Refutation of the Ahbash Sect and an Explanation of the State of the Qaburiyyun
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Question:
A questioner says: We have been afflicted by some Islamic sects that exaggerate in their veneration of graves and in celebrating the Mawlid and the Isra and Mi'raj. They claim that they are the ones preserving the Sunnah and that they are the Ahbash. How should we respond to them and to their innovations, considering that they have a presence in some Islamic countries?
Answer:
First, I would like to point out that the Qaburiyyun who worship graves and call upon the dead for aid are not Muslims and are not part of the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, they are polytheists like Abu Jahl, Abu Lahab, and their like. It is not said that they are from the Ummah of Muhammad, even if they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and even if they pray and fast, because they have invalidated the two testimonies. They have invalidated the two testimonies through shirk (associating partners with Allah).
"There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" is not merely a phrase spoken with the tongue. Rather, one must adhere to their meaning, which is to single out Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for worship and to single out the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) for following. The one worshipped is Allah alone, and the model and the one followed is the Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the meaning of the two testimonies: the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. As for the Ahbash sect, which claims affiliation with 'Abd Allah al-Habashi, this is a misguided sect that has gathered many misguidances: Qaburiyyah (grave worship), ta'til (denial of the divine attributes), and deviation from the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community in many matters. It is a misguided and deviant sect, may Allah protect us from it, gathering many misguidances from the evil of the Rafidah, the evil of the Qaburiyyun, and the evil of the Mu'tazilah. It is a mixture of many deviant and false methodologies. Yes.
A questioner says: We have been afflicted by some Islamic sects that exaggerate in their veneration of graves and in celebrating the Mawlid and the Isra and Mi'raj. They claim that they are the ones preserving the Sunnah and that they are the Ahbash. How should we respond to them and to their innovations, considering that they have a presence in some Islamic countries?
Answer:
First, I would like to point out that the Qaburiyyun who worship graves and call upon the dead for aid are not Muslims and are not part of the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, they are polytheists like Abu Jahl, Abu Lahab, and their like. It is not said that they are from the Ummah of Muhammad, even if they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and even if they pray and fast, because they have invalidated the two testimonies. They have invalidated the two testimonies through shirk (associating partners with Allah).
"There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" is not merely a phrase spoken with the tongue. Rather, one must adhere to their meaning, which is to single out Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for worship and to single out the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) for following. The one worshipped is Allah alone, and the model and the one followed is the Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the meaning of the two testimonies: the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. As for the Ahbash sect, which claims affiliation with 'Abd Allah al-Habashi, this is a misguided sect that has gathered many misguidances: Qaburiyyah (grave worship), ta'til (denial of the divine attributes), and deviation from the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community in many matters. It is a misguided and deviant sect, may Allah protect us from it, gathering many misguidances from the evil of the Rafidah, the evil of the Qaburiyyun, and the evil of the Mu'tazilah. It is a mixture of many deviant and false methodologies. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-23-الوسطية عند أهل السنة والجماعة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (50:46)
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