The Justice and Benevolence Group
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 17641 )
Q 1: In Morocco, we have a group called the Justice and Charity Group. They gather in one of their homes and perform the night prayer in congregation, then they turn off the lights, face the qiblah, and remember Allah in the darkness. One of their goals is to fight the ruler and seize power, following in this Khomeini the Rafidi, as their Shaykh has explicitly stated in his books. Part of his words is: The Shi'ah are our brothers. They harbor strong hostility toward the Salafis, as they explicitly state this in their books and tapes, calling them "Sufis" or "TV-people," thereby seizing people's minds under the name of changing reality and enjoining good and forbidding evil. What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding them?
A 1: If this group is as described in the question, then it deviates from the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community and shows loyalty to the people of innovation and deviation. It is obligatory to advise them and clarify the truth to them, so that perhaps Allah will guide their members or some of them to return to the correct path. Performing the night prayer in congregation on a regular basis is a religious innovation. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q 1: In Morocco, we have a group called the Justice and Charity Group. They gather in one of their homes and perform the night prayer in congregation, then they turn off the lights, face the qiblah, and remember Allah in the darkness. One of their goals is to fight the ruler and seize power, following in this Khomeini the Rafidi, as their Shaykh has explicitly stated in his books. Part of his words is: The Shi'ah are our brothers. They harbor strong hostility toward the Salafis, as they explicitly state this in their books and tapes, calling them "Sufis" or "TV-people," thereby seizing people's minds under the name of changing reality and enjoining good and forbidding evil. What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding them?
A 1: If this group is as described in the question, then it deviates from the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community and shows loyalty to the people of innovation and deviation. It is obligatory to advise them and clarify the truth to them, so that perhaps Allah will guide their members or some of them to return to the correct path. Performing the night prayer in congregation on a regular basis is a religious innovation. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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