Who are the Wa'idiyah?
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Question:
Who are the Wa'idiyah that the Shaykh al-Islam referred to in some of his books?
Answer:
The Wa'idiyah are the Khawarij and the Mu'tazilah, who rule that the one who commits a major sin is a disbeliever, taking the texts of warning[Al-Jinn 72:23] They took this verse to mean that every sinner is among the people of the Fire, abiding in it forever, but they did not look at the other texts, such as the saying of Allah the Exalted [An-Nisa 4:48] So they took one side of the texts and left the other side. The methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community is to combine the texts: the texts of warning and the texts of promise. As for taking one side and leaving the other, that is the methodology of the people of deviation. Allah the Exalted said: [Ali 'Imran 3:7].
That is, they refer the ambiguous to the clear, and they interpret the speech of Allah with some of it, and they interpret the speech of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with some of it. They say that the speech of Allah does not contradict; the speech of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not contradict, but rather some of it explains some of it, and some of it supports some of it. The absolute is taken to be restricted, the abrogated by the abrogating, the general by the specific, and the concise by the explicit, and so on. This is the way of the people of knowledge. As for the people of misguidance, they take one side and leave the other. The Murji'ah take the verses of promise, those containing promise and encouragement, and leave the verses of warning. These are called the Murji'ah. The Wa'idiyah are the opposite of the Murji'ah; they take the verses of warning and leave the verses of promise. The people of the Sunnah and the community combine the verses of promise and the verses of warning, because all of it is from Allah, Mighty and Majestic. This is the true methodology.
Who are the Wa'idiyah that the Shaykh al-Islam referred to in some of his books?
Answer:
The Wa'idiyah are the Khawarij and the Mu'tazilah, who rule that the one who commits a major sin is a disbeliever, taking the texts of warning
And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.
وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًاIndeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُIt is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah. But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord."
هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُّحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ آمَنَّا بِهِ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَاThat is, they refer the ambiguous to the clear, and they interpret the speech of Allah with some of it, and they interpret the speech of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with some of it. They say that the speech of Allah does not contradict; the speech of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not contradict, but rather some of it explains some of it, and some of it supports some of it. The absolute is taken to be restricted, the abrogated by the abrogating, the general by the specific, and the concise by the explicit, and so on. This is the way of the people of knowledge. As for the people of misguidance, they take one side and leave the other. The Murji'ah take the verses of promise, those containing promise and encouragement, and leave the verses of warning. These are called the Murji'ah. The Wa'idiyah are the opposite of the Murji'ah; they take the verses of warning and leave the verses of promise. The people of the Sunnah and the community combine the verses of promise and the verses of warning, because all of it is from Allah, Mighty and Majestic. This is the true methodology.