A discussion regarding the issue of rapprochement between the Sunnis and the Shi'ah.
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The questioner : It has been found that among some of the people of the Sunnah, there are those who call for rapprochement between the people of the Sunnah and the Shi'ah.
The Shaykh : This is not the case now, may Allah reward you, for the rapprochement at al-Azhar, you must have heard of it long ago.
The questioner : Yes, but it used to exist only in Egypt, whereas now, some of the Najdis call for this.
The Shaykh : Strange!
The questioner : Yes, and among the doubts they raise is that there are some of the Rafidah who went deep into their rejection, yet the authors of the authentic collections and others from the people of the Sunan narrated from them, such as al-Abbad ibn Ya'qub al-Rawajini.
The Shaykh : Very well, and what is behind that?
The questioner : They say: What led them to this matter was that they were on a false methodology of narrating the Sunnah from them and trusting their narration, so if the matter were as is practiced now, of distancing oneself from the Rafidah and not approaching them, the Salaf would not have done this.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is my opinion, and the answer to it is easy, with the permission of the Exalted.
The questioner : And I also want to raise the question again with the brothers, because the discussion always revolves around it.
The Shaykh : Strange.
Do you return from the viewpoint of rapprochement?
The questioner : No, no, but among whom?
The Shaykh : So what is the benefit of the example?
The questioner : There are students who come to us—among the students—who have a doubt from this aspect.
The Shaykh : Is there no one who adopts it so that a discussion can take place?
The questioner : No, no, among the attendees, there is no one.
The Shaykh : And the truth becomes clear.
The questioner : There is no one.
The Shaykh : It does not happen.
The questioner : They do not come.
The Shaykh : By Allah, as I said, I have no objection, if you see that, then welcome.
The Shaykh : This is not the case now, may Allah reward you, for the rapprochement at al-Azhar, you must have heard of it long ago.
The questioner : Yes, but it used to exist only in Egypt, whereas now, some of the Najdis call for this.
The Shaykh : Strange!
The questioner : Yes, and among the doubts they raise is that there are some of the Rafidah who went deep into their rejection, yet the authors of the authentic collections and others from the people of the Sunan narrated from them, such as al-Abbad ibn Ya'qub al-Rawajini.
The Shaykh : Very well, and what is behind that?
The questioner : They say: What led them to this matter was that they were on a false methodology of narrating the Sunnah from them and trusting their narration, so if the matter were as is practiced now, of distancing oneself from the Rafidah and not approaching them, the Salaf would not have done this.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is my opinion, and the answer to it is easy, with the permission of the Exalted.
The questioner : And I also want to raise the question again with the brothers, because the discussion always revolves around it.
The Shaykh : Strange.
Do you return from the viewpoint of rapprochement?
The questioner : No, no, but among whom?
The Shaykh : So what is the benefit of the example?
The questioner : There are students who come to us—among the students—who have a doubt from this aspect.
The Shaykh : Is there no one who adopts it so that a discussion can take place?
The questioner : No, no, among the attendees, there is no one.
The Shaykh : And the truth becomes clear.
The questioner : There is no one.
The Shaykh : It does not happen.
The questioner : They do not come.
The Shaykh : By Allah, as I said, I have no objection, if you see that, then welcome.