The Definition of the Hadiyyah School, and the Distinction Between Diplomatic Tolerance and Compromise
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The questioner:
The Shaykh’s tribe has many young women, many of whom are affected by this. We ask for a definition of this school of thought.
The Shaykh:
The Hadiyyah school is the Zaydi school. The Zaydis are a sect of the Shi'ah. They are called Zaydis because they trace their lineage to Zayd ibn 'Ali ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. They are named after him, just as the Shafi'is are named after al-Shafi'i and the Hanbalis after Ahmad ibn Hanbal. They are called Zaydis because they trace their lineage to Zayd, a member of the Prophet’s household. The Hadiyyah are the followers of al-Hadi, Imam al-Hadi, one of the scholars of the Zaydis. They are called Hadiyyah because they follow Imam al-Hadi, a member of the Prophet’s household. Thus, it is a school of jurisprudence with them. It is a school of jurisprudence with them.
Al-San'ani and al-Shawkani (may Allah have mercy on them) mention this school because they are in the land of Yemen, among the Zaydis. They mention it because they are in an environment that is mostly Zaydi. It is said that they mention it out of diplomatic tolerance (mudarā'ah), because if they did not mention it, the Zaydis would take revenge on them. So they mention it out of diplomatic tolerance. Diplomatic tolerance is permissible out of need. There is a difference between diplomatic tolerance and compromise (mudāhanah). Compromise is not permissible. As for diplomatic tolerance, which is repelling the greater of two harms by committing the lesser, this is prescribed. As for compromise, which is remaining silent about what is wrong, this is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
And what about you?
The Shaykh:
So what these two Imams did was out of diplomatic tolerance, because they feared a greater harm. If they had not mentioned the Hadiyyah school or the Zaydi school, if they had not mentioned it, a greater harm would have befallen them. Even though it is a school of jurisprudence, a school of jurisprudence, not a matter of creed, but rather a school of jurisprudence, a simple matter. Yes.
The Shaykh’s tribe has many young women, many of whom are affected by this. We ask for a definition of this school of thought.
The Shaykh:
The Hadiyyah school is the Zaydi school. The Zaydis are a sect of the Shi'ah. They are called Zaydis because they trace their lineage to Zayd ibn 'Ali ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. They are named after him, just as the Shafi'is are named after al-Shafi'i and the Hanbalis after Ahmad ibn Hanbal. They are called Zaydis because they trace their lineage to Zayd, a member of the Prophet’s household. The Hadiyyah are the followers of al-Hadi, Imam al-Hadi, one of the scholars of the Zaydis. They are called Hadiyyah because they follow Imam al-Hadi, a member of the Prophet’s household. Thus, it is a school of jurisprudence with them. It is a school of jurisprudence with them.
Al-San'ani and al-Shawkani (may Allah have mercy on them) mention this school because they are in the land of Yemen, among the Zaydis. They mention it because they are in an environment that is mostly Zaydi. It is said that they mention it out of diplomatic tolerance (mudarā'ah), because if they did not mention it, the Zaydis would take revenge on them. So they mention it out of diplomatic tolerance. Diplomatic tolerance is permissible out of need. There is a difference between diplomatic tolerance and compromise (mudāhanah). Compromise is not permissible. As for diplomatic tolerance, which is repelling the greater of two harms by committing the lesser, this is prescribed. As for compromise, which is remaining silent about what is wrong, this is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
And what about you?
The Shaykh:
So what these two Imams did was out of diplomatic tolerance, because they feared a greater harm. If they had not mentioned the Hadiyyah school or the Zaydi school, if they had not mentioned it, a greater harm would have befallen them. Even though it is a school of jurisprudence, a school of jurisprudence, not a matter of creed, but rather a school of jurisprudence, a simple matter. Yes.
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