The Ruling on the Rafidah Working in Teaching and How to Deal with Them
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As for the Rafidah, they are currently present in the north of our region in large numbers, especially through teaching. Rafidah teachers have spread among us; at the entrance to the city, in al-Hufr, nine teachers from the Rafidah came. Will you issue a fatwa regarding them and warn people against them? And do you advise giving sermons about them on the minbars?
As for issuing a fatwa regarding them, it does not come from me, but rather from the Department of Ifta, as it is the responsible authority.
As for what concerns teaching, a person must speak the truth, whether it is in his favor or against him. If it becomes apparent that they are calling to something contrary to the methodology of the righteous Salaf, then they must be prevented from displaying this religious innovation, and they must be debated on it. It is well known that if they or others from the people of innovation who possess knowledge of the Sunnah and the way of the Salaf debate them, it is well known that they will be unable to resist the truth.For Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Anbiya: 18].
However, if their teaching is in matters that have no connection to creed, such as mathematical, literary, or linguistic matters, and they do not touch upon what relates to creed, then there is nothing wrong with that. But one must necessarily reflect on the danger of the people of innovation in general, so that innovations do not spread among our youth.
As for issuing a fatwa regarding them, it does not come from me, but rather from the Department of Ifta, as it is the responsible authority.
As for what concerns teaching, a person must speak the truth, whether it is in his favor or against him. If it becomes apparent that they are calling to something contrary to the methodology of the righteous Salaf, then they must be prevented from displaying this religious innovation, and they must be debated on it. It is well known that if they or others from the people of innovation who possess knowledge of the Sunnah and the way of the Salaf debate them, it is well known that they will be unable to resist the truth.For Allah the Exalted said:
Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe.
بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ وَلَكُمُ الْوَيْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَHowever, if their teaching is in matters that have no connection to creed, such as mathematical, literary, or linguistic matters, and they do not touch upon what relates to creed, then there is nothing wrong with that. But one must necessarily reflect on the danger of the people of innovation in general, so that innovations do not spread among our youth.