Approaching the Rafidah and Being Tolerant Toward Them
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it true that the people of the Sunnah must approach the Rafidah, be tolerant toward them, and forget the differences between the people of the Sunnah and the Rafidah, since they say that if Muslims do this, their strength will increase?
Answer:
We call for returning to the Book and the Sunnah. We call the Rafidah and others to return to the Book and the Sunnah. This is what we call for. So whoever responds, praise be to Allah, and whoever refuses, we are disavowed of him. And tolerance does not mean that we give up our religion to please people or to reconcile people, as they say. No. Tolerance is only in what Allah has made in this religion of leniency, breadth, and good. As for departing from the religion or leaving something of the religion, we say this is leniency and tolerance? No. This is not permissible.
This is not permissible. Giving up something of the religion to please people or to make peace with the enemies, this is not permissible. This is compromising.[Al-Qalam 68:9], [Al-Isra 17:73-75].
So we do not give up anything of our religion to please people or to gather people. People will not gather no matter what you sacrifice; they are not gathered.[Hud 11:118-119] His Lord. Only the people of truth, whom Allah the Exalted has shown mercy to, and they are the people of the Sunnah and the community, these are the ones who gather. As for the people of misguidance, they will not gather no matter how much you try, unless they return from their misguidance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Is it true that the people of the Sunnah must approach the Rafidah, be tolerant toward them, and forget the differences between the people of the Sunnah and the Rafidah, since they say that if Muslims do this, their strength will increase?
Answer:
We call for returning to the Book and the Sunnah. We call the Rafidah and others to return to the Book and the Sunnah. This is what we call for. So whoever responds, praise be to Allah, and whoever refuses, we are disavowed of him. And tolerance does not mean that we give up our religion to please people or to reconcile people, as they say. No. Tolerance is only in what Allah has made in this religion of leniency, breadth, and good. As for departing from the religion or leaving something of the religion, we say this is leniency and tolerance? No. This is not permissible.
This is not permissible. Giving up something of the religion to please people or to make peace with the enemies, this is not permissible. This is compromising.
They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
وَدُّوا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ(73) And indeed, they were about to tempt you away from that which We revealed to you in order to [make] you invent about Us something else; and then they would have taken you as a friend. (74) And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little. (75) Then [if you had], We would have made you taste double [punishment in] life and double [after] death. Then you would not find for yourself against Us a helper.
وَإِن كَادُوا لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ عَنِ الَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ لِتَفْتَرِيَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُ وَإِذًا لَّاتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلًا وَلَوْلَا أَن ثَبَّتْنَاكَ لَقَدْ كِدتَّ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا قَلِيلًا إِذًا لَّأَذَقْنَاكَ ضِعْفَ الْحَيَاةِ وَضِعْفَ الْمَمَاتِ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيرًاSo we do not give up anything of our religion to please people or to gather people. People will not gather no matter what you sacrifice; they are not gathered.
but they will not cease to differ. (119) Except whom your Lord has given
وَلَا يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { إنك لا تهدي من أحببت } — islamhouse.com (57:44)
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