The Difference Between the Shi'ah and the Rafidah
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Question:
May Allah grant you success, Honorable Shaykh. Is it not more fitting to call the Shi'ah the Rafidah? Because that angers them, and Allah says: "And they do not touch a portion of what Allah has given them except that they record it as a lasting deed for themselves."
Answer:
The Shi'ah, the Rafidah are a sect of the Shi'ah. They are the Shi'ah, one group. The Rafidah are a section of them. They are called the Imamiyyah, they are called the Rafidah, and they are called the Ja'fariyyah. They are a section of them. Among them are the Zaydiyyah, the Batiniyyah, the Isma'iliyyah, the Qaramitah, and the Fatimiyyah. Many sects. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah grant you success, Honorable Shaykh. Is it not more fitting to call the Shi'ah the Rafidah? Because that angers them, and Allah says: "And they do not touch a portion of what Allah has given them except that they record it as a lasting deed for themselves."
Answer:
The Shi'ah, the Rafidah are a sect of the Shi'ah. They are the Shi'ah, one group. The Rafidah are a section of them. They are called the Imamiyyah, they are called the Rafidah, and they are called the Ja'fariyyah. They are a section of them. Among them are the Zaydiyyah, the Batiniyyah, the Isma'iliyyah, the Qaramitah, and the Fatimiyyah. Many sects. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وكذلك الشحام والعلاف والنجار أهل الجهل بالقرآن — islamhouse.com (20:29)
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