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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Why is there less talk about the Rafidah today than about the Mu'tazilah, even though the danger of the Rafidah is greater?

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The questioner : I have authored these works up to this day, and today we are preparing to say that those who speak—meaning, despite the fact that they are few in the community, like those who take the Sunnah, the Rafidah—you find that people talk about the Qadariyyah and the Mu'tazilah, but not about the Rafidah who have spread today, and I speak about them.

The Shaykh : Yes, and what is the question?

The questioner : The question is that talk about the Rafidah today is less than talk about the Mu'tazilah; some of the Rafidah today are more dangerous in their news,

The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt, meaning, now.

The questioner : Beautiful, by Allah.

The Shaykh : No, now it is necessary to speak about all the religious innovations (bid'ah) that have occurred today; one should speak about them at length, and this is an important matter, and perhaps, if Allah wills, it will be included in the curricula in the future. Because the danger of the Rafidah now is severe; if they had limited themselves to what they have and left off calling to their invalid school of thought, the matter would have been easier, but unfortunately, I have heard that they distribute pamphlets during the season when people come from other countries, and these pamphlets contain insults to the Companions and a report of their school of thought. So we need to know about their school of thought; we need to defend the truth,
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 299 - لماذا الكلام على الروافض اليوم أقل من الكلام على المعتزلة مع أن الروافض خطرهم أشد؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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