What is the difference between the Shi'ah and the Rafidah, and what are their types?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the difference between the Shi'ah and the Rafidah, and what are their types?
Answer:
The Shi'ah are of various types. One type is the preferred Shi'ah, another is the Shi'ah with the extremists, another is the Batiniyyah, and there are many others. The Shi'ah are of multiple types. The Rafidah are a sect of the Shi'ah, as are the Zaydiyyah and the Batiniyyah; they are all among the sects of the Shi'ah, but they differ, with some being less severe than others.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the difference between the Shi'ah and the Rafidah, and what are their types?
Answer:
The Shi'ah are of various types. One type is the preferred Shi'ah, another is the Shi'ah with the extremists, another is the Batiniyyah, and there are many others. The Shi'ah are of multiple types. The Rafidah are a sect of the Shi'ah, as are the Zaydiyyah and the Batiniyyah; they are all among the sects of the Shi'ah, but they differ, with some being less severe than others.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [514 -560] ما الفرق بين الشيعة والرافضة، وما أنواعهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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