Are those who carried out the bombings in our country Khawarij, or bandits, or rebels, and what is the ruling on discussing their case?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Many young people, when they sit in their gatherings, talk about the bombings that have occurred and begin to characterize and describe those who carried out the bombings. They differ on this; some call them Khawarij, some call them bandits, and some call them rebels. Is there any benefit to this characterization? And how should they be described correctly?
Answer:
They are described by all these descriptions. They are described as Khawarij, as bandits, and as rebels. They are described by all these ugly descriptions, and may Allah protect us. All these traits gather in them. Although I advise—I advise those who have no role in resolving problems and important matters—that they do not intervene in these affairs in the gatherings of the common people and the unlearned.
This is a matter for those in authority and the people of knowledge, as Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:83] This is about broadcasting these matters, meaning spreading them and speaking about them. [An-Nisa 4:83] So I see that these people should not intervene in these matters.
Because they err in them, and because these are not their concerns. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), when something like this happened, would gather the Muhajireen and the Ansar and consult them. These are matters in which they refer to the people of opinion, the people of knowledge, and the people of insight; they are the ones who take charge of them.
The statements issued by the Council of Senior Scholars are of this nature. They are what is issued by those who derive rulings from them. One should rely on them. Because they are issued by the scholars. And after reflection, after study, and after being well-versed in all its aspects.
As for the talk of the common people and the talk of the half-learned and the pretenders to knowledge, this only increases the matter in corruption and severity. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Many young people, when they sit in their gatherings, talk about the bombings that have occurred and begin to characterize and describe those who carried out the bombings. They differ on this; some call them Khawarij, some call them bandits, and some call them rebels. Is there any benefit to this characterization? And how should they be described correctly?
Answer:
They are described by all these descriptions. They are described as Khawarij, as bandits, and as rebels. They are described by all these ugly descriptions, and may Allah protect us. All these traits gather in them. Although I advise—I advise those who have no role in resolving problems and important matters—that they do not intervene in these affairs in the gatherings of the common people and the unlearned.
This is a matter for those in authority and the people of knowledge, as Allah the Exalted said:
And when there comes to them information about [public] security or fear, they spread it around
وَإِذَا جَاءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِّنَ الْأَمْنِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا بِهِBut if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it.
وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَنبِطُونَهُ مِنْهُمْBecause they err in them, and because these are not their concerns. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), when something like this happened, would gather the Muhajireen and the Ansar and consult them. These are matters in which they refer to the people of opinion, the people of knowledge, and the people of insight; they are the ones who take charge of them.
The statements issued by the Council of Senior Scholars are of this nature. They are what is issued by those who derive rulings from them. One should rely on them. Because they are issued by the scholars. And after reflection, after study, and after being well-versed in all its aspects.
As for the talk of the common people and the talk of the half-learned and the pretenders to knowledge, this only increases the matter in corruption and severity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [302 -1024]هل الذين قاموا بالتفجير داخل بلادنا هم خوارج أم قطاع طرق أم بغاة وما حكم الخوض في شأنهم؟ — youtube.com
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