (innovation) even if [his act of innovating in
the Religion] was truly not out of Ijtihad (scholarly research and reasoning) but
out of desire, and yet, along with that, this person is not called a Mubtadi'. And
the clearest example to bring closer this [issue] is that the oppressive ruler
might be just/fair in some of his rulings, so it is not said about him that he is
just/fair, just as the just/fair ruler might oppress in some of his rulings, so it is
not said about him [here] that he is an oppressor. And this confirms the Islamic
Fiqhi Qa'idah/principle that the person is [viewed in accordance with] what is
predominant in him of good or evil. If we know this fact, we know who is really
the Mubtadi'; therefore, there are two requirements for considering someone
a Mubtadi'; the first: That he not be a Mujtahid (i.e. that he did not perform an
act of Bid'ah out of Ijtihad), rather he was following his desires; and the
second: That this be of his habit and what he usually does.
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ٌٕٞ٣ هلٝ .ٚ٤ِ ػٝ أُٚ ِّ ٌي٤ ٓزؾْٚٗ أٜٕ؟ كؤك٬ي ثل٣ ٓب هأ:ٍَواً ٓب أٍُْؤ٤أٗب ًض
ٚٗ إ:ٚ٘وبٍ ػ٣ ،٠ٓاٗ٘ب اُولإٞ ٖٓ إفٌٞ٣ هلٝ ،اٗ٘بٞ ٖٓ إفَٚ٘ؤٍ ػ٣ ١اُن
؟ اٍزوْ ًٔبٝػٔوٝ ثٌوٝ ل٣ل ثي٣! ٓبما رو٢ب أف٣ :َ كؤٗب أٖٗؼ اَُبئ.اٗؾوف
ٖٓ أُقطئٝ ،ّي ُي اُٖبُؼ ٖٓ اُطبُؼ٤ٔ٤ٍ ِْنا اُؼٛٝ ،ِْرؼِّْ اُؼٝ ،أٓود
، أفطؤ:ٍٞ أه٫ ٚٗي أَُِْ ُٔغوك أ٤ أف٠ِ رؾول ػ٫ ْ ص. إُـ. . . ت٤ُٖٔا
َُ أَُبئٝ ،س٬ صٖٝ أ٤ اص٘زٝ َٓؤُخ أ٢ٌُٖ اٗؾوف ك ِ ، اٗؾوفٚٗثَ ُٔغوك أ
،ٚض٣ٕ ؽلِّٞزوج٣ َٖٓ ش٣ أئٔخ اُؾل٢ٗؾٖ ٗغل كٝ . . . بٜ٤ ٓب اٗؾوف كٟفو٧ا
. إُـ. . . ٢ ٗبٕجٚٗإٝ ،٢ فبهعٚٗإٝ ، ٓوعئٚٗ إ:ٚ روعٔز٢ كٕٚ٘ ػُٞٞو٣ٝ
٫ٝ ،ٕٚ ثٌَّٞٔز٣ ٕيا٤ٓ ٌُْٖٛ؛ ػ٘ل ٌ
ْ ،د٫٬ٙ بًِٜٝ ، ٌةٞ٤ب ػًِٜ ٙنٜك
، عِٔخ ؽَ٘بد٠ِ ػ،س٬ صٝ أ،ٖ٤ّئز٤ٍ ٝ أ، اُؾَ٘بد٠ِئخ ػ٤ٍ ٕ ًِلّخُٞوعِّؾ٣
ٍ هللاٍٞإٔ ٓؾٔلاً هٝ ، هللا٫ إُٚ إ٫ ٕبكح أّٜ :بٜٖٔٓ أػظٝ
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is accepted, yet they say about him in his biography: He is a Murji', and he is a
Khariji, and he is a Nasibi . . . and so on. So these are all flaws, and they are all
misguidance, however; [the Imams of the Hadith rahimahum Allah] have a
means of measuring that they hold on to, and they do not allow a hand's worth
of sin to outweigh good deeds, or two sins, or three, over a majority of good
deeds, and of the greatest of them: The bearing of witness that none has the
right to be worshiped in Truth except Allah, and that Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah.
Ref: www.alalbany.net/?wpfb_dl=948
16. [Shaykh Al Albaani Rahimahullah advises the people who waste their time
criticizing and talking about each other]
ٓ٘ؾوفٜ ف٢ٕ كٞول٣ ٖ٣ٖ اُن٣فو٥اُْجبة اٝ أٗب أٖٗؾي أٗذ٢ب أف٣ اٗظو
:اُٞٞروٝ ،ًبٌْٚ ثؼٚ ٗول ثؼ٢هبرٌْ كٝا أّٞؼ٤ٚ ر٫ أ:ِْهللا أػٝ ُ٘بٝجل٣ ٔب٤ك
:ًب٤ٗصبٝ .ء٢ّ ٢ٌ ٖٓ اُؼِْ ك٤ُ ناٛ :ً٫ٝ أ:ٚٗ٧ ٕ هبٍ ًنا؛٬كٝ ،ٕ هبٍ ًنا٬ك
إٗٔب.ةِٞ اُو٢بء كٚاُجـٝ ؽوبك٧ؾون ا٣ٝ ،هٝؿو اُٖلٞ٣ ةٍِٞ٧نا اٛ
ٖٓ )ل٣ ٓلػ (ى٢ّ ك٬ٌُنا اٛ َٛ :ٌْق٤ٍ ١ اُنٞٛ ٌِْْ ثبُؼِْ؛ كبُؼ٤ِػ
) (ٕبؽت ثلػخ:ٚ٤َٔٗ ٕؾن ُ٘ب أ٣ ً٬َ ٓضٛٝ وح؟٤ أفطبء ًضُٚ ١اُ٘بً اُن
ناٛ اٞ رزؼ ّٔو٫ ٕ أٗب أٖٗ ُؼ ثؤ. اُزؼ ُّٔوبدٙنُٜٝ ٓجزلع؟ ٓب ُ٘بٞٛ َٛ :٢ُثبُزبٝ
ٖ٤ أُ٘زَج٠ِوأد ػٛ ٢ اُلُوهخ اُزٙنٛ ٕ٥ اٌْٞٗ وخ٤ اُؾو٢ٗ٘ب ك٧ اُزؼ ّٔن؛
ِْهللا أػٝ اُلُوهخٙنٛ خ؛٤ح اَُِلٞ ُِلػ:ٍٖ ٗؾٞ ًٔب ٗوٝاَُ٘خ أٝ ح اٌُزبةُٞلػ
٢ف ك٬اُق
َ ٞٛ ٌ٤ُٝ ،ءَُٞ ّٓبهح ثب٧ ؽعّ اُ٘لٌ ا:ٞٛ بٜ٤ًج ُو ك٧اَُجتُ ا
٢ؾز٤ٖٗ ٙنٛ .خ٣هاء اُلٌو٥ثؼ٘ ا
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Look, O my brother, I advise you and the other young ones who have stood
upon a deviated path as it appears to us, wallahu a'lam: To not waste your time
in criticizing each other, and to say: So-and-so said this, and so-and-so said that;
because, firstly: This has nothing to do with 'Ilm/knowledge, and secondly: This
manner [of speaking and dealing with each other] burns the chests, and it
allows for malice and hatred to enter the hearts. Rather what is upon you is
knowledge, for it is knowledge that will reveal: Is this speech in praise of Zaid
(just a general name) who has a lot of mistakes [correct or not?] And is it our
right, for example, to refer to him as a man of innovations? And following from
this: Is he a Mubtadi'/innovator? We do not get deeply involved in these issues.
I advise to not be deeply involved in these issues in such a deep way; because
we, in reality, complain now about this division that has occurred among those
who attribute themselves to the Da'wa of the Book and the Sunnah, or, as we
say: To the Da'wa Al-Salafiyyah. The main reason for this division, wallahu
a'lam, is: The person's self that calls him to evil, and it is not actually
disagreements over some of the opinions. This is my advice.
Ref: www.alalbany.net/?wpfb_dl=948
Shaykh Al Albaani Rahimahullah, upon being asked whether the Ikhwan Al-
Muslimin is more dangerous to Islam than the Jews and the Christians, said,
٘اُزجبؿٝ ل ٖٓ اُزؾية٣ع علٞٗٝ ،ِٞل ٖٓ اُـ٣ع علٞٗ ٫نا إٛ ٕٓب أػزول أ
٠ِ كبُؾٌْ ػ،ب ّوٜ٤كٝ و٤ب فٜ٤خ ك٤ٓ٬ٍ٩ ًَ اُغٔبػبد ا. . . اُزلاثوٝ
اُغٔبػبد٠ِ اُؾٌْ ػ،كواك٧ ا٠ِ ًبُؾٌْ ػ-- اٗ٘بٞب إف٣ -- اُغٔبػبد
،بًِٜ ٍ٘بى كوك َِْٓ عٔغ فٖبٍ أٌُبٛ علٞ٣ ٬ ك،كواك٧ ا٠ًِبُؾٌْ ػ
ٖٓ أًضوٚؽ٬ٛ ٝ أ،ٚؽ٬ٛ ٖٓ أًضوٚؽ٬ٕٝ ،ٕ٘ ثؼٝب كٚإٗٔب ثؼٝ
) ٓبٚؽ٬ٕ ٖٓ أًضوٚؽ٬ٛ( وح٤ف٧هح اُٖٞ اٙنٛ ٢ ك٠ؽزٝ ،ٚؽ٬ٕ
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I do not believe except that this is a new kind of extremism, and a new kind of
Tahazzub (forming into parties) and hate and splitting . . . all of the Islamic
groups have good and bad, so the ruling on the groups -- O my brothers -- is like
the judgment on the individuals, the judgment on the groups is like the
judgment on the individuals, so there does not exist an individual Muslim who
gathered every good quality, rather he gathers some and not others, [and he is
either someone whose] good is more than his bad, or his bad is more than his
good, and even with this latter picture (one's bad being more than one's good)
it is not befitting that we reject the good that comes from him, so the Ikhwan
Al-Muslimin and the Hizb Al-Tahrir and the Jama'at Al-Tabligh have good in
them, however they have within them a distance from Islam, either due to
ignorance or purposely being ignorant, and due to this, this statement (that
they are worse for Islam than the Jews and Christians) has a very extreme
danger to it, so it is not allowed to say these words.
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كؾَٖ اُج٘ب أػزول،ٜ٣ٕ رلوٝكٝ ٕٛ إكواٝ كٚ٤ٗؼزول كٝ ٚخ ؽو٤ ٗجقٌ كاػ٫
هاءٝ ٖ٤بئؼٙ اٖٞٗ ًب٣ٖ اُن٤َُِٔٔو ٖٓ اُْجبة ا٤ ًض٠ِلا ؽَ٘خ ػ٣ ُٚ ٕأ
ٞٛٝ ،ُْٚٞ ؽٜ كغٔؼ،بد٣اَُ٘ٔبٝ ٢ٛ٬ُٔخ ًب٤اُؼبكاد اُـوثٝ ٢ٛ٬ُٔارجبع ا
اُزَٔيٝ اَُ٘خٝ اٌُزبة٠ُْ إٛ ٌُٖ هل ًبٕ كػب،ٙبٙ ٗو٫ ٢رٌزَ ؽيث
أهطبه٢ كٚرٞاٗزْود كػٝ ٚ ك٘لغ هللا ثٚ ػِْ ث٠ِ ػٞٛ ٕ ًب١ّ اُن٬ٍ٩ثب
ًٔبٚ٤ ك٢ُ ٗـب٫ ٌُ٘٘بٝ ٚرٞ ثبَُ٘جخ ُلػٖٚ هللا ث٣نا ٓب ٗلٛٝ ،٢ٓ٬ٍ٩اُؼبُْ ا
ُْٝ اَُ٘خٝ ػِْ ثبٌُزبة٠ِ ػ-- ٍق٧ ٓغ ا-- ٌٖ٣ ُْ ٚٗ كئ،ٍٕٞ أُزؾيثٞو٣
ظ اَُِقٜ٘ٓ ٠ِاَُ٘خ ػٝ اٌُزبة٠ُخ إ٤ٌٖ كاػ٣
do not withhold from giving a caller to Islam his rights, and we believe what
should be believed concerning him without going into extremes in favor of him
nor in favor against him, so Hasan Al-Bannaa -- I believe that he had a positive
hand on many of the young Muslims who were lost following amusements and
the Western customs, like the amusements and the cinemas, so he gathered
them around him, and this is a Hizbi grouping that we are not pleased with,
however he called them to the Book and the Sunnah and the holding on to the
Islam that he was knowledgeable of, so Allah caused benefit through him and
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his Da'wa spread throughout the Islamic lands. And this is what we worship
Allah with regarding his Da'wa, however we do not go to extremes regarding
him as the Mutahazzibun (those who have taken up parties for themselves)
say, for he was not -- with much regret -- upon knowledge of the Book and the
Sunnah, and he was not a caller to the Book and the Sunnah upon the Manhaj
of the Salaf.
The Question:
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ٕٚ ًَ اُ٘بً ٓؼٌٞ٣ ٕ اُؾغخ أٚ٤ِأهبّ ػٝ ب أثلا إٔ ٖٓ ًلَّو ّقٖبٌٛ ّو٤ُ
،ٙو٤ى رٌلٞغ٣ ٫ ٚٗفو أ٥ اُؼبُْ اٟو٣ٝ ،٫ٝ ٓزؤٞٛ ٌٕٞ٣ هلٚٗ٧ ،و٤ اُزٌل٢ك
ِٖٓ رَ ََوُّ عٝ وٙوخ ٖٓ كزٖ اُؼٖو اُؾب٤ اُؾوٙنٜ ك،غ٣اُزجلٝ ن٤ًَنُي اُزلٝ
و٤ُياّ ؿ٩نا اٛٝ َََِنا اُزٛ ٕك أٖٞ أُو،ِْ اكػبء اُؼ٢ثؼ٘ اُْجبة ك
،ٌ ًنُي٤ُ فو٥ اٙوا٣ٝ اعجبٝ ٓو٧ ػبُْ اٟو٣ اٍغ هلٝ نا ثبةٛ ،ىّ أثلا٫
ِّي٣ ٫ ،بكٜعز٫ ٖٓ ثبة اٚٗ٧ ٫ٖٓ ثؼل إٝ َٓب افزِق اُؼِٔبء ٖٓ هجٝ
٫ ١ أُوِل اُنٞٛ فو إٗٔب٥ ا١ِيّ ثؤفن ثوأ٣ ١ اُن،ٚ٣ا ثوأٝؤفن٣ ٕٖ أ٣فو٥ا
كَّنٝ ًلّو أ١ أٓب ٖٓ ًبٕ ػبُٔب كبُن،وِل٣ ٕ أٚ٤ِغت ػ٣ ١ اُنٞٛٝ ٙػِْ ػ٘ل
ُْزبثغ مُي اُؼب٣ ٕ أثلا أِٚٓي٣ ٬ كٚ٣ ٓضَ هأٟو٣ ٫ٝ ث ّلعٝأ
This is a wide door (i.e. there is flexibility in this area), it could be that a 'Aalim
views an issue to be obligatory while another views that it is not, and the
'Ulamaa have not differed with each other before and after except because it is
due to Ijtihad, it is not binding upon others to take his opinion; he for whom it
is binding upon to to take the opinion of another is the Muqallid who does not
posses any knowledge, and it is he for whom it is obligatory to make Taqlid. As
for he who is a 'Aalim, then it is not binding ever for him to follow the 'Aalim
who made Takfir or Tafsiq or Tabdi' of a person so long as he does not hold the
same opinion.
Ref: Silsilah Al-Huda Wal-Nur, no. 778
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The Question:
ٕ إما ًب،ّف أُوب٬قزِق ثبفز٣ اةٞ اُغ،ٍنا ٍؤاٛ : هللاٚٔ هؽ٢ُٗجب٧ـ ا٤ُْا
وحٙ ٓجزلع ثؼل رِي أُؾبٍٚٗ إٞ ٗو٫ٝ ٓجزلػبٚ٘ ٗظ٠ِك ثبُض٘بء ػٖٞأُو
ٞٛ ٚ٤ِك ثبُض٘بء ػٖٞ كئما ًبٕ أُو،ٖ إٕ ّبء هللا٣ٓو٧ٖ ا٤ ٗلوم ث،ِخ٣ٞاُط
ٞٛ ٚ٤ِك ثبُض٘بء ػٖٞ أٓب إما ًبٕ أُو،اعتٝ ناٜ اٌُلبه كٙ رغبٚ٘اُلكبع ػ
ْ ٗؼ.ىٞغ٣ ٫ َ٤ِٚ رٚ٤ كلٚ٤ُح اُ٘بً إٞكػٝ ٚغٜ٘ٓ ٖ٤٤رج.
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The Question:
ٚ ث١ؤك٣ ٫ َنا اُوعٛ َٕ ٓغ ٓضٝ إما ًبٕ اُزؼب: هللاٚٔ هؽ٢ُٗجب٧ـ ا٤ُْا
ّي ثَ أٗب أػزول٬ى ثٞغ٣ كنُي ٓٔبٚلر٤ ػو٢ٕ كٝبٜز٣ ٕ أ٠ُ إٕٚ ٓؼٝاُزؼب
ٖ٤َُِٕٔٔ ٓغ اٝزؼب٣ ٕخ أ٤٘٣ اُلٚٔبٕ ٖٓ ٖٓبُؾ٣٩ ا١ٞإٔ أُؤٖٓ اُو
ٝٔخ أ٣ٍجبة اُول٧خ ثَجت ٖٓ ا٤لح اَُِل٤ا ػٖ اُؼوٖٞ اٗؾوك٣ٖ اُن٣فو٥ا
غل اُلوٕخ٤ٍ ٚٗ٧ ء٫ؤٛ ٕ ٓغٝزؼب٣ ٕ أ٢نا أُؤٖٓ اَُِلٜ ث٠ُٝ٧ ا.ضخ٣اُؾل
ٕٗؼوف ٗؾٖ مُي ثبُزغوثخ أٝ هغٝ ١اُنٝ .ٚ٤ُخ إ٤ح اَُِلٞؾ اُلػ٤ِأُ٘بٍجخ ُزج
:ٖ٣ أؽل أٓو٢نا أُؤٖٓ اُٖبُؼ اَُِلٛ ٖٓ ْٜهلٞٓ ٌٕٞ٤ٍ ٖ٤ُئي أُقبُلٝأ
ٖٗؾواف ػ٩اٝ ٢ت اَُِلٛ روجَ أُن٠ُٕ إِٞ٤ٔ٤ كٚرٞا ُلػٞج٤َزغ٣ ٕإٓب أ
ْٕ أٛ اٞؤث٣ ٕأٝ ٚجٛٓنٝ ٙٞٚوك٣ ٕإٓب أٝ .ًوا٤هغ ًضٝ ناٛٝ ٢ْ اُقِلٜجٛٓن
ْٜ٤ٌِ ػ٤ُٝ ٚ٤ِٓوػ٧ك اٞؼ٣ َ ثِٙٞٓؼب٣
Shaykh Al Albaani Rahimahullah: If the cooperating with the likes of this man
does not lead to cooperating with him in being negligent with his 'Aqidah, then
this is from what is allowed without doubt, rather I believe that the Mu'min of
strong Iman, that it is in his religious benefit to cooperate with the other
Muslimin who have deviated from the 'Aqidah Al-Salafiyyah (the Salafi 'Aqidah)
due to a reason among the old or recent reasons. What is of more priority
regarding this Salafi Mu'min is to cooperate with those people because he will
find the appropriate opportunity to convey the Da'wah Al-Salafiyyah (the Salafi
Da'wa) to him. And that which took place and we know this from experience is
that those [who opposed the Salafi 'Aqidah] will take either of two positions
with this righteous Salafi Mu'min: Either they answer his Da'wa so they incline
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towards accepting the Salafi Madhhab and moving away from their Khalafi
Madhhab, and this has taken place many times; or they reject his Madhhab and
reject dealing with him, rather the matter returns to him and not to them.
23. [Shaykh Al Albaani Rahimahullah on the principle: أَلحِقهُ به, join them along
with him]
The Shaykh Al Albaani Rahimahullah was informed that these days we hear
some of our brothers who with much regret have become extremely biased
towards the opinions of their Sheikh's position on another Sheikh, say: Join
them along with him, i.e. throw the "followers" ( )أتباعof the Sheikh whom our
Sheikh called an innovator along with that Sheikh. It is as if they are saying: He
who does not make Tabdi' of whom we make Tabdi' of, then he is a Mubtadi'
as well. When asked about this principle, the Imam Al-Albani rahimahu Allah
said out of amazement at what he had just heard,
Who is the one who stated these principles (literally: who is the companion of
these principles) and who is the one who came up with them?!
ٕٚ ًَ اُ٘بً ٓؼٌٞ٣ ٕ اُؾغخ أٚ٤ِأهبّ ػٝ ب أثلا إٔ ٖٓ ًلَّو ّقٖبٌٛ ّو٤ُ
،ٙو٤ى رٌلٞغ٣ ٫ ٚٗفو أ٥ اُؼبُْ اٟو٣ٝ ،٫ٝ ٓزؤٞٛ ٌٕٞ٣ هلٚٗ٧ ،و٤ اُزٌل٢ك
ِٖٓ رَ ََوُّ عٝ وٙوخ ٖٓ كزٖ اُؼٖو اُؾب٤ اُؾوٙنٜ ك،غ٣اُزجلٝ ن٤ًَنُي اُزلٝ
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و٤ُياّ ؿ٩نا اٛٝ َََِنا اُزٛ ٕك أٖٞ أُو،ِْ اكػبء اُؼ٢ثؼ٘ اُْجبة ك
،ٌ ًنُي٤ُ فو٥ اٙوا٣ٝ اعجبٝ ٓو٧ ػبُْ اٟو٣ اٍغ هلٝ نا ثبةٛ ،ىّ أثلا٫
ِّي٣ ٫ ،بكٜعز٫ ٖٓ ثبة اٚٗ٧ ٫ٖٓ ثؼل إٝ َٓب افزِق اُؼِٔبء ٖٓ هجٝ
٫ ١ أُوِل اُنٞٛ فو إٗٔب٥ ا١ِيّ ثؤفن ثوأ٣ ١ اُن،ٚ٣ا ثوأٝؤفن٣ ٕٖ أ٣فو٥ا
كَّنٝ ًلّو أ١ أٓب ٖٓ ًبٕ ػبُٔب كبُن،وِل٣ ٕ أٚ٤ِغت ػ٣ ١ اُنٞٛٝ ٙػِْ ػ٘ل
ُْزبثغ مُي اُؼب٣ ٕ أثلا أِٚٓي٣ ٬ كٚ٣ ٓضَ هأٟو٣ ٫ٝ ث ّلعٝأ
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ٚغؼِ٘ب ٗقوع٣ ٫ خ ٓب مُي٤ عيئ٢ ك٬ّٔ ػ٬ٍ٩قوط ػٖ ا٣ ١ٗ٘ب ٗؼزجو اُن٧
،ّ٬ٍ٩خ فوط ػٖ ؽٌْ ا٤ اُغيئٙنٛ ٢ كٞٛ إٗٔبٝ ،ّ ٓطِوب٬ٍ٩ٖٓ كائوح ا
إما صجذ إٔ ّقٖب ٓب،خ٤ح اَُِلٞاُلػٝ ٢ظ اَُِلُٜ٘ٔ ا٢ًنُي إما ً٘ب ٗزٌِْ كٝ
فوطٚٗ ثؤٚ٤ِ ٗؾٌْ ػ٫ ٖ ٗؾ،ظ اَُِق اُٖبُؼٜ٘ٓ ٖ َٓؤُخ ٓب فوط ػ٢ك
٢ أَُؤُخ فبُق اَُِق ًٔب هِ٘ب كٙنٛ ٢ٍ كٌُٞ٘٘ب ٗوٝ ،ػٖ كائوح اَُِق
٢ كٚ ٗقوع٫ ٌُ٘٘ب،ّ٬ٍ٩ فبُق اٚٗ َٓؤُخ أ٢ّ ك٬ٍ٩ فبُق ا١ٍ اُنٝ٧ا
خ٤ ٖٓ كائوح اَُِلّٝ أ٬ٍ٩ٖ ٖٓ كائوح ا٤ اُؾبُز٬ً
Because we consider he who leaves Al-Islam in one aspect; this does not allow
us to exclude him from the circle of Al-Islam absolutely, rather he is in this
aspect excluded from the judgment of Al-Islam, and similarly if we were to talk
about the Salafi Manhaj and the Da'wah Al-Salafiyyah, if it were confirmed that
a person left the Manhaj of the Salaf Al-Salih in one issue, we do not judge him
as having left the circle of the Salaf, however we say: "In this issue he opposed
the Salaf" as we said previously that he who opposes Al-Islam in an issue has
opposed Al-Islam, however we do not exclude him in both cases (opposing Al-
Islam in one issue, and opposing the Salafi Manhaj in one issue) from the circle
of Al-Islam or from the circle of Al-Salafiyyah. End of the words of the Imam
rahimahu Allah.
Then in the same lesson, someone said to the Imam rahimahu Allah
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When I was asked about the Salafiyyin who formed a Hizb: "Do they exit from
Al-Salafiyyah?" I said: Yes, they have left Al-Salafiyyah
The Imam Al-Albani rahimahu Allah then corrected this person's answer, by
saying
In this aspect
Ref: Silsilah Al-Huda Wal-Nur, tape no. 849, the second side
25. [When can you call an 'Aalim an innovator? What are the conditions for
doing so?]
-- َ اَُ٘خٛ أٚ٤ افزِق ك١نا اُنٛ ُٔ٘ي إما ًبٕ ا٤ـ ثبهى هللا ك٤ّ :َاَُبئ
ٍفو اٍزل٫ اٚعُٞ اٝ ٖ٤ٜعٝ َٔؾز٣ ٓغ أُجزلػخَٝ اُجلػخ أٛ ٓغ أ-- ٬ٓض
ٔيٜ ك٢؟ أٗب ُْ أُٔي ك٢ِ٘ٔ كِِ َْ ر٢ٜٔنا كٛ هبٍ أٗبٝ ٚ ثلػز٠ِنا أُجزلع ػٛ ٚث
٬ إما فٝ ٢ٜٔ أٗب ثلٝ ٔيٜكؤٗذ فن ثل
ب٣ أَُؤُخٙنٛ ٢ كٜبثُٚ اٞٛ أَُؤُخ كٔبٙنٛ ٢ٓب َُِِق ك٬ً ُْ ٗغل٢٘ؼ٣
ـ؟٤ّ
Questioner:
Sheikh, barak Allahu feek, if the Divine Text (Ayah or Hadith) was such that Ahl
Al-Sunnah and Ahl Al-Bida' disagreed over its meaning, it could be understood
in two ways, and the other way was used by the innovator for his innovation,
and [the innovator] said: "This is my understanding, so why do you blame me? I
do not blame you for your understanding, so you take your understanding, and
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،ٍٞ ٓب رو٢٘ إما ً٘ذ رؼ،ٗ اػزواٚ٤ٌِ ُي ػ٤ُ : هللاٚٔ هؽ٢ُٗجب٧ـ ا٤ُْا
ٗ اػزواٚ٤ٌِ ُي ػ٤ُ.
Al-Sheikh Al-Albani rahimahu Allah: You have no point of objection with him, if
you mean what you say, you have no point of objection
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understanding and he has an understanding, so you and him are equal, neither
is he an innovator nor are you, however what [issue] enters here? A very
important matter enters, and it is: Is he or other than him -- and I do not say you
-- is he from the people of knowledge such that he [can] say: "I understand
from the Divine Text this and this"? For if he is from the people of knowledge,
the answer is what you heard, and if he is not from the people of knowledge,
we say to him what Al-Rabb Al-'Aalamin says (paraphrased): {So ask Ahl Al-
Dhikr if you do not know}. Is it clear?
ؼٙاٝ :َاَُبئ
Questioner: Clear
26. [The Shaykh on differentiating bid’a into categories like Bid’a in Aqeedah
and Bid’a in Fiqh]
The Question:
The Bid'ah Al-Mukaffirah (the Bid'ah that causes its perpetrator to fall into
Kufr) such that a person innovates a Bid'ah Kuffriyyah (a Kufri Bid'ah) like the
statement that the Lord Subhanahu wa Ta'aalaa did not ascend His Throne and
negating this; and the Bid'ah Al-Mufassiqah (the Bid'ah that causes its
perpetrator to become a Fasiq) takes place in an innovation among the
innovations of worship, like the Mawlid, for instance.
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ِْ ٖٓ ػّٙ ْٓ٘ؤ٬ٌُنا اٛ ،ؼ٤و ٕؾ٤ّ ؿ٬ٌُنا اٛ : هللاٚٔ هؽ٢ُٗجب٧ـ ا٤ُْا
٢ اُجلػخ كٝ أ،عٝ اُلو٢اُجلػخ كٝ ٍٕٞ٧ ا٢ٖ اُجلػخ ك٤ن ث٣ اُزلو،ّ٬ٌُا
اُـ... ثلػخٞٛ ن٣نا اُزلوٛ ، اُؼجبكاد٢اُجلػخ كٝ ّؽٌب٧ا
Al-Sheikh Al-Albani rahimahu Allah: This speech is not correct; this speech
originated from 'Ilm Al-Kalam; the differentiating between an innovation in
Usul (the principles of the Religion) and an innovation in Furu' (the "branches"
of the Religion), or an innovation in Al-Ahkam (the rulings) and an innovation in
Al-'Ibadat (acts of worship) is itself an innovation.
27. [The Imam Al-Albani rahimahu Allah is asked about spreading the books
and tapes of those who are not Salafis]
The Questioner:
The responsibility of spreading the tapes of those who do not take up the
Manhaj of the Salaf; they belong, for instance, to some of the Jama'at (groups)
that we know of, like the Ikhwan Al-Muslimin or the Tabligh or others, so some
[of the 'Ulamaa] gave a Fatwa saying that I should not record nor spread the
likes of these tapes, and some of them said: We choose what we see in them to
be correct and what is not overtly in opposition to the Manhaj of the Salaf. So
confusion continues to remain with me even now, and I ask Allah 'Azza wa Jal
to remove this confusion with what you view and with what is made easy for us
in this discussion, jazakum Allahu khairaa.
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ً ثؼ٘ اُّ٘بُِٚغ ثٝٝ ،ٖؼ٣ ٫ لب٤ؼٙ ضب٣إٕ ًبٕ ؽلٝ ش٣نا اُؾلٛ ،بٜاُِزوط
ّٚٗ أ٠ِه أُغبٌُ ػٝ ٕل٢ كٙٞػِّوٝ ،ؽبدُِّٞ ا٢ كًٙٞزجٝ ،ك٬ ثؼ٘ اُج٢ك
ٌُٖ ؽَجُ٘بٝ .ٌ ثبُضّبثذ٤ُٝ ،ٍِْٝ ُٚآٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٢ش صبثذ ػٖ اُ٘ج٣ؽل
ج٘ب اػزجبهًاٛ ٗزؼّٖت ُٔن٫ٝ ،بٜ٘ئ ٍن ٗؼَٔ ث٤ كؾ٬ٕ ؽٌٔخً كؼٌٞ٣ ٕ أٚ٘ٓ
ُ
نا اُؾنٛ ٕش ٓب ًب٤ؽ ِّ ك٘ؾٖ أرجبع اُؾ،ُٟفو٧ت اٛثزؼُّٖ ت إٔؾبة أُنا
ن
بٜب اُِزوطٛعلَٝ ٖ٣بُّخ أُؤٖٓ أٙ كبُؾٌٔخ،ش ٓب عبء٤ٖٓ ؽٝ.
Al-Sheikh Al-Albani rahimahu Allah: Without a doubt with me is that the second
opinion that you mentioned in reference to some of the people of knowledge
is what is correct, because wisdom is the lost property of the believer:
Wherever he hears [this wisdom], he picks it up. This Hadith (wisdom is the lost
property of the believer); even if it is a weak Hadith that is not authentic, [a
Hadith] that some of the people in some of the lands took a liking to, and have
written on tablets, and have hung in the place of gatherings with the
understanding that it is a Hadith established upon the Prophet sallaa Allahu
'alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallam, and it is not established; however sufficient for us is
that [what is mentioned in the weak Hadith] is truly wisdom, and henceforth
we act on it, and we do not become extremely biased towards our Madhhab as
the followers of the other Madhahib do, for we are followers of the Truth
wherever this Truth may be and from wherever it may have come from, so
wisdom is the lost property of the believer: Wherever he finds it he picks it up.
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The answer: No one book may be free of something that opposes [the Manhaj
of the Salaf Al-Salih radhi Allahu 'anhum], yet the issue is in observing two
things: The first thing: That this book and this recording not be [a means of]
calling to a Manhaj that opposes the Manhaj of the Salaf Al-Salih. Secondly:
That what is correct in them is more than what is incorrect, and this...as the
Imam Malik rahimahu Allah said: There is not one of us except that he refutes
and is refuted, except the companion of this grave (i.e. the Prophet sallaa
Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam), and due to this the recordings and publishing of books
must be done with these two principles [in mind], i.e. with these two
conditions.
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ْ
ٓبٗؼًب أثلاٟ أه٫ كؤٗب،٢ظ اَُِلُِٜ٘ٔ ٓقبُلخٚ٤ٌ ك٤ُ َ٤إم ٍؤُذ ػٖ رَغٝ
ُ
،ظُٜ٘ٔ ا٢ّ ٌ ٍِل٤ُ ٚ٤زؾلس ك٣ ّ َ ُٔغوّك٤نا اُزَغٛ َْٗو ٓض
١إٔ اُن ِ ٖٓ
ُْ ِ اُؼٚ٤ٚوز٣ ١ اُنٞٛ ناٛ ، مُيٚ ٓب ّبثٝ أ٢ّ ؽيثٝ أ٢فِل
ٌّ ٞٛ إّٗٔبٝ
ّٞ٤ُكبد اُوبئٔخ ا٬فز٫ٖ ا٤ت ث٣ُخ اُزووٝ ٓؾبٚ٤ٚوز٣ٝ ،ٖٗبف٩ اٚ٤ٚوز٣ٝ
ٍق٧خ ٓغ ا٤ٓ٬ٍ٩ٖ اُغٔبػبد ا٤ث.
And if you ask about a recording that does not have in it anything that opposes
the Salafi Manhaj, then I do not see anything ever that would prevent
spreading the likes of this recording just because the one who is speaking in it
is not of the Salafi Manhaj, rather he is a Khalafi or Hizbi or what is similar to
this. This is what knowledge requires, and what Al-Insaf (justice, fairness,
equity) requires, and what the attempt to bring closer the differences that are
ongoing between the Islamic groups today with much regret requires.
The Questioner: In completing this issue, some of those who are of the view of
preventing this, say that in spreading a tape of the likes of these people is an
appraisal for their Manhaj, and it is as if [the one spreading them] is pleased
with what they say.
ً أُّق هٍبُخً عٔغ٬٘ب هعٙ كوُٞ ، ٓجبُـخٚ٤نا كٛ : هللاٚٔ هؽ٢ُٗجب٧ـ ا٤ُْا
ق٤ً ،ظُٜ٘ٔ ا٢ٌ ٍِل٤ُ ٞٛٝ ،١ؼ اُجقبه٤مًبه ٖٓ ٕؾ٧ش ا٣ب أؽبكٜ٤ك
،٫ ؟ٚغٜ٘ٓ ل٤٣ اُوٍبُخ ثزؤٙنٛ َ كٔب ِٕخ ْٗو ٓض،ٚ٤ِّ ػ٬ٌُنا اٛ ٖلم٣
ٖبه ٓب ٕ ّؼ ػ٤ افز٢وز٘ب ك٣وٛ ٍِيّٚٗ٧ ٚثْ٘و هٍبُز ِ غ٘بٜ٘ٓ ٖ٤ٗؾٖ ُٗؼ
ِْهللا أػٝ ٓجبُـخٚ٤ كؤٗب أػزول إٔ ك،ٍِْٝ ُٚآٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ّ٘ب٤ٗج.
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The Question:
A man whose Usul is that of Ahl Al-Sunnah and he walks upon its Manhaj (i.e.
the Manhaj of Ahl Al-Sunnah), and he is known for his defense of it, and his
service to it, and sometimes he makes some mistakes in his Manhaj; so is he
warned against by name or by making clear his mistakes?
٠ُٝ٧َذ ا٤ُٝ ٟفو٧ ا: هللاٚٔ هؽ٢ُٗجب٧ـ ا٤ُْا
Al-Sheikh Al-Albani rahimahu Allah: The second and not the first
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Like Al-Nawawi, and Ibn Hajar Al-'Asqalani, and their likes, it is oppression to
say about them: They are from the people of innovation. I know that they are
from the Asha'irah, however they did not intend to oppose the Book and the
Sunnah, rather they [were mistaken], and assumed that what they inherited
from the Ash'ari 'Aqidah -- they assumed two things.
هعغٚٗ٧ ٔبً؛٣َّ هل٫ٍ مُي إٞو٣ ٫ ٞٛٝ ،ٍ مُيٞو٣ ١ّؼو٧ٓبّ ا٩ إٔ ا:ً٫ٝأ
اةٌٖٞ ث٤ُٝ ،ًاثبٕٞ ٙٞٔٛٞ ر:ًب٤ٗصبٝ .ٚ٘ػ.
Firstly: That the Imam [Abu Al-Hasan] Al-Ash'ari was of this position, whereas
he was not of this position except previously; because he recanted from it. And
secondly: They were deluded into thinking it was correct, and it is not correct.
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As for what I hear now from this question concerning how a Muslim is removed
from the Jama'ah or the Jama'ah Al-Salafiyyah because he made a mistake in
an issue or other, then I do not see that this can be anything but an infection
from the other Ahzab (plural of: Hizb), this removal [of the Salafi from Al-
Salafiyyah due to a mistake he made] is from the practice of some of the
Islamic Ahzab which do not take up the Salafi Manhaj as a Manhaj in Fiqh or in
understanding Al-Islam, rather [this practice is that of] a Hizb, predominate in it
is what is predominate in the other Ahzab, [things like] gathering upon the
basis of a small state: He who leaves the obedience of its leader is warned
once, and twice, and a third time -- perhaps -- then he is judged with his
removal. The likes of this is not allowed to be taken up by a group that belongs
truly to the Book of Allah and to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah [sallaa
Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam] and to the Manhaj of the Salaf Al-Salih.
Then the Imam rahimahu Allah concluded his speech by saying
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This is an innovation in the Religion for which Allah did not send down
authority.
٘بٜخ ك٤ق٣ روعٔخ اُْقٔ أُ٘زول روعٔخ ربه٢ٕ كٌٞ٣ ٕ اُ٘ول إٓب أ:ٍٞأٗب أه
أٓب،ٖٙٓ ّوٝ ٙو٤زؼِن ثبُٔزوعْ ٖٓ ف٣ وجؼ ثٔب٣ ٓبٝ َٖؾ٣ ثل ٖٓ مًو ٓب٫
ٖ٣ْ اُنٜثقبٕخ ػبٓزٝ ٖ٤َُِٔٔو ا٣ رؾنٞٛ َك ثزوعٔخ اُوعٖٞإما ًبٕ أُو
ٌٕٞ٣ ٓضبُت اُوعبٍ؛ ثَ هلٝ ٍٓ٘بهت اُوعبٝ ٍاٍ اُوعبْٞ ثؤؽٛ ػِْ ػ٘ل٫
ئخ٤ٍ لح٤ ػو٠ِ ػ١ٞ٘ط٣ ٞٛ ٌُٖٝ ،ُخ ػ٘ل اُؼبٓخٞٓوجٝ لح٤عٝ ٍٔؼخ ؽَ٘خُٚ
ناٛ ٖئب ً ٖٓ مُي ػ٤ّ ٕٞؼوك٣ ٫ ء اُؼبٓخ٫ؤٛ ،ئ٤ٍ فِن٠ِ ػٝأ
ٕ٧ اىٗخ) مُيُّٞٔ ثـ (اٞ٤ُذ ا٤ٍٔ ٢ اُجلػخ اُزٙنٛ ٢ رؤر٫ ٖ ماى٤ؽ...َاُوع
خ اٌُبِٓخ٤اكُٞ اُزوعٔخ اٞٛ ٌ٤ُٝ ؾخ٤ُٖٖ٘ ماى ا٤ك ؽٖٞأُو
I say: The critique [of the innovator or one who went astray] is either in the
biography of the individual who is being critiqued -- a historical biography -- so
here it is necessary to mention what he had of good and what he had of bad as
regards to the one having his biography given...as for if the intention in writing
the biography of the man is to warn the Muslimin and especially the
commoners among them who do not have knowledge of the condition of the
man and his merits and negative aspects; rather it could be that he has a good
and accepted reputation among the common Muslims, however he takes up an
evil 'Aqidah or evil manners. These common Muslims do not know anything
about that concerning this man...in this case you do not come with this
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innovation which has been called to day "Al-Muwazanah", that is because the
intention in this case is the giving of advice (i.e. to the people about the evil of
this man) and it is not to give a complete biography.
Questioner: The next question says, are the Asha'irah (Ash'aris) from Ahl Al-
Sunnah Wal-Jama'ah? And what is our position with regards to the current
Asha'irah?
ٕضب ثؤ٣ؽلٝ ٔب٣َ ٖٓ اُؼِٔبء هلٙكب٧ َُذ أّبهى ثؼ٘ ا: هللاٚٔـ هؽ٤ُْا
َ اَُ٘خ ثَجتَٛذ ٖٓ أ٤ُ بٜٗخ أ٤ٓ٬ٍ٩ائق اٞبئلخ ٖٓ اُطٛ ٍٖ ػٞٗو
ٍوب٣ ناٛ ٕ إما ًبٚ ث٠ُرؼبٝ ٖ هللا رجبهى٣ ػٔب ٗلٟ أفوٝ َٓؤُخ أ٢ب كٜاٗؾواك
اُغٔبػبدٝ ػٖ اُغٔبػخ أ١اثب ػٖ اَُؤاٍ اَُبثن أَٞ رٔبٓب ع٤ًٔب ه
ظ اَُِقٜ٘ٓ ٠ِػٝ اَُ٘خٝ اُزَٔي ثبٌُزبةٞٛ بٜغٜ٘ٓ ٕخ إما ًب٤ٓ٬ٍ٩ا
ٖب ػٜ٤ا كٞ ثؼ٘ أَُبئَ كقوع٢ اُوِْ كْٝ اُلٌو أٜ ثٌُٜٖ اّزٝ اُٖبُؼ
ٖٓ ٍْٜٗ إْٞ إما ًبٕ ًنُي؛ ك٘ؾٖ ٗوٜلر٤ُؼوٝ ْٜ٘٣ ُلٙٞٚ اهر١ظ اُنُٜ٘ٔنا اٛ
ٖٓ ٖ٣ّبػوح أُزؤفو٧ْ ًٔب َٗٔغ ػٖ ثؼ٘ اٜ٘ٓ ِٖؼ٣ ٖٓ َ اَُ٘خ؛ أٓبٛأ
ٍُْٜٞ فوط "هٞ٘ئن ٗو٤أؽٌْ" ؽٝ ِْت اُقِق أػٛٓنٝ ٍِْت اَُِق أٛٓن
َ اَُ٘خٛػٖ كائوح أ
Al-Sheikh Al-Albani rahimahu Allah: I do not take part with some of the noble
ones among the 'Ulamaa from the past and the present in saying that a group
from among the Islamic groups is not from Ahl Al-Sunnah due to its deviation in
an issue or another which we take as a Religion in the worship of Allah
Tabaraka wa Ta'aalaa with...if [the Manhaj of the Islamic group or groups] is to
hold on to the Book and the Sunnah and the Manhaj of the Salaf Al-Salih,
however [they moved beyond the limits in their thought or pen] in some of the
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issues, so in doing so they exited this Manhaj which they were pleased with for
their Religion and 'Aqidah, if [the matter] is like this; then we say that they are
from Ahl Al-Sunnah. As for he among them who declares as we hear from some
of the later Ashai'rah in their saying: "The Madhhab of the Salaf is safer, and
the Madhhab of the Khalaf is more knowledgeable and wiser", in such a case
we say they have left the circle of Ahl Al-Sunnah.
The Question:
Here is an issue that, truly, you might be surprised by its existence there, the
matter of the Asha'irah (Ash'aries), is it possible for us to say that the Asha'irah
are from Ahl Al-Sunnah Wal-Jama'ah?
،و٤ ًض٢اُغٔبػخ كٝ َ اَُ٘خْٛ ٖٓ أٛ ٍاة اُؼلٞ اُغ: هللاٚٔـ هؽ٤ُْا
َ٤ِ ه٢اُغٔبػخ كٝ َ اَُ٘خٛا ٖٓ اَٞ٤ُٝ
Al-Sheikh Al-Albani rahimahu Allah: The just answer is that they are from Ahl Al-
Sunnah Wal-Jama'ah in a lot [of issues], and are not from Ahl Al-Sunnah Wal-
Jama'ah in a few.
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The Question:
Are the Ikhwan and Al-Tabligh from the sects that the Prophet sallaa Allahu
'alaihi wa sallam informed us of?
Al-Sheikh Al-Albani rahimahu Allah: No, no; the Ikhwan Al-Muslimun have
among them all of the groups, they have Salafiyyun, they have Khalafiyyun
(followers of a Manhaj that opposed the Manhaj of the Salaf radhi Allahu
'anhum that came after theirs), they have Shi'ah they have this and this, so it is
not correct to label them with one description, rather we say: He from among
their individuals who takes up a Manhaj that opposes the Book and the Sunnah
then he is not from the Firqah Al-Najiyah (the Victorious Group) rather he is
from the Firqah Al-Halikah (the Destroyed Group), as for the group [itself];
wallah I say that the Salafiyyin I do not say about them that they are from the
Firqah Al-Najiyah, the Salafiyyin, what is your opinion on this?
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The Question:
It has become problematic for us, or it has become problematic for many of
the young men in this time, the issue of making Tabdi' of some of the
individuals, such that the people and young men have divided into two
categories: One who takes the position of the 'Aalim in Tabdi' when it is issued,
so he forces others [to take the position of that 'Aalim] because [he says doing
so is in compliance with the principle of] accepting the news of a trustworthy
narrator, and others who say that the issue of Tabdi' is one of the issues of
Ijtihad, and therefore he who has the ability looks into [the issue]...and this
issue has become problematic for us, so what is your advice to us?
ْٜ٤ِاُؾٌْ ػٝ ،ًغ اُ٘ب٣ ٓب ًِلٌْ هللا ثزجل: هللاٚىإ ؽلظٞـ ٕبُؼ اُل٤ُْا
ْ ػِوكز،ِِْجزْ اُؼٛ إما.ٕ٥ا اُؼِْ اِٞجٛ ا.ناٜ ٓب ًِلٌْ هللا ث،)ة(ٓجزلع
ًََ ٖٓ كؼٝ ٌْ ًَ ٖٓ فبُل٠ِٕ اَُ٘زٌْ ػٞ أٓب أٌْٗ رطِو.أُجزلعٝ اُجلػخ
.ٌْ٤ِنا ػٛ ْوعغ إص٣ ،ٌْْ إص٤ِوعغ ػ٣ ناٛ ،نا ٓجزلعٛ ٍٞ روٚٗٝئب ر٘زول٤ّ
َْزـ٣ ،ِْطِت اُؼ٣ ٕأٝ ،هٞٓ٧نا اٛ ٖ ػٌٚٗق َُب٣ َٕٗب٩اعت إٔ اُٞا
ناٛٝ نا كبٍنٛٝ نا ٓجزلعٛ ٍٞو٣ٝ ،ًززجغ اُ٘ب٣ ٕ هللا أٚ ٓب ًِل.ِْثطِت اُؼ
٢ هللا ك٢٘ب إٔ ٗزو٤ِ ػ. أّل ٖٓ أُ٘زولٙ ػ٘لٞٛ ٌٖٔ٣ .ْ ٗؼ.ٚ٤نا كٛٝ ٚ٤ك
ُٚ آ٠ِػٝ ،٘ب ٓؾٔل٤ ٗج٠ٍِِْ ػٝ هللا٠ِٕٝ ،ِْ أػ٠ُهللا رؼبٝ .ْ ٗؼ.أٗلَ٘ب
ٖ٤ أعٔؼٕٚؾجٝ
Al-Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan hafithahu Allah: Allah has not burdened you with
making Tabdi' of the people, and to judge them as being "innovator(s)", Allah
has not burdened you with this. Seek knowledge now. If you seek knowledge,
you will know the innovation and the innovator (note: See Link 1 to read the
statement of the Sheikh Al-Albani rahimahu Allah, wherein he rahimahu Allah
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says the same thing). As for you setting lose your tongue on everyone who
opposes you and everyone who does something, you criticize him and say he is
an innovator, the returns to you as sin (note: See Link 2 to read the statement
of the Sheikh Al-Albani rahimahu Allah wherein he says something similar), this
returns to you as sin. What is obligatory is that the person holds his tongue
from these issues, and seeks knowledge, busies himself with seeking
knowledge. Allah did not burden you with following up on the people, [and
saying]: He is an innovator, he is a Fasiq, he has this, he has that. Yes. Perhaps
[the one saying these things] has [something in him] worse than the one being
criticized. Upon us is to fear Allah with regards to ourselves. Yes. Wallahu
Ta'aalaa a'lam, wa sallaa Allahu wa sallam 'alaa Nabiyyinaa Muhammad, wa
'alaa Aalihi wa Sahbihi ajma'in.
Ref: http://safeshare.tv/w/mGoomOkpLq
02. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on random Takfir,
Tabdi Tafsiq etc.]
The question:
Noble Sheikh, what is your position on the one who makes Takfir of some of
the rulers after they died, their evidence being that they did not rule with the
Shari'ah and oppressed [and this being something known of them]; so is this
allowed?
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It is not allowed to make Takfir of the Muslims; except with evidence from the
Book and the Sunnah; thereafter making Takfir of a specific person [who died]
is something the scholars have differed over, and you do not know about what
he died upon; even if it was established that he committed an act of Kufr, you
do not know if he repented or did not repent, so do not judge with Takfir with
assertiveness.
ٖٔ أٓب إٔ رق، ًبكوّٜٞ؛ كٞٔ ٖٓ ثبة اُؼ،ًناٝ ٖٓ ػَٔ ًنا:ٌٍُٖٞ رو
ىٞغ٣ ٫ ناٛ كبح؛ُْٞ ػ٘ل اٜٕ إٔ رؼِْ ػٖ ؽبُزٝأُٗبًٍب ثل.
However you say: He who has done this and that, generally speaking; then he is
a Kafir, as for specifying people without knowing their state [of Iman] at the
moment of death; this is not allowed.
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١ٍ اُن٬ُٖٚ ا٤ٍ؛ كؤٗذ رج٬ٙ بٜ٤ْ ًزجًب كُٜ فِقٝ ،ً إَٗبٕ أؿ َّو اُ٘ب٫إ
، ًناٚ٤ ك٢ٗ٬ اُلٚ ًزبث:َ؛ ٌُٖ هٚ٘ ػ١ ٓب رله،ٚ٤ِ رؾٌْ ػ٫ ٞٛ أٓب.ٚ ًزج٢ك
ناٛ ،ٙ آفو٠ُ إ.ناٜؿزواه ث٫ا ٖٓ اٝؾنه٣ ٕٖ أ٤َُِٔٔ ا٠ِغت ػ٣ٝ ، ًناٚ٤كٝ
ْ ٗؼ.-ََّ عٝ هللا –ػ َّي٠ُْ إٜ كػ،ْٜ كػ،)..( ّقبٓ ٓب٧ أٓب ا.ً ثؤ٫.
Except if a person (i.e. a person who died) enticed the people, and left behind
for them books that have misguidance; then you clarify the misguidance that is
in his books. As for him (i.e. the person who died), then do not judge him, you
do not know about him; rather, say: His book such-and-such has within it this,
and it has that, and it is upon the Muslims to warn against being deceived by
this . . . there is nothing wrong with this
As for individuals . . . leave them, leave them to Allah 'Azza wa Jal. Yes.
Ref: http://www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/node/9643
03. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on how to deal
with the mistake of So-and-so]
The Question:
Ahsan Allah elaykum, we conclude with this question: Would you offer a
blessed word that you would direct to your sons and brothers from among the
students in the Islamic Ummah?
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ِِْت اُؼٛ إِخٞٓٝ هللاٟٞ ثزو:ٌْ٤ٕٞٗ . ٗؼْ ًِٔخٚ٣ أ: هللاٚكؤعبة ؽلظ
ْ٤ِرؼٝ َعٝ هللا ػي٠ُح إٞاُلػٝ اُؼَٔ ثٔب ػٌِْٔ هللاٝ مُي٠ِاُؾوٓ ػٝ
ٖ اُزْبؽ.ِِْجخ اُؼٛ ٖ٤ٕ ؽَٖ ث٥ ا٢ُروى اُزْبؽٖ إٝ ْاُ٘بً ٓب رؼِٔز
ٖٓ اٝ إؽنه:ِِْجخ اُؼٛ اٞكوهٝ ٓخ٧ا اٞ كوه٠ْ ؽزٜ٘٤ِ ث٣اُزؾوٝ اَُجبةٝ
ٕ٬ى! إما ًبٕ كٞغ٣ نا ٓبٛ .ٕ٬ ك٠ِٕ ػٝ رووأ٫ ٕ٬ٕ ٓغ كَِٞ رغ٫ ٕ٬ك
ٚ٘٤ثٝ ٘ي٤ ثٚ ر٘بٕؾ: فطؤٙػ٘ل
Sheikh Salih Al Fawzaan hafithahullah: Yes, a word. We advise you: With having
Taqwa of Allah, and continuing in seeking knowledge, and being eager in doing
so, and acting upon what Allah taught you, and calling to Allah 'Azza wa Jal,
and teaching the people what you have learned, and abandoning the bickering
that is taking place among the students. The bickering, insulting, and the
sowing of seeds of discord, such that they split apart the Ummah and split
apart the students: [Saying:] "Beware of so-and-so, do not sit with so-and-so,
do not read to so-and-so". This is not allowed! If so-and-so has made a mistake,
you advise him privately.
َ هعٝبُت ِػِْ أٛ ٝ ػبُِْ أٞٛٝ ٚ٘ٓ رؾنهٝ ًٖ اُ٘ب٤نا ثٛ أٓب إٗي رْ٘و
غ اُلبؽْخ٤ْٕ إٔ رٞؾج٣ ٖ٣نا ْٗو! {إٕ اُنٛ عتٞ٣ ٬ ك:ٕبُؼ ٌُٖ أفطؤ
}ِٕٞٔ رؼ٫ ْأٗزٝ ِْؼ٣ هللاٝ فوح٥اٝ ب٤ٗ اُل٢ْ ك٤ُْ ػناة أُٜ اٖٞ٘ٓ آ٣ اُن٢ك
ِجخٛ َّٔب٤ٍ ٫ٝ ٖ٤َُِٖٔٔ ا٤كح ثُٞٔاعت اُٖٞ ا٤َُِٖٔٔ ا٤اعت اُز٘بٕؼ ثُٞا
َّٔب ٓغ اُؼِٔبء٤ٍ ٫ ِْاُ ِؼ
As for spreading [this mistake of his] among the people, and to warn against
him, while he is a 'Aalim, or a student, or a righteous man, though he has made
a mistake, then this spreading [of the mistake] is not required! [The statement
of Allah, paraphrased:] {Verily, those who like that (the crime of) illegal sexual
intercourse should be propagated among those who believe, they will have a
painful torment in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you
know not} What is obligatory is for the Muslims to advise each other, what is
obligatory is mutual love between the Muslims, and especially the students,
and especially with the 'Ulamaa.
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Respecting the 'Ulamaa (i.e. that this should be done), not recommending
some of them, and warning against some of them: This is a reason for much
evil, and a reason for bickering, and hating, and a reason for Fitnah . . . avoid
these matters, jazakum Allahu khairan. And be as Allah Subhanah wants: [The
saying of Allah, paraphrased:] {And verily! This your religion is one religion},
[the statement of Allah, paraphrased:] And do not be like those who split apart
and differed after the clear signs came to them, and it is they who have a
painful torment.
ٕٝ اُزؼب٠ِا ػٕٞ اؽو.ٌْ٘٤ اُز٘بٕؼ ث٠ِا ػٕٞ اؽو. اُزآُق٠ِا ػٕٞاؽو
ناٛ ٢ٕب كٖٞ ف.ٖ٤َُِٖٔٔ ا٤ُلوم ث٣ ا ٓبٝاؽنهٝ ٟٞاُزوٝ اُجو٠ِػ
،ْٜ٘٤ هطغ اُ٘ياع ث٠ُ ثؾبعخ إ،عزٔبع٩ ا٠ُ ثؾبعخ إ:ٕ٥ٕ اَُِٞٔٔ ا.ٕاُيٓب
ذ٤ رْز:٠ِ ػٝٗب ُِؼلٕٞ ػٝو٤ٖ ر٫ ،ٟٞاُزوٝ اُجو٠ِٕ ػٝ اُزؼب٠ُثؾبعخ إ
ٖٓ :ِِْجخ اُؼٛٝ ٖ اُؼِٔبء٤ إما ؽِٖذ اُلوهخ ث.ٖ٤َُِٔٔن ا٣رلوٝ ،ٖ٤َُِٔٔا
ٓخ؟٨ُ ٠جو٣!
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splitting takes place with the 'Ulamaa and the students, who will be left for the
Ummah.
٢ُٖ اُ٘بً إ٤ٕ ثِٖٞؾ٣ ٢ُِجخ اُؼِْ إٛ ٠ِ ػٙ اُْو. . .ْٙ ّوٜ٤ِاّ ٓب ػٞاُؼ
ٙنٛٝ ،بروادُٜٔ اٙنٛٝ ، اُزْبؽ٘بدٙنٛٝ ،هٞٓ٧ اٙنٛ اًٞ ارو.ًٕ اُ٘بِٞٔؼ٣
ٚ٤ؤًَ ُؾْ أف٣ ٕؾت أؽلًْ أ٣ب أٌْٚ ثؼٚـزت ثؼ٣ ٫ٝ{ ٔخ٤ٓاُقِٖخ اُن
}ْ٤و ٓؼزل أص٤ ٓ٘بع ُِق،ْ٤ٔ٘ٔبى ْٓبء ثٛ ،ٖ٤ٜٓ ف٬ رطغ ًَ ؽ٫ٝ{ ،}زب٤ٓ
ؼبفٙ إ٠ِػٝ ٓخ٧ن ا٣ رلو٠ِطبٕ ػ٤ُِْ ٗبٞا ػٌٞٗٞء! ر٫ؤٛ اٞؼ٤ رط٫
رٖلم اُْبئؼبد٫ !ناٛ إما صجذ- - ٙٞ ك٘بٕؾ:٬ِ فٚ٤ِ ٖٓ أكهًزْ ػ.ٓخ٧ا
The common Muslims [are not active] . . .[being active] is for the students who
make right what is between the people, who teach the people. Leave these
matters, and this bickering, and these altercations, and this reprehensible trait.
[Allah said, paraphrased:] {And do not backbite one another, would one of you
like to eat the flesh of his dead brother}, [And Allah said, paraphrased:] {And
obey not everyone who swears much, and is considered worthless, a slanderer,
going about with calumnies, hinderer of the good, transgressor, sinful}. Do not
obey these people! You will then be helpers to the Shaitan in dividing the
Ummah and in weaking the Ummah. He whom you have found to have a fault,
then advise him -- if such a fault is actually established! Do not believe in
rumors.
بُخٜٓب ثغٞا هٞج٤ٖا إٔ رٞ٘٤ا إٕ عبءًْ كبٍن ث٘جؤ كزجٖٞ٘ٓ آ٣ب اُنٜ٣ب أ٣
ْوثزٙ ا إماٖٞ٘ٓ آ٣ب اُنٜ٣ب أ٣ ]٠ُهبٍ رؼبٝ[ ،ٖ٤ٓ ٓب كؼِزْ ٗبك٠ِا ػٞكزٖجؾ
ّ َُذ ٓؤٓ٘ب٬ٌَُْ ا٤ُ إ٠ا ُٖٔ أُوُٞٞ رو٫ٝ اٞ٘٤َ هللا كزج٤ ٍج٢ك
Allah said, paraphrased: O you who believe! If a rebellious evil person comes to
you with a news, verify it, lest you harm people in ignorance, and afterwards
you become regretful to what you have done. [Allah said, paraphrased:] O you
who believe! When you go (to fight) in the Cause of Allah, verify (the truth),
and say not to anyone who greets you (by embracing Islam): You are not a
believer.
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٠ِػٝ ٖ٤َُِٔٔؽلح ًِٔخ اٝ ٠ِػٝ ٖ٤َُِٔٔ اعزٔبع ا٠ِ ؽش ػ:٬ػٝ هللا ػي
.ا اُقطؤٞ إِٔؾ. . . ٫ ،ا اُقطؤًٍٞ اروٞ ٓب ٗو. اُز٘بٕؼ٠ِػٝ ٕٝاُزؼب
.خ٤ ثبُطوم اُْوػٕٚٗٞ اُقطؤ ٌُٖ رِٖؾًٞ ٓب رزو.ا اُقطؤٞ إِٔؾ:ٍٞٗو
٠ِػٝ ٘ب ٓؾٔل٤ ٗج٠ٍِِْ ػٝ هللا٠ِٕٝ ،٠ٙو٣ٝ ؾت٣ غ ُٔب٤ٔكن هللاُ اُغٝ
ٖ٤ أعٔؼٚإٔؾبثٝ ُٚآ.
Allah 'Azza wa 'Ulaa urgerd us with uniting the Muslims, and with uniting the
word of the Muslims, and with cooperating, and with advising. We do not say
leave the mistake, no . . . correct the mistake. We say: Correct the mistake. You
do not leave the mistake, however you correct it in the legislated way. May
Allah grant everyone success by guiding them to what He loves and is pleased
with, wa sallaa Allah wa sallam wa barak 'alaa Nabiyyinaa muhammad, wa 'alaa
Aalihi wa Ashabihi ajma'in
Ref: The end of: Sharh Kitab Al-Siyam (the explanation of the Book of Fasting)
min Kitab: Dalil Al-Talib, from the book: Dalil Al-Talib, Sha'ban 24, 1434
04. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on throwing out
someone who disagrees with the Salafis]
The Question:
Does he who opposes the Firqah Al-Najiyyah (the Saved Sect) Al-Ta'ifah Al-
Mansurah (the Victorious Group) in the issue of Wala' wal-Bara' (association
and disassociation), or in the issue of hearing and obeying the rulers, the
righteous of them and the evil of them, so long as they do not order with sin;
exit from [the Firqah Al-Najiyyah Al-Ta'ifah Al-Mansurah], [while he agrees]
with them in the rest of the issues of 'Aqidah?
ٚٗ كئ،ء٢ّ ٢ْ كٜاكوٝٝ ء٢ّ ٢ْ كٜ إما فبُل: هللاٚىإ ؽلظٞـ ٕبُؼ اُل٤ُْا
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05. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on boycotting the
ESTABLISHED Mubtadioon]
The Question:
What is the position of the Muslim with regards to those who believe in the
'Aqidah of some of the groups; like the Asha'irah and Al-Sufiyyah, and those
like them? Are they boycotted after advising them? And do we give them the
Salam?
ٕؾخ؛ كئ٤لح اُٖؾ٤ْ اُؼوُٜ ٖ٤ج٣ٝ ٕٖٞ٘ؾ٣ : هللاٚىإ ؽلظٞـ ٕبُؼ اُل٤ُْا
ْ؛ٜثزٞكاع ُزٝ ُْٜ ْ هكعٛغوٛ ٢ًبٕ كٝ ،ٖ٤لح أُقبُل٤ ػو٠ِا ػٝإٔو
ٖ٤ج٣ ٌُٖٝ ،ٕٝغوٜ٣ ٫ ْٜٗ ّواً؛ كئ٫ْ إٛل٣ي٣ ٫ ْٛغوٛ أٓب.ٕٝغوٜ٣ ْٜٗكئ
ْٜ٣لٜ٣ ْ ُؼَ هللاٜؾز٤ٖٗ ٢َزٔو ك٣ٝ ،ٕٖٞ٘ؾ٣ٝ ُْٜ٬ٙٝ ْٛفطؤ
Al-Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan hafithahu Allah: They are advised and the correct
'Aqidah is made clear to them; and if they continue upon the 'Aqidah of the
opposers, and in their boycotting was a deterrence for them and...[a means to]
their repentance; then they are boycotted. As for if their boycotting does not
increase them except in evil; then they are not boycotted, however their
mistakes and misguidance are made clear to them and they are advised, and
[you] continue in advising them, perhaps Allah will guide them
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The Question:
There are those who attack some of the Mashayikh, like the Sheikh 'Abdullah
Bin Jibrin rahimahu Allah, and they describe him with some descriptions that
are not appropriate; so what is your guidance towards the likes of them? And
what is your advice to those who have made the Jarh/criticism of the 'Ulamaa
and Du'aat that which busies them?
Ref: https://ia600909.us.archive.org/34/items/20Fawzan.jebreen/20-
fawzan.jebreen.mp3
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07. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on forcing others
to accept the tabdi of an ‘Alim]
The Question:
What is the ruling on those who force the people on accepting the ruling of
Tabdi' on some of the Du'aat and basing their Wala' wa Bara' (their association
and disassociation) on that, and boycotting the one who does not make Tabdi'
of that person?
هَ أٗب،ناٛ ٢ْ كٜؼ٤ رط٫ٝ ناٜ رِزيّ ث٫ : هللاٚىإ ؽلظٞـ ٕبُؼ اُل٤ُْا
ْ ٗؼ،ء٢ّ ٚ٘ أػوف ػ٫ٝ ٚ٤ أكفَ ك٫ٝ ناٛ ٖٓ هللا٢٘٤ٓؼبكٝ ناٛ ٖٓ ء١ثو
Al-Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan hafithahu Allah: He is not to be forced with this (or
such rulings are not to be imposed on others) nor are you to obey them in this,
say: "I am free of this, and Allah has granted me well-being (by protecting me,
or keeping me away) from this, nor do I involve myself in it, nor do I know
anything of it". Yes.
Ref: From the lesson on Tafsir in the Haram, 14th of Rajab, the year 1433 Hijri
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnwuKF_SXrg
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The Question:
Virtuous Sheikh -- may Allah grant you success -- there is a phenomenon among
the young ones and it is the testing of people with individuals, so if you agree
with the one testing you are from Ahl Al-Sunnah, and if you oppose him, then
you are an innovator. So what is your advice concerning this?
اَُ٘خٝ اكن اٌُزبةٝ ٖٓ ٍٞؾخ إٔ ٗو٤ُٖ٘ ا: هللاٚىإ ؽلظٞـ ٕبُؼ اُل٤ُْا
ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٓؾٔلا٫ إ،ّٓقب٧ ا٠ُٕ ٗظو إٝ ك،َ اَُ٘خٛ ٖٓ أٜٞك
٢ {ُول ًبٕ ٌُْ ك.ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٍ هللاٍٞ ه٫ ٗزجغ إ٫ ٖ ك٘ؾ.ٍِْٝ
٘ب٣ اهزلٚ كٖٔ ارجؼ،]ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ[ ٙو٤أٓب ؿٝ .}ح ؽَ٘خٍٍٞ هللا أٍٞه
ٍ هللاٍٞ هٞٛ كبُٔزجغ.ٍِْٚ] كئٗ٘ب ٗقبُلٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ[ ٖٚٓ فبُلٝ ٚث
ٕ "ٖٓ ىػْ أ: هللاّٚٔ هؽ٬ٍ٩ـ ا٤ّ ٍٞو٣ ناُٜٝ .ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ
َززبة كئٕ ربة٣ ٍِْٚٗ كئٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٍٍٞو اُو٤ ؿٚغت ارجبػ٣ ّقٖب
٬ ك.ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٍٍٞو اُو٤زجغ ؿ٣ ٖٓ ٘بىٛ ٕ أصجذ أٚٗ٧..."٫إٝ
ّٓقب٧ ٗٔزؾٖ اُ٘بً ثب٫ٝ .ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٍٍٞ ٖٓ ارجغ اُو٫زجغ إ٣
إما.ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٍٍٞارجبع اُوٝ ،اَُ٘خٝ ْ ثبٌُزبةٜ٘إٗٔب ٗٔزؾٝ
غت٣ ١ اُنٞٛ ٕ٧ .ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ٍٍْٞ ثبُوٜ٘ آزؾ،ٔا ّقٞ٘رٔزؾ
ْ ٗؼ.]ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ[ ٚهزلاء ث٫اٝ ٚارجبػ
Al-Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan hafithahu Allah: The advice is that he who agrees
with the Book and the Sunnah then he is from Ahl Al-Sunnah, without looking
at individuals, except Muhammad sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam. So we do not
follow anyone except the Messenger sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam. {There was
for you in the Messenger of Allah a good example}. And as for other than [the
Prophet sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam], then he who follows [the Prophet
sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam] then we be like him, and he who opposes [the
Prophet sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam] then we oppose [that person]. So the
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Ref: http://www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/node/3737
09. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on the statement:
So-and-so is not salafi]
The Question:
In recent times there has been an increase in insults by saying "so-and-so is not
a Salafi, or is not of the Salafiyyin", so is this statement considered one of
Tabdi', and if so, is establishing the proof against [the one being insulted this
way] necessary?
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ٖٓ ٌ٤ُ ٚٗؼ) أٙاٝ و٤ّ ؿ٬ٌُ أٓب (ا.ٚ ر٘بٕؾ،ؽظخ٬ٓ ي٤ أف٠ِذ ػ٣هأ
خ٤ اَُِل٢لػ٣ ْٜٚثؼ...خ٤ٌٖٔ أٗذ ٓب رؼوف اَُِل٣ ،خ٤ ٖٓ اَُِل٫ٝ ،اَُِق
ّ٬ٌُب (اِٛ ٓؼ٘ب٣ٝ خ٤ ػٖ اَُِلُٚؼ) إما رَؤٙاٝ و٤ّ ؿ٬ٌُ (ا.بٜؼوك٣ ٓب
ْٗؼ...)ؼٙاٝ و٤ؿ
Al-Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan hafithahu Allah: By Allah, I warn against this insult.
Alhamdulillah, those Muslimin, those students, all of them in shaa' Allah are
upon goodness, all of them are upon the 'Aqidah of the Salaf, even if some of
them have some shortcomings or ignorance, so he does not leave Al-Salafiyyah
(due to such shortcomings or ignorance), and these words are not allowed.
These words are not allowed [to be said] between the students and the
brothers and the children of the Muslimin, and in the lands of the Muslimin,
these words are not allowed. What is obligatory is giving advice; if you notice
something from your brother, you advise him. As for (words are unclear) that
he is not from the Salaf, nor from Al-Salafiyyah, maybe you don't know what Al-
Salafiyyah is...some of them claim Al-Salafiyyah yet they do not know it. (Words
are unclear) if you were to ask him about Al-Salafiyyah and what it means
(words are unclear)...yes
Ref: http://www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/node/9918
10. [Shaykh Salih Ibn Fawzaan Al Fawzaan hafithahu Allah on throwing away
a scholar and not taking anything from him based on his ‘MISTAKE’]
The Question:
A difference in opinion has taken place between the students on the definition
of the Mubtadi' (innovator), so some of them said: He is the one who said or
committed (by an action) an innovation, even if the proof has not been
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established against him (i.e. even if he has not been told of the proof of why
this is an innovation); and some of them said: It is necessary to establish the
proof against him [first]; and some of them differentiated between the 'Aalim
Mujtahid and those whose principles oppose the Manhaj of Ahl Al-Sunnah Wal-
Jama'ah, and there appeared from some of these positions the Tabdi' of Ibn
Hajar and Al-Nawawi, and [the position of] not asking for Allah's Mercy for
them. We seek from your eminence the shedding of light on this issue which
much has been said regarding it. Jazakum Allahu khairaa.
ٖٓ ْٛو٤ؿٝ ٖ٤ ُِطِجخ أُجزلئ٢٘جـ٣ ٫ :ً٫ٝ أ: هللاٚىإ ؽلظٞـ ٕبُؼ اُل٤ُْا
ٌْٛ ػ٘ل٤ُ ْٛٝ و٤ٕ مُي أٓو فط٧ ن؛٤َاُزلٝ غ٣ا ثبُزجلِْٞزـ٣ ٕاُؼبٓخ أ
،ْٜ٘٤بء ثٚاُجـٝ حُٝؾلس اُؼلا٣ ناٛ ً بٚ٣أٝ ،عُٞٙٞٔنا اٛ ٢خ ك٣كهاٝ ِْػ
ٚ٤ ثَ ك،ٚ٤ كبئلح ك٫ ْ ػٔبًٜق أَُ٘زٝ ،ِّْزـبٍ ثطِت اُؼ٫ْ اٜ٤ِاعت ػُٞكب
ْٛو٤ ؿ٠ِػٝ ،ْٜ٤ِوح ػٚٓ.
Al-Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan hafithahu Allah: First of all: It is not befitting for the
beginning students and others from among the common Muslims to busy
themselves with Tabdi' and Tafsiq (calling someone a Fasiq, open sinner);
because this is a dangerous matter, and they do not have knowledge and
awareness of this issue, and this causes enmity and hatred between them, so
what is obligatory upon them is to be busy with seeking knowledge, and
holding their tongues from what there is no benefit in, rather from what is
harmful to them, and to others
:ٍِْٝ ٚ٤ِ هللا ػ٠ِٕ ُٚٞ؛ ُوٚ٘ٓ ٌ٤ُ ٖ ٓٔب٣ اُل٢ ٓب أؽلس ك: اُجلػخ:ًب٤ٗصب
ء أُقبُق٢ُْإما كؼَ اٝ ،" هكٜٞ كٚ٘ٓ ٌ٤ُ نا ٓبٛ أٓوٗب٢"ٖٓ أؽلس ك
ؼزجو٣ ِٚٔ ٌُٖ ٓب ػ، ٓجزلعٚٗ ثؤٚ٤ِؾٌْ ػ٣ ٫ٝ ،ِٜٚؼنه ثغ٣ ٚٗ كئ:ً٬ٛعب
ثلػخ.
Secondly: The innovation: What was newly introduced in the Din while it is not
from it; due to the statement [of the Prophet] sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam
(paraphrased): "He who newly introduced in this matter of ours what is not
from it, then it is rejected", and if [a person] did something that opposes [the
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Thirdly: He who has mistakes [committed out of Ijtihad]...like Ibn Hajr, and Al-
Nawawi, and what could have been committed by them by (mis)interpreting
some of the Sifat: He is not judged to be an innovator, however it is said: This
which took place from him is wrong, and forgiveness is hoped for him because
of what he put forward of a great service to the Sunnah of the Messenger of
Allah sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam, so they are two dignified Imams,
considered trustworthy by Ahl Al-'Ilm.
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01. [The Sheikh and 'Allamah 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbad hafithahu Allah speaks
of the beginnings of the small group within Ahl Al-Sunnah who have busied
themselves with criticizing and warning against some of their brothers from
Ahl Al-Sunnah, and mentions the difference between their way and the way
of the Imam Ibn Baz and the Imam Ibn 'Utheimin rahimahumaa Allah]
For indeed those from Ahl Al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah who walk upon what the
Salaf of the Ummah were upon, [those] who busy themselves with the
knowledge of the Shari'ah, are the most in need in this time of harmony and
the giving of advice between them, especially since they are few with regards
to the sects and the Ahzab (plural of: Hizb) who have deviated from what the
Salaf of the Ummah were upon, and more than ten years ago and during the
last period of the era of the two great Sheikhs: Our Sheikh 'Abdul-'Aziz Bin Baz
and the Sheikh Muhammad Bin 'Utheimin rahimahumaa Allah, a very small
group from Ahl Al-Sunnah moved towards being busy with warning against
some of the Ahzab who opposed what the Salaf of the Ummah were upon, and
this is an act that is praised and [one they are] thanked for.
َ٘ ٖٓ ثؼ٤ُ٘ ا٠ُ اُلئخ إٙنٛ ٘ ثؼٖٚ ارغ٤ق٤ُْكبح اٝ ثؼلٌُٖٚٗ أُؤٍق أٝ
ٖٓ ٓخ٧ ٍِق اٚ٤ِ اُزَٔي ثٔب ًبٕ ػ٠ُٖ إ٤َ اَُ٘خ اُلاػْٛ ٖٓ أٜٗاٞإف
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اْٝل٣ٝ ْٜٗا إؽَبِٞوج٣ ْٕ أٜ٤ِْ ػًٜبٕ ٖٓ ؽوٝ ،بٜفبهعٝ ك٬كافَ اُج
٫ ْ ص، فطؤْٚٗ ٖٓ فطؤ إما صجذ أٜ٘ٓ َٖٔب ؽ٤ْ كَٛٝلك٣ٝ ٚ٤ِْ ػٛأىه
ِْٕ ثبُؼِْٞزـ٣ َ ث،ْٜ٘ٓ و٣اُزؾنٝ ْْٛ ثنًوَُْٜ ثؼٔبهح ٓغبَٜٕ أٗلِْٞـ٣
حٞكػٝ ً ٔب٤ِرؼٝ ً ػب٬ٛا
However what is regretful is that after the deaths of the two Sheikhs some of
this group moved towards gaining the best of some of their brothers from Ahl
Al-Sunnah who call towards the holding onto what the Salaf of the Ummah
were upon, those who were in [Saudi Arabia] and outside of it, and what was
upon [some of this small group within Ahl Al-Sunnah] was to accept their good
and strive in that and to correct what took place with them of mistakes if it was
estalished that it was a mistake, thereafter [they should not] busy themselves
with [filling] their sittings with mentioning [their brothers from Ahl Al-Sunnah]
and warning against them, rather [they should] busy themselves with
knowledge -- looking into it, teaching it, and calling to it.
ـ ػجل٤ُْق٘ب ا٤ّ ٚ٤ِ ًبٕ ػ١ػ اُن٬ٕ٩اٝ ػ٬ُِٖ ْ٣ٞظ اُوُٜ٘ٔ اٞٛ ناٛٝ
، هللاٚٔنا اُؼٖو هؽٛ ٢اُغٔبػخ كٝ َ اَُ٘خٛي ثٖ ثبى إٓبّ أ٣اُؼي
٠ُْ ثؾبعخ إٛٝ ِٕٞ٤ِنا اُؼٖو هٛ ٢َ اَُ٘خ كٕٛ ثبُؼِْ ٖٓ أِٞأُْزـٝ
غٛ اُزوب٠ُ إ٫ اُزآُق٠ُإٝ ٔ اُز٘به٠ُ إ٫ بك٣ىك٫ا
And this is the true Manhaj for righteousness and reforming that our Sheikh
the Sheikh 'Abdul-'Aziz Bin Baz the Imam of Ahl Al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah in this
time rahimahu Allah was upon, and those from Ahl Al-Sunnah who busy
themselves with knowledge in this time are few, and they are in need of
increasing, not in decreasing; and [they are in need of] harmony, not of being
cut off of one another.
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ن اُغبهػ٤ِٔظ اُزٜ٘ٓ ٖقزِق ػ٣ هللا ـٚٔي ثٖ ثبى ـ هؽ٣ـ ػجل اُؼي٤ُْظ اٜ٘ٓ
اٍزلبكح٠ِاُؾوٓ ػٝ ٖ٤ُِِّاٝ زََّْ ثبُوِّكن٣ ـ٤ُْظ اٜ٘ٓ ٕ٧ َّ ؛ْٜٚج٣ َٖٓ ٝ
ُْ ََّز٤ كْٜٚج٣ َٖٓ ٝ أ َّٓب اُغبه ُػٝ ،ٓخ٬َُن ا٣وٛ ٠ُ إٙل٤فن ث٧اٝ ػُٖٞ٘ٔا
٢ُ٘ض٣ ٕ ًبٚزٛ أّو٢ْ كٜٖ عوؽ٣ٕ ِٖٓ اُنٝو٤ًضٝ ،و٣اُزؾنٝ و٤اُز٘لٝ ثبُْ َّلح
،ًْ اُ٘ب٤ِرؼٝ حٞ اُلػ٠ِْ ػُّٜؾض٣ٝ ُْٜ ٞلػ٣ٝ ي٣ـ ػجل اُؼي٤ُْْ اٜ٤ِػ
ْٜ٘فن ػ٧اٝ ْٜ٘ٓ ٍزلبكح٫ ا٠ِؾش ػ ُّ َ٣ٝ
The Manhaj of the Sheikh 'Abdul-'Aziz Bin Baz rahimahu Allah differs from the
Manhaj of the student who criticizes and those who are like him; because the
Manhaj of the Sheikh [Ibn Baz rahimahu Allah] is characterized by gentleness
and leniency and being eager for the [one being advised] to benefit and [by]
taking him by the hand to the safe way, and as for the [student who criticizes]
and those like him then [his Manhaj] is characterized with harshness and
driving the people away and warning against people, and many of the people
whom he has criticized in his tapes were those whom the Sheikh 'Abdul-'Aziz
[Bin Baz rahimahu Allah] used to praise and supplicate for and motivate to
engage in Da'wah and teach the people, and [the Sheikh Ibn Baz rahimahu
Allah] used to urge [the people] to benefit from them and take [knowledge]
from them.
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03. [The Sheikh and 'Allamah 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbad hafithahu Allah gives
the reasons for the current ongoing Fitnah between Ahl Al-Sunnah]
،ًوا٣رؾنٝ ً ؾب٣َ اَُ٘خ ثجؼ٘ رغوٛنا اُيٓبٕ اْٗـبٍ ثؼ٘ أٛ ٢ؽَٖ ك
ٖ٤ئن ثَ أُزؼ٬ًُبٕ اٝ ،بعوٜاُزٝ ف٬فز٫اٝ مُي اُزلوم٠ِرورت ػٝ
اءٞٛ٧اٝ َ اُجلعٛ أٚعٝ ٢اؽلاً كٝ ً ْ ٕلبٜكٞهٝٝ ،ْٜ٘٤اُزواؽْ ثٝ اكٞاُز
ٖ٤ ٍجج٠ُوعغ مُي إ٣ٝ ،اُغٔبػخٝ َ اَُ٘خٛ٧ ٖ٤أُقبُل
That which has taken place in this time is some of Ahl Al-Sunnah busying
themselves with criticizing and boycotting some [of Ahl Al-Sunnah], and that
which follows from this is splitting apart, differing, and abandoning, and what
was more appropriate rather [what was necessary] was mutual affection and
showing mercy to each other, and standing together in one line in the face of
the people of innovations and desires, and those who differ with Ahl Al-Sunnah
wal-Jama'ah, and there are two reasons for this -- i.e. for this Fitnah as
described between Ahl Al-Sunnah.
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١ا اُوأٜٞٔب اُ٘بً! ارٜ٣ب أ٣ :ٍٞو٣ خ٤ج٣ ِٕؼ اُؾل٢ كٍِْٟ ثؼلٓب عوٝ ٚ٤ِػ
ٖ٣ اُل٢ك.
The first: That among Ahl Al-Sunnah in this time is he whose main concern and
business is following up on the mistakes [of his brothers] and searching for
them, whether [these mistakes] are in the books or tapes, then warning
against what took place with some of these mistakes, and some of these
mistakes which the person who committed them is criticized for and warned
against for [include the likes of the person] cooperating, for instance, with one
of the Jam'iyyat (cooperative groups or societies working in the field of Da'wa)
by giving lessons in them or taking part in seminars in them, and this Jam'iyyah
was one that Al-Sheikh 'Abdul-'Aziz Bin Baz and Al-Sheikh Muhammad Bin
'Utheimin rahimahumaa Allah would give lessons in via telephone; and [the
person criticized for taking part in them] is criticized for taking part [in the
Jam'iyyah] in a matter that these two noble 'Ulamaa gave a Fatwah [for the
permissibility of doing so]. And it is of more priority for a person to denounce
his opinion than the opinion of others, and especially if this opinion [which he is
denouncing] is one that the Kibar 'Ulamaa gave a Fatwah [for its correctness],
and some of the Companions of the Prophet sallaa Allahu 'alaihi wa sallam
would say after the Reconciliation of Hudaibiyyah said: Denounce your
opinions with regards to the Religion.
ًٝ أٝن اُله٣وٛ ٖاء ػٍٞ ،ًٔب٤ ػظٕٚ ٗلؼٌٞ٣ ٖٓ ٖ٤ؽٖٝٓ أُغوٝ
ٕٝ أ٬ ك٢ّ ك٬ٌُ اٚ٘ؼوف ػ٣ ٫ ٌُٚٗٞ ٚ٘ٓ ُؾنه٣ٝ ، اُقطتٝق أ٤ُاُزؤ
٢خ ك٤خ اُجبه٤ اُجو٠ُو إ٣اُزؾنٝ ؼ٣َٕ اُزغوٝ ثَ ُول،ً٬خ ٓض٤ٗ٬اُغٔبػخ اُل
به اَُ٘خٜ إظ٢ٔخ ك٤ْ ػظٛكٜٞعٝ ْ٤ْٔ ػٜ ٖٓٔ ٗلؼ،خ٤ٍ اُؼوثٝثؼ٘ اُل
ن٣ هطغ اُطوٚ٤ء ك٫ؤٛ َو ٖٓ ٓض٣ ّي إٔ اُزؾن٫ٝ ،بٜ٤ُح إٞاُلػٝ بْٛٗوٝ
ً فِوبٝ ً ْ ػِٔبٜ٘ٓ ٍزلبكح٫ْ اٌٜ٘ٔ٣ ٖٓٝ ِِْجخ اُؼٛ ٖ٤ث.
And of those who have been criticized is he whose benefit is great, whether
that be through giving lessons or writing or speeches, and he is warned against
because of the fact that he is not known for speaking about a specific
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individual or a group, for example, rather the matter of criticism and warning
against people has reached the last remaining of the few [people] in some of
the Arab states, they whose benefit is much and efforts are great in making
apparent the Sunnah and spreading it and calling to it, and without doubt
warning against the likes of these [people] involves cutting off the means [of
benefit] between the students and he from whom it is possible to benefit in
knowledge and manners.
٢َ اَُ٘خ ًزت كٛؽل ٖٓ أ٧ أفطبءَٟ اَُ٘خ ٖٓ إما هأٛ إٔ ٖٓ أ:٢ٗاُضبٝ
ٔب ثوواءح ٓبٜ٘ٓ ًَ َْزـ٣ ْ ص،وبثَ اُوك ثوك٣ ٚ٤ِك ػٝ صْ إٕ أُوك،ٚ٤ِاُوك ػ
خ ًنُي؛ٛ ٖٓ أّوُٚ ٕأَُبع ُٔب ًبٝ ضخ٣ ؽلٝٔخ أ٣فو ٖٓ ًزبثبد هل٦ُ
،َٕ ٍجن اَُِب٤ب ٖٓ هجٜٕٚ ثؼٌٞ٣ هلٝ ،ل أُضبُت٤ٖرٝ فطبء٧ اُٛزوب٫
ٖٓ ٍزٌضبه٫ ا٠ُٔب إٜ٘ٓ ًَ ٠َؼ٣ ْ ص،ٚ ثٙو٤ ؿُٚ ّٞو٣ ٝ أ،َٚ مُي ث٘ل٠ُٞز٣
ّبكح٩ٔب ثبٜ٘ٓ اؽلٝ ٌَُ ٕٝل٣ل أُؤٜغز٣ ْ ص،فو٦ُ ٖ٤٘٣ أُلُٚ ٖ٣ل٣أُؤ
،ٙل٣ؤ٣ ٫ ٖٔٓ هقٞٓ ُٚ ٌٕٞ٣ ٕ ثؤِٙوب٣ ٖٓ ّإُياٝ ،ٙو٤صْ ؿٝ ٙل٣ؤ٣ ٖٓ ٍٞثو
ء٫ؤٛ َٔػٝ ،ٙغوٜأرجغ مُي ثٝ ،فو٥غ اُطوف ا٣ رجؼب ً ُزجلٚلؼَ ثلػ٣ ُْ ٕكئ
بهٜ إظ٢ٍجبة ك٧فو ٖٓ أػظْ ا٥ٖ ُِطوف ا٤ٖٓ اُنا٤ؽل اُطوك٧ ٖ٣ل٣أُؤ
اٍغٝ ٗطبم٠ِب ػْٛٗوٝ اُلز٘خ
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who condemn the other side, is one of the greatest reasons for the appearance
of this Fitnah and it spreading widely.
ُٚنّ ث٣ ٔب ثْ٘و ٓبُٜ ٖ٣ل٣أُؤٝ ٖ٤ءاً إما هبّ ًَ ٖٓ اُطوكٍٞ ٓو٧يكاك ا٣ٝ
٢َ اَُ٘خ كْٛ٘ـَ اُْجبة ٖٓ أ٣ ْ ص،)ٗزوٗذ٫ٓبد (اِٞ ّجٌخ أُؼ٢فو ك٥ا
٢اهغ اُزُْٞٔ٘و ثب٣ ٓب٠ِع ػ٬ٛ٫ اُوبهاد ثٔزبثؼخ ا٢ك ثَ ك٬ٓقزِق اُج
وهُٚ ثب٢ؤر٣ إٗٔبٝ ،و٤ ثق٢ؤر٣ ٫ ١اُوبٍ اُنٝ َ٤ء ٖٓ اُو٫ؤٛٝ ء٫ؤُٜ رْ٘و
ْٕٜٞج٣ ٖ٤ٖ ٌَُ ٖٓ اُطوك٣ل٣ء أُؤ٫ؤٛٝ ء٫ؤٛ َ ٓٔب عؼ،اُزلومٝ
ْٕٜٞج٣ٝ ،بٜ٤ كٙغل ْٗو٣ ٓب٠ِف ػٞهُِٞ ٗبد٬ػ٩ؽبد اُٞ ٠ِٖ ػ٣أُزوكك
ْٜ٘٤ؾَٖ ث٤ ك،ًوب٣ْ كوٜ٘ٓ ًَ ْغغ٣ ٖ٣خ اُن٤ٙب٣خ اُو٣ٗل٧ٖ ثب٤ٗٞب ً أُلزٚ٣أ
غخ ُنُي٤اُز٘بىع ٗزٝ ؽْخُٞاٝ ّاُقٖب
And the matter is made worse if every one of the sides and their helpers spread
what they condemn the other with on the Internet, then the young men from
Ahl Al-Sunnah in the different lands rather in [the different] continents busy
themselves with following up on looking at what is spread on the Internet
sites, what [the aforementioned people who took sides] spread of "he said,
they said", that which does not bring goodness, rather it brings harm and the
splitting apart [of Ahl Al-Sunnah], that which has caused those people and their
helpers to seem like...those who have been put to trial in the sports clubs, each
of whom supports a team, so disputes, alienation, and conflicts take place
between them as a result of that.
Ref: Rifqan Ahl Al-Sunnah Bi Ahl Al-Sunnah (Be gentle Ahl Al-Sunnah with Ahl Al-
Sunnah, p. 44
http://shamela.ws/browse.php/book-11228
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And what is similar to the Bid'ah of testing people with individuals is what took
place in this time of the Fitnah of a small group of Ahl Al-Sunnah [who took to]
criticizing some of their brothers from Ahl Al-Sunnah and making Tabdi' of
them, and what follows from that of boycotting and the cutting off of ties
between them, and preventing [others] from benefiting from them, and some
of this criticism and Tabdi' is based on assumption, and is not actually a Bid'ah
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05. [The 'Allamah 'Abd Al-Muhsin Al-'Abbad hafithahu Allah speaks on the
students boycotting and testing the people with people]
It is not allowed for a student to test others such that he should have a position
on the one who is being refuted or the one who is refuting, that if he agrees
with you (upon being tested) he is safe, and if he does not agree he is made
out to be an innovator and is boycotted, and it is not for anyone to attribute to
Ahl Al-Sunnah the likes of this chaos in Tabdi' and boycotting, and it is not for
anyone to describe the one who does not take up this way (of boycotting and
Tabdi' and so on) as being someone who softens the Manhaj of the Salaf
(Mumayyi'). And the beneficial boycotting with Ahl Al-Sunnah is that which is
beneficial to the one being boycotted, like the boycotting of a father of his son,
the Sheikh of his student, as well as the boycotting performed by someone
who is of an elevated status and high position, so if the likes of these
boycotted it would be beneficial to the one being boycotted. And as for the act
of boycotting coming from some of the students with others like them,
especially if it was concerning matters that are not befitting of being the
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reason for boycotting, then this does not benefit the one being boycotted at
all, rather what follows from this is loneliness . . . and splitting apart.
َ اََُّ٘خٛنا اُيٓبٕ ٖٓ آزؾبٕ ثؼ٘ ٖٓ أٛ ٢ٖٓ اُجلع أٌُ٘وح ٓب ؽلس كٝ
ٖأُٔزؾ
ِ ٙاكوخ ُِ َٔب أهاكُٞٔٓزؾبٕ ا٫غخ ا٤إما ًبٗذ ٗزٝ ...ٓب ً ثؤّقبٚثؼ
غوُٜاٝ غ٣اُزجلٝ ؼ٣ اُزغوَّّٚ ًبٕ ؽظ٫إٝ ،اُض٘بءٝ أُلػٝ ت٤ظلو ثبُزوؽ
و٣اُزؾنٝ
And among the rejected Bida' (innovations) is what occurred in this time of
some of Ahl Al-Sunnah testing some of Ahl Al-Sunnah with individuals . . .And if
the result of the test was in accordance with what the one testing the other
wanted, he greets him, praises him, and compliments him; and [if the answer
of the one being tested is not in accordance with what the one testing
believes] then[:] Criticism, Tabdi' (calling someone an innovator),
abandonment, and being warned against
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The Question:
If one of the Shaikhs said about someone, ‘He is an innovator,’ is the student
obliged to adopt this stance of calling that person an innovator? Or must he
know why the person was called an innovator? Because this declaration of a
person to be an innovator may have been applied to someone who is on the
Sunnah?
[Shaykh was asked about people asking ‘What do you say about so and so?]
Al-’Abbaad: Such things are not allowed, this is from the Devil’s manipulation of
the people. It is a mistake for them to busy themselves with asking people
questions about a person and then to [either] throw away that person who
was being tested by that question or bring him close according to the answer
that he gives. It is obligatory on everyone person who is sincere to himself to
busy himself with seeking knowledge and with that which will benefit him, and
not to busy himself with what will harm and not benefit him.
Ref: Baab maa Jaa’a fi Miqdaar Diyyatidh-Dhimmi min Sharh Sunan Abi Dawud.
http://giftsofknowledge.net/2013/12/14/al-abbaad-asked-if-when-a-shaikh-calls-
someone-an-innovator-the-student-is-obliged-to-adopt-that-stance
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The Question:
Our Sheikh, you mentioned yesterday that he who does not make Tabdi' of a
Mubtadi' is not joined along with him (the Mubtadi'), and some of the people
of knowledge mentioned that he who does not make Tabdi' of the Mubtadi' is
joined with him, so is the disagreement one over a choice of words?
،ْٛؼ أٓوٙاٝ َ ثلعٛ٘بى أٛ ْ ٗؼ: هللاٚـ ػجلأُؾَٖ اُؼجبك ؽلظ٤ُْا
ْٛٝ اكٝ ٢اَُ٘خ كٝ ،َِِٗ٘خٞٓؾبهثٝ َ اَُ٘خٛ ٖٓ أَٞ٤ُٝ ٕ ػٖ اَُ٘خٝل٤ثؼ
ْٛؾَٖ ػ٘ل٣ ً أ ّٓب أٗب، ٓجزلعٚٗ ّي أ٫ ْٜجلػ٣ ٫ ٖٓ ء٫ؤٛ ،اك آفوٝ ٢ك
٫ ء٫ؤٜ ك،ئْٛ فبٜ كٝء ٖٓ اُقطؤ أ٢ّ ْٛؾَٖ ػ٘ل٣ٝ َ اَُ٘خٛفطؤ ٖٓ أ
ْ ٗؼ. ٓجزلعْٜٞ كٜجلػ٣ ُْ ٖٓ ٍوب٣ ٫ٝ ،ُئيْٝ ٓضَ أٜٗوبٍ أ٣
Al-Sheikh 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbad hafithahu Allah: Yes, there are Ahl Al-Bida'
(people of innovations) whose conditions are clear, [they are] far from the
Sunnah and they are not from Ahl Al-Sunnah and they fight the Sunnah, and
the Sunnah is in a valley and they are in another valley, [these people], he who
does not make Tabdi' of them [then] no doubt he is a Mubtadi', as for people
from Ahl Al-Sunnah who make a mistake and something of a mistake happens
from them or a mistaken understanding, then it is not said that they are like
[Ahl Al-Bida'] (the kind mentioned by the Sheikh hafithahu Allah in the
beginning), and it is not said that he who does not make Tabdi' of them is a
Mubtadi'. Yes.
Ref: http://safeshare.tv/w/wCNmoxzhWc
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The Question:
We hope for the meaning of the words of Al-Shatibi rahimahu Allah in Al-
Muwafaqat to be clarified, where he said: It is necessary to not specify he who
committed an innovation in the Din, [an innovation] less than the great
innovation like the Khawarij, and this is to maintain the unity and rapport and
affection between the general Muslimin.
٫ ٚٗ كئ،ء ٖٓ اُجلػخ٢ّ ٚ٤ًبٕ كٝ زؼِن ثبُؼبُْ إما أفطؤ٣ ّ٬ٌُنا اٛ :اةٞاُغ
اُغٔبػخٝ َ اَُ٘خٛ٧ ْٕٞ ٓغبٗجٛ ٖ٣ؼبَٓ ٓؼبِٓخ إٔؾبة اُجلع اُن٣
ٚٗء ٖٓ مُي كئ٢ّ ٚ٘ٓ َٖ إٔ ٖٓ ؽ:٢٘ؼ٣ .اُغٔبػخٝ َ اَُ٘خٛ٧ ٕٞٓقبُلٝ
ٚ٘ٓ َٖ ٖٓ اُؾن ثَجت ٓب ؽٙزوى ٓب ػ٘ل٣ ٫ٝ غوٜ٣ ٫ٝ جلع٣ ٬ ك،ؼنه٣
ٖٓ اُقطؤ.
Answer: These words relate to the 'Aalim if he made a mistake and he had
something of an innovation, [in such a case] he is not dealt with the way the
people of innovations are dealt with, they who have nothing to do with Ahl Al-
Sunnah Wal-Jama'ah, and are in opposition to Ahl Al-Sunnah Wal-Jama'ah.
Meaning: That he who committed something of this is to be excused, so he is
not declared an innovator, nor is what he has of the Truth abandoned because
of what he committed of a mistake.
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وهُٕٚ اٌٞ٣ ؿبُجب ً ٓبٝ ،ٚق٣ ثجؼ٘ ْٓب٢ِٕ اثزٌٞ٣ هلٝ ،ٜ٤ِ رقٕٙ ػ٘لٌٞ٣
ٖ٤ا ٓ٘ؾوكٞٗؿ إما ًبٞ٤ُْن ٖٓ ا٤ٓ٬ اُز٠ِء ػ٬اُجٝ.
And how many are the 'Ulamaa of the Muslims whose knowledge the 'Ulamaa
and students cannot do without, and yet they committed something of an
innovation, so if they were to be dealt with the way the people of innovations
are dealt with; nothing of what they came with and what they had of
knowledge would be relied on. And what is known is that of the 'Ulamaa is he
who is from Ahl Al-Hadith and he has matters that relate to 'Aqidah which are
reprehensible, as if he has something mixed (i.e. of his 'Aqidah), and it could be
that he has been put to trial by some of his Mashayikh, and the harm and trial
of the student is usually from his Shuyukh if they were deviated.
و٤ ؿٝلح أ٤ اُؼو٢ء ٖٓ اُقطؤ ك٢ّ ٚ٘ٓ َٖؽٝ َ اُؼِْ ثبَُ٘خٛكٖٔ ًبٕ ٖٓ أ
خٚاُواكٝ ،أُؼزيُخٝ خ٣َ اُجلع ًبُولهٛؼبَٓ ٓؼبِٓخ أ٣ ٫ لح٤اُؼو
٠ٜ اٗز. ٚ فطئ٠ِزبثغ ػ٣ ٫ٝ ،ُٚ ٠لػ٣ٝ ِٚٔؤفن ٖٓ ػ٣ إٗٔبٝ ،اهطٞاُقٝ
So he who is from Ahl Al-'Ilm (the people of knowledge) with the Sunnah and
he committed something of a mistake in 'Aqidah or other than 'Aqidah [then]
he is not dealt with the way the people of innovations like the Qadariyyah and
the Mu'tazilah, and the Rafidah and the Khawarij are dealt with, rather his
knowledge is benefited from and he is supplicated for, and he is not followed
in his mistake.
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Conclusion
Alhamdu Li-Allah. With this we conclude this compilation and pray to Allah that
He makes us among the saved sect and victorious group.
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