Thursday, May 23, 2013

Asking for fewer refutations is a sign of Ahlul Bid`ah

بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد

Al-`Abbaas bin Al-Waleed that `Uqbah said:

I was once with Artah bin Al-Mundhir when one of the people in the gathering said: “What do you say about a man who sits with the followers of the Sunnah and mixes with them, but when the followers of Bid`ah are mentioned he says: ‘Spare us from mentioning them, do not talk about them?’” Artah said: “He is one of them (i.e. he is also from the people of Bid`ah), do not let him confuse you about his condition.” I felt this was strange, so I went to Al-Awza`ee – and he used to clarify these matters when they came to him. He said: “Artah is right, the matter is as he said; this person forbids talking about (i.e.Ahlul Bid`ah), so how can people be on guard against them if they are not exposed?”


Recorded by Imaam Ibn `Asaakir in Tareekh Dimishq Vol 8 page 15

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