The Ruling on Exaggeration in the Love of 'Ali and Clarifying the Meaning of the Shi'ah and the Rafidah
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Are those who exaggerated in their love of 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) called the Shi'ah or the Rafidah?
Answer:
Exaggeration is not permissible, neither in the love of 'Ali nor in the love of anyone else; exaggeration is not permissible. The intended course is moderation between excess and deficiency. Those who say that 'Ali is the most deserving of the caliphate, and that he was the testamentary successor of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), are the Shi'ah. They are called the Rafidah, and this name is specific to the Ja'fariyyah. They are called the Rafidah because they rejected Zayd ibn 'Ali when they asked him about Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and he praised them and spoke well of them. They said, "If so, we reject you," and thus they were named the Rafidah.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Are those who exaggerated in their love of 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) called the Shi'ah or the Rafidah?
Answer:
Exaggeration is not permissible, neither in the love of 'Ali nor in the love of anyone else; exaggeration is not permissible. The intended course is moderation between excess and deficiency. Those who say that 'Ali is the most deserving of the caliphate, and that he was the testamentary successor of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), are the Shi'ah. They are called the Rafidah, and this name is specific to the Ja'fariyyah. They are called the Rafidah because they rejected Zayd ibn 'Ali when they asked him about Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and he praised them and spoke well of them. They said, "If so, we reject you," and thus they were named the Rafidah.
Source
الغلو في حب الإمام علي — alfawzan.live
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