Refuting,
innovations and innovators, is from the Religion of Islaam
Translated by Rasheed Barbee
بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد
Refutations are from the Religion of Islaam. By the Noble
Scholars:
* The Mufti Shaikh `Abdul `Azeez
Aal-Shaikh
* Shaikh Zaid Al-Madhkhali
* Shaikh Saaleh Fawzaan
* Shaikh Rabee` Al-Madhkhali
The following is a summary translation taken from sahab.net
http://www.sahab.net/ipb/index.php?showtopic=108329
Question to the Mufti Shaikh `Abdul `Azeez Aal-Shaikh:
Question: What do you say concerning the one who says:
Verily refutations against the people of innovations and misguidance, was not
from the practice of the Salaf, and the books of refutations are not befitting
to be distributed except between the students of knowledge and they should not
be distributed to other than them?
Answer: Refutations upon the people of innovations is
from jihaad in the cause of Allaah, and protection for the legislation of Islaam
from having something attached to it that is not from it. Thus authoring the
books, printing them, and distributing them are correct, and it is calling to
the truth, and jihaad in the cause of Allaah.
Thus, whoever presumes that printing the books and spreading
the books that refute the innovators is an innovation, then he is in error;
because Allaah سبحانه وتعالى said: {Oh Prophet! Strive hard
against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be severe against them}.
[Surah al-Tahreem (66):9]
Therefore jihaad is with the hand, the tongue, and wealth.
From jihaad with the tongue is to defend the legislation of Islaam and to
protect it from every fabrication, from the doubts and falsehood; included in
this is warning from innovation and calling to the truth.
For this reason Imaam Ahmad رحمه الله and other than him produced books warning from the
innovators. Imaam Ahmad authored a treatise entitled “The refutation upon the
hypocrites.” So he clarified their doubts and answered every doubt they came
with. Al-Bukhaaree رحمه الله authored his book “The actions of the
servants are created”. And other than them from the Imaams of Islaam have
authored refutations upon the innovators and rebutted their falsehood and
established the arguments against them.
Also Shaikh al-Islaam (ibn Taymiyyah) رحمه الله authored refutations upon the Raafidah in his well known
book, “The methodology of the Prophetic Sunnah in demolishing the statements of
the shia and the qadariya”, and he clarified the falsehood and misguided they
are upon.
Question to Shaikh Zaid Al Madhkhali
Question: Oh noble Shaikh! There is a statement that
refutations between the people of knowledge distract from seeking knowledge, so
is this statement correct?
Answer: This doubt is false and from the deceptions
placed upon the people and I don’t think this statement is circulating from a
person who has any portion of knowledge, because the books of refutations are
present, distributed, printed, and read since the first generations until our
present time.
The one who reads the refutations of Imaam Ahmad رحمه الله upon the
Jahmiyah and hypocrites and the refutations of Imaam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله and Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله will find the bulk of their works contain refutations
upon the people of deviance to include the Jews, Christians, the people of
innovation such as the Jahmiyah, Mutazila, Ash`arees, Maturidiya, and Kulabiya.
They contain refutations upon the people who say Allaah is one with His
creation, refutation upon the sufees and other than them which are too many to
mention in this sitting.
Therefore the books of refutations are jihad in the cause of
Allaah; rather Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله considers refuting the people of
innovations and desires greater than jihaad on the battle field. This is
because jihaad on the battle field, you find that many of the people embark
upon this kind of jihaad, many people are courageous, scholars and those from
the laymen.
As for jihaad with knowledge and the tongue, by bringing the
argument and evidence to the people of innovation, misguidance, and desires, no
one embarks upon this; no one is suitable for this except for the firmly rooted
scholars. Thus it becomes obvious that the people of knowledge have virtue over
those who fight on the battle field.
Therefore: If this statement comes from an ignorant person
it is incumbent upon him to learn, and if it comes from a person who claims to
have knowledge then he is either a person with compound ignorance or a person
of deception thus it becomes incumbent to warn against him; and Allaah knows
best.
Question to Shaikh Fawzaan
Question: Do refutations upon the people of falsehood
harden the hearts, because there are some people who distance us from the books
of the people of knowledge that contain refutations upon the people of falsehood?
Answer: Leaving off refutations is what hardens the
heart, because doubts will enter the hearts, thus they will harden. As for
refuting them, and clarifying the truth then this is what softens the hearts
and returns them to the truth.
Therefore do not pay attention to the likes of these false
statements which originate from people who wish to promote falsehood and doubts
without raising objects to it or refuting it; and they say this is freedom of
opinion, this is another opinion. This is an opinion and this is another
opinion meaning the religion will become opinions. The religion does not
contain opinions it contains revelation from Allaah the Exalted, revelation
from the All Wise, Worthy of all praise.
Allaah has not entrusted us to our opinions or intellects,
rather He commanded us to follow the Book and the Sunnah, to gain an
understanding of them, to work by them, and to refute that which opposes them
from the doubts and false statements. If it were not for the refutations upon
the people of falsehood the truth would not be aided and the truth would not be
clarified to the people.
But I say, and I continue to say, no one refutes these
issues except the people of knowledge. As for the leaner, the student of
knowledge, and the one who pretends to have knowledge it is not permissible for
him to refute these issues; because perhaps he will refute with ignorance
consequently his refutation will be more evil than what he was refuting.
Because the refutation not based upon knowledge; its evil becomes more the
refutation.
Therefore I say, no one refutes except the people of
knowledge, those firmly grounded in knowledge, those who refute with knowledge,
arguments and evidence. As for those who are not firmly grounded in knowledge
then they do not refute the doubts, because perhaps the refutation will be more
corrupt than what is being refuted.
Question to Shaikh Rabee
http://www.rabee.net/show_fatwa.aspx?id=73
Question: What do you say oh Sheik to the one who
says too much talk about Manhaj hardens the heart?
Answer: Meaning that a lot of talk about the Manhaj
and correcting it and studying it hardens the heart, but calling to myths, and
innovations, and misguidance and to the ideas of the khawaarij softens the
heart---Mashaa-Allaah!!!
The Da`wah to the Manhaj; calling to the Book of Allaah and
to the Sunnah of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, and what is contained in the Book of Allaah
and the Sunnah of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, from the belief system (`Aqeedah), and
the acts of worship, and the actions, and correcting the Manhaj is a great
affair that must be done and there is a lot of misguidance concerning this Manhaj.
And no matter how much the person was to speak about it, his
efforts would be minuscule in relation to what is required in this affair. Now
when we speak about the Manhaj does it reach every Muslim?!!
But speech upon the methodology of (Jamaat) Tableegh or upon
the methodology of the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwaan al-Muslimeen), or the
methodology of the people who are astray or the methodology of the people of
bid`ah, or myths, or deviated creeds and politics and socialism and ideological
beliefs, this Mashaa-Allaah softens the heart!!!!
Is this a correct statement? This foolish statement is not
able to stand up to the true Islaamic Manhaj, Allaah bless you.
Translated by Rasheed Barbee
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