Dealing with a Rafidi Teacher Among the People of the Sunnah
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Question:
He says: If the teacher is among a group of Rafidah, or if there is a Rafidi teacher among them, how should one deal with him in terms of conversation, greeting, and grades in exams?
Answer:
If the teacher is a Rafidi among a group of the people of the Sunnah, and they know that he is a Rafidi, having displayed his bid'ah (religious innovation), he deserves to be boycotted for displaying the bid'ah. One should greet him, but not return his greeting, and one should strive to have him removed from the school with the authorities, with the Ministry of Education, and with the Ministry of Higher Education, striving to remove this man from among the ranks of the people of the Sunnah. Likewise, if a female teacher declares among the female teachers of the people of the Sunnah that she is a Rafidi, calling upon the Ahl al-Bayt (the Household of the Prophet) and seeking their aid, she is to be boycotted, and one should not greet her. One should strive to have her removed from the school through the General Presidency for Girls' Education and through the authorities in all regions of the Kingdom, because this is a condition.
Their fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) is great. They confuse people regarding the love of the Ahl al-Bayt, and they call them to shirk (associating partners with Allah) and to worshipping other than Allah. They turn to them, and they call upon them besides Allah, calling upon al-Husayn, al-Hasan, al-'A'ishah, and others from the Ahl al-Bayt. This is due to their ignorance and misguidance. The Ahl al-Bayt, in their ignorance of others, are not called upon with Allah, nor is aid sought from them, nor are vows made to them, nor are sacrifices slaughtered for them. However, the righteous among them, if you are pleased with them, such as 'Ali, al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and Fatimah, the people of good among them, one prays for their success, for the living among them, and one prays for their forgiveness and mercy. As for calling upon them with Allah, that is major shirk. That is the worship of the polytheists. That is the action of the polytheists with al-Lat, al-'Uzza, and al-Manat, and the rest of the idols. It is not permissible. So if one finds among the Shi'ah someone who displays his bid'ah, it is obligatory to boycott him and strive to remove him. As for one who conceals himself and does not display anything, and follows the path of the Muslims as the people of the Sunnah do in their prayer and other matters, and does not display his bid'ah, this is the right of the Muslims. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with the hypocrites when they displayed Islam, he treated them as he treated the Muslims, and he prayed with them, treating them as the Muslims themselves, because their bid'ah, their evil, and their disbelief were hidden.
So whoever displays Islam and remains silent from us and does not harm us, we treat him as we treat the general Muslims. And whoever displays his bid'ah, it is obligatory to boycott him and to act against him with everything that removes the bid'ah, or compels him to conceal it and hide it, and not display it.
He says: If the teacher is among a group of Rafidah, or if there is a Rafidi teacher among them, how should one deal with him in terms of conversation, greeting, and grades in exams?
Answer:
If the teacher is a Rafidi among a group of the people of the Sunnah, and they know that he is a Rafidi, having displayed his bid'ah (religious innovation), he deserves to be boycotted for displaying the bid'ah. One should greet him, but not return his greeting, and one should strive to have him removed from the school with the authorities, with the Ministry of Education, and with the Ministry of Higher Education, striving to remove this man from among the ranks of the people of the Sunnah. Likewise, if a female teacher declares among the female teachers of the people of the Sunnah that she is a Rafidi, calling upon the Ahl al-Bayt (the Household of the Prophet) and seeking their aid, she is to be boycotted, and one should not greet her. One should strive to have her removed from the school through the General Presidency for Girls' Education and through the authorities in all regions of the Kingdom, because this is a condition.
Their fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) is great. They confuse people regarding the love of the Ahl al-Bayt, and they call them to shirk (associating partners with Allah) and to worshipping other than Allah. They turn to them, and they call upon them besides Allah, calling upon al-Husayn, al-Hasan, al-'A'ishah, and others from the Ahl al-Bayt. This is due to their ignorance and misguidance. The Ahl al-Bayt, in their ignorance of others, are not called upon with Allah, nor is aid sought from them, nor are vows made to them, nor are sacrifices slaughtered for them. However, the righteous among them, if you are pleased with them, such as 'Ali, al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and Fatimah, the people of good among them, one prays for their success, for the living among them, and one prays for their forgiveness and mercy. As for calling upon them with Allah, that is major shirk. That is the worship of the polytheists. That is the action of the polytheists with al-Lat, al-'Uzza, and al-Manat, and the rest of the idols. It is not permissible. So if one finds among the Shi'ah someone who displays his bid'ah, it is obligatory to boycott him and strive to remove him. As for one who conceals himself and does not display anything, and follows the path of the Muslims as the people of the Sunnah do in their prayer and other matters, and does not display his bid'ah, this is the right of the Muslims. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with the hypocrites when they displayed Islam, he treated them as he treated the Muslims, and he prayed with them, treating them as the Muslims themselves, because their bid'ah, their evil, and their disbelief were hidden.
So whoever displays Islam and remains silent from us and does not harm us, we treat him as we treat the general Muslims. And whoever displays his bid'ah, it is obligatory to boycott him and to act against him with everything that removes the bid'ah, or compels him to conceal it and hide it, and not display it.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مفتوح مع الشيخ ابن باز — archive.org (31:34)
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