You said, O Shaykh, that the Shi'ah declared some of the Companions disbelievers, and that they number one hundred, by way of restriction; does this mean that they declared the rest of the Companions disbelievers, or not?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the one sent as a mercy to the worlds, our master and our lord Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
Another questioner: Amen.
The questioner : Before I begin my question, I have two questions which are comments on two answers you have spoken about in a previous topic.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : As for the first question: You just now said in your answer regarding the Shi'ah that they declared some of the Companions disbelievers, and that they number one hundred, by way of restriction; does this mean that they declared the rest of the Companions disbelievers, or not?
The Shaykh : The rest of the Companions? No, I said that they believe in many of the Companions, but their number does not reach one hundred.
The questioner : Does this mean that they declared the rest disbelievers, or not? Declaring the rest of the Companions disbelievers, meaning those other than the one hundred, or not?
The Shaykh : No. If you mean those other than the ones they believe in?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, they did not declare them disbelievers, but they declared, for example, the leaders disbelievers because, in their claim, they usurped the caliphate from 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, and Abu Bakr al-Siddiq deprived Fatimah of her inheritance from her father, and similar lies and falsehoods known among them. This is the cause of their takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) and their misguidance.
The questioner : Okay; what is their ruling regarding the takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) of the leaders of the Companions; that is, are they disbelievers because of that, or are they Muslims?
The Shaykh : If you want to enter into the topic of whether they are disbelievers or not? There are things more dangerous than this, more dangerous than the topic of their takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) of some of the Companions or of the leaders of the Companions; there are things where they say that this Qur'an which is in our hands is not complete.
Another questioner: Amen.
The questioner : Before I begin my question, I have two questions which are comments on two answers you have spoken about in a previous topic.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : As for the first question: You just now said in your answer regarding the Shi'ah that they declared some of the Companions disbelievers, and that they number one hundred, by way of restriction; does this mean that they declared the rest of the Companions disbelievers, or not?
The Shaykh : The rest of the Companions? No, I said that they believe in many of the Companions, but their number does not reach one hundred.
The questioner : Does this mean that they declared the rest disbelievers, or not? Declaring the rest of the Companions disbelievers, meaning those other than the one hundred, or not?
The Shaykh : No. If you mean those other than the ones they believe in?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, they did not declare them disbelievers, but they declared, for example, the leaders disbelievers because, in their claim, they usurped the caliphate from 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, and Abu Bakr al-Siddiq deprived Fatimah of her inheritance from her father, and similar lies and falsehoods known among them. This is the cause of their takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) and their misguidance.
The questioner : Okay; what is their ruling regarding the takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) of the leaders of the Companions; that is, are they disbelievers because of that, or are they Muslims?
The Shaykh : If you want to enter into the topic of whether they are disbelievers or not? There are things more dangerous than this, more dangerous than the topic of their takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) of some of the Companions or of the leaders of the Companions; there are things where they say that this Qur'an which is in our hands is not complete.
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