What is your opinion regarding one who believes that the ruler is a disbeliever, and that the society is a disbelieving society? And the Shaykh's opinion of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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The questioner: ... in Syria, regarding a person who considered and believed that this ruler is a disbeliever, and that this society is a society of disbelief, and then this spread to ... the general ... does this make him a monotheist? Or do the conditions for declaring someone a disbeliever apply to him ...?
The Shaykh: He is a monotheist, of course, a monotheist; how could he not be? ... .
The questioner: He declared someone a disbeliever.
The Shaykh: He declared someone a disbeliever? Did he do so through independent legal reasoning or just like that?
The questioner: He declared someone a disbeliever based on texts ... .
The Shaykh: So it is independent legal reasoning!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: This person is not to be declared a disbeliever; it is not permissible to declare him a disbeliever.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Is the answer clear?
The questioner: ... regarding our brothers ... they have retracted from the issue of declaring people disbelievers ... .
The Shaykh: By Allah, as you know, my opinion when I am asked, when a person or persons come and ask, "What is your opinion of the Muslim Brotherhood?" Of course ... so the answer is like this ... with changes in wording and differences in the situation of these people compared to those, I advise them to return to the Muslim Brotherhood on the condition that they take their freedom in calling to the Book and the Sunnah, and I consider the Muslim Brotherhood, I consider them an executive branch for the Salafi call when they have some leniency and understanding of the basic principles that the Guide - may Allah have mercy on him - established, and this exists in Damascus to some extent, whereas.
Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Let me finish for you.
Whereas if we go north like this to Homs, Hama, Aleppo, and Deir al-Zor in particular; this is impossible!! In fact, we have brothers in Raqqa who are originally Muslim Brothers, and then they came to know the creed of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the methodology of the Salaf al-Salih (the earliest generations) in adopting the creed and rulings, and there they tell you that the Muslim Brothers are Salafis ... of course. So the news of these people reached, of course, through the official ... so he sent them a threat that either they retract from this call or they will be dismissed.
So the point is that there is a difference between one town and another, and one capital and another, so this is my advice here and there in any place ... our brothers, I mean, here they have a precedent in ... - also - previously, so if they take their freedom such that they are enabled to perform their duty, then their joining them is better than their remaining isolated from them.
The questioner: Okay ... a question approximately close to 'Abd al-Fattah's question ... the Brothers agree with you completely in almost all matters, why are they not in the Salafi call and walking in a line side by side so that we cooperate and become better?
The Shaykh: By Allah ... this is undoubtedly the duty of the Muslims, otherwise we did not ask to meet them and visit them in their country for free; there is a purpose and goal, which is cooperation in righteousness and piety, but I am now, and perhaps something is the same for both of us, I see that we should leave the Brothers alone, now we should leave them until these studies are established in their hearts and they know their effects in their society; especially since, pardon me, especially since Professor Ra'afat frightened me with a word; he said that this is an execution ... .
Another questioner: No ... my position, I mean ... .
The Shaykh: Did it evaporate? ... .
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: In any case, this inquiry and this correction ... so we say: let the group think about the basic points we discussed, and see the extent of the interaction that will happen by themselves; will they settle in this or will their faith increase upon their faith, or will they have new doubts, because I intend to mean that we cooperate with people who may have hesitation ... this will be better for us and for them.
The questioner: By Allah, I felt that there was no complete agreement, so the hadith of the Messenger of Allah came:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 1:199; so I liked to present the matter in a hurry.
Another questioner : ... .
Another questioner : ... .
The questioner: The truth is, I - if Allah wills - ... for me, until now it is temporary, until now it is temporary, and presenting everything that was said to our brothers ... .
Another questioner: ... with his saying and they did not hear.
The questioner: Yes, they did not hear this speech ... .
The Shaykh: We ask Allah to guide us all to the straight path.
Another questioner : Amen, O Lord of the worlds.
The questioner: In any case, I wanted to tell you that I love you for the sake of Allah, O Muhammad Ra'afat.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: He is a monotheist, of course, a monotheist; how could he not be? ... .
The questioner: He declared someone a disbeliever.
The Shaykh: He declared someone a disbeliever? Did he do so through independent legal reasoning or just like that?
The questioner: He declared someone a disbeliever based on texts ... .
The Shaykh: So it is independent legal reasoning!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: This person is not to be declared a disbeliever; it is not permissible to declare him a disbeliever.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Is the answer clear?
The questioner: ... regarding our brothers ... they have retracted from the issue of declaring people disbelievers ... .
The Shaykh: By Allah, as you know, my opinion when I am asked, when a person or persons come and ask, "What is your opinion of the Muslim Brotherhood?" Of course ... so the answer is like this ... with changes in wording and differences in the situation of these people compared to those, I advise them to return to the Muslim Brotherhood on the condition that they take their freedom in calling to the Book and the Sunnah, and I consider the Muslim Brotherhood, I consider them an executive branch for the Salafi call when they have some leniency and understanding of the basic principles that the Guide - may Allah have mercy on him - established, and this exists in Damascus to some extent, whereas.
Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Let me finish for you.
Whereas if we go north like this to Homs, Hama, Aleppo, and Deir al-Zor in particular; this is impossible!! In fact, we have brothers in Raqqa who are originally Muslim Brothers, and then they came to know the creed of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the methodology of the Salaf al-Salih (the earliest generations) in adopting the creed and rulings, and there they tell you that the Muslim Brothers are Salafis ... of course. So the news of these people reached, of course, through the official ... so he sent them a threat that either they retract from this call or they will be dismissed.
So the point is that there is a difference between one town and another, and one capital and another, so this is my advice here and there in any place ... our brothers, I mean, here they have a precedent in ... - also - previously, so if they take their freedom such that they are enabled to perform their duty, then their joining them is better than their remaining isolated from them.
The questioner: Okay ... a question approximately close to 'Abd al-Fattah's question ... the Brothers agree with you completely in almost all matters, why are they not in the Salafi call and walking in a line side by side so that we cooperate and become better?
The Shaykh: By Allah ... this is undoubtedly the duty of the Muslims, otherwise we did not ask to meet them and visit them in their country for free; there is a purpose and goal, which is cooperation in righteousness and piety, but I am now, and perhaps something is the same for both of us, I see that we should leave the Brothers alone, now we should leave them until these studies are established in their hearts and they know their effects in their society; especially since, pardon me, especially since Professor Ra'afat frightened me with a word; he said that this is an execution ... .
Another questioner: No ... my position, I mean ... .
The Shaykh: Did it evaporate? ... .
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: In any case, this inquiry and this correction ... so we say: let the group think about the basic points we discussed, and see the extent of the interaction that will happen by themselves; will they settle in this or will their faith increase upon their faith, or will they have new doubts, because I intend to mean that we cooperate with people who may have hesitation ... this will be better for us and for them.
The questioner: By Allah, I felt that there was no complete agreement, so the hadith of the Messenger of Allah came:
Slowness in everything is better except in the work of the Hereafter
التُّؤدة في كلِّ شيء خير إلا في عمل الآخرةAnother questioner : ... .
Another questioner : ... .
The questioner: The truth is, I - if Allah wills - ... for me, until now it is temporary, until now it is temporary, and presenting everything that was said to our brothers ... .
Another questioner: ... with his saying and they did not hear.
The questioner: Yes, they did not hear this speech ... .
The Shaykh: We ask Allah to guide us all to the straight path.
Another questioner : Amen, O Lord of the worlds.
The questioner: In any case, I wanted to tell you that I love you for the sake of Allah, O Muhammad Ra'afat.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
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