Loyalty and Disavowal Toward Those Who Praise Those Who Defame the Companions
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is your view of one who claims to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community, yet he praises and extols those who defame the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and speaks of his prophets in inappropriate terms, and does not clarify the errors they have committed under the pretext of not distinguishing between the Muslim community? We ask you to clarify this matter, which concerns loyalty and disavowal toward the people of innovation.
Answer:
Yes, this is a reality, unfortunately. A phenomenon has appeared, a wickedness that does not refrain from cursing the Companions, cursing the scholars, and cursing the people of good. It does not denounce the misguided sects. It does not denounce the misguided sects that curse the Companions and speak ill of the righteous predecessors, saying that this is freedom of opinion. If it is freedom of opinion, then there is no freedom of opinion in the religion. The religion is the religion of Allah the Exalted.
Therefore, it is obligatory to be cautious of this evil idea, and for a person to restrain his tongue from speaking about the predecessors of the Muslim community, especially the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and from the righteous imams, and from the people of knowledge and the people of good. He should restrain his tongue from speaking about them, and he should denounce those who overstep against the people of good and the righteous predecessors. Distinction is necessary. We do not say that everyone who says, "I am a Muslim," is a brother to all of them. No, distinction is necessary between the one who holds fast to the religion and the one who does not.[Al-Baqarah 2:8-9] Not everyone who says, "I am a Muslim," is truly a Muslim. He may be one who takes the name of Islam while not being a Muslim, for the sake of deception and treachery. Therefore, it is obligatory to distinguish between the people of truth and the people of falsehood. Loyalty and disavowal is a required matter: showing loyalty to the close friends of Allah and opposing the enemies of Allah. This is the obligatory duty. The one who has no criterion has no religion. There is a criterion in the religion. [Al-Anfal 8:29] It distinguishes between truth and falsehood, between guidance and misguidance, between the people of good and the people of evil, between the companions of Paradise and the companions of the Fire. It distinguishes between them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is your view of one who claims to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community, yet he praises and extols those who defame the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and speaks of his prophets in inappropriate terms, and does not clarify the errors they have committed under the pretext of not distinguishing between the Muslim community? We ask you to clarify this matter, which concerns loyalty and disavowal toward the people of innovation.
Answer:
Yes, this is a reality, unfortunately. A phenomenon has appeared, a wickedness that does not refrain from cursing the Companions, cursing the scholars, and cursing the people of good. It does not denounce the misguided sects. It does not denounce the misguided sects that curse the Companions and speak ill of the righteous predecessors, saying that this is freedom of opinion. If it is freedom of opinion, then there is no freedom of opinion in the religion. The religion is the religion of Allah the Exalted.
Therefore, it is obligatory to be cautious of this evil idea, and for a person to restrain his tongue from speaking about the predecessors of the Muslim community, especially the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and from the righteous imams, and from the people of knowledge and the people of good. He should restrain his tongue from speaking about them, and he should denounce those who overstep against the people of good and the righteous predecessors. Distinction is necessary. We do not say that everyone who says, "I am a Muslim," is a brother to all of them. No, distinction is necessary between the one who holds fast to the religion and the one who does not.
(8) And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allah and the Last Day," but they are not believers. (9) They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُواif you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion and will remove from you
إِن تَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَانًا وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب ما جاء في زعموا — islamhouse.com (1:04:41)
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