A discussion on the Ibadis and the misguided sects.
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Abu Layla: Our teacher, the questions from Dr. Marwan, he gave them to me.
The Shaykh: Marwan al-Qaysi?
Abu Layla : Yes.
The Shaykh: Where is he?
Abu Layla: In Oman.
The Shaykh: Oman! May Allah help him.
The questioner: By Allah, O our Shaykh, they have published books of the Ibadis on the interpretation of the Qur'an, two volumes now, one on some verses of al-Fatihah, and something of al-Fatihah in a part, and the second part on only eight verses from al-Baqarah.
The Shaykh: One volume?
The questioner: Two volumes, one volume on al-Fatihah.
The Shaykh: The interpretation of al-Fatihah and eight verses from al-Baqarah.
The questioner: Yes, this is strange, isn't it?
The Shaykh: Glory be to Allah! Whenever these people move, the misguided sects, one feels that they have no knowledge.
The questioner: They recorded a tape, a response to Ibn Baz.
The Shaykh: Yes, look at their principles, their books, their references, they are shallow, they have no old, established references, at all, meaning as Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) says, in a place that is not this, he compares some of the misguided sects to the Jews and some to the Christians, so I say: these sects are all most like the Jews and the Christians; in terms of the severance of the chain of knowledge between them.
The questioner: In terms of the chain of narration?
The Shaykh: The chain of narration, they do not have a chain of narration as it exists with the people of the Sunnah.
Al-Halabi: Among the wonders of things is this Musnad of al-Rabi' ibn Habib, glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh: This is their most sacred book, and their most authentic book.
Al-Halabi: And there is no translation of it.
The student: Our Shaykh, this al-Rabi' is from Abu 'Ubaydah from Jabir ibn Zayd from Ibn 'Abbas, this Abu 'Ubayd, I researched him the most, and I found that he is Muslim ibn Abi Karimah, unknown, but I did not find al-Rabi', in al-Tahdhib there are many names for al-Rabi', but it is not the one intended.
Al-Halabi: And you will not find it.
The student: They call this the Chain of Gold.
The Shaykh: ...Jabir, it is said that he was an Ibadi and then he returned.
The student: And he denied that about himself.
The Shaykh: But he is trustworthy with the people of the Sunnah, but the chains of narration to him have no value with them.
The student: So this chain of narration is not valid, and it is not gold or silver?
The Shaykh: At all, it is not gold or silver.
The Shaykh: Marwan al-Qaysi?
Abu Layla : Yes.
The Shaykh: Where is he?
Abu Layla: In Oman.
The Shaykh: Oman! May Allah help him.
The questioner: By Allah, O our Shaykh, they have published books of the Ibadis on the interpretation of the Qur'an, two volumes now, one on some verses of al-Fatihah, and something of al-Fatihah in a part, and the second part on only eight verses from al-Baqarah.
The Shaykh: One volume?
The questioner: Two volumes, one volume on al-Fatihah.
The Shaykh: The interpretation of al-Fatihah and eight verses from al-Baqarah.
The questioner: Yes, this is strange, isn't it?
The Shaykh: Glory be to Allah! Whenever these people move, the misguided sects, one feels that they have no knowledge.
The questioner: They recorded a tape, a response to Ibn Baz.
The Shaykh: Yes, look at their principles, their books, their references, they are shallow, they have no old, established references, at all, meaning as Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) says, in a place that is not this, he compares some of the misguided sects to the Jews and some to the Christians, so I say: these sects are all most like the Jews and the Christians; in terms of the severance of the chain of knowledge between them.
The questioner: In terms of the chain of narration?
The Shaykh: The chain of narration, they do not have a chain of narration as it exists with the people of the Sunnah.
Al-Halabi: Among the wonders of things is this Musnad of al-Rabi' ibn Habib, glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh: This is their most sacred book, and their most authentic book.
Al-Halabi: And there is no translation of it.
The student: Our Shaykh, this al-Rabi' is from Abu 'Ubaydah from Jabir ibn Zayd from Ibn 'Abbas, this Abu 'Ubayd, I researched him the most, and I found that he is Muslim ibn Abi Karimah, unknown, but I did not find al-Rabi', in al-Tahdhib there are many names for al-Rabi', but it is not the one intended.
Al-Halabi: And you will not find it.
The student: They call this the Chain of Gold.
The Shaykh: ...Jabir, it is said that he was an Ibadi and then he returned.
The student: And he denied that about himself.
The Shaykh: But he is trustworthy with the people of the Sunnah, but the chains of narration to him have no value with them.
The student: So this chain of narration is not valid, and it is not gold or silver?
The Shaykh: At all, it is not gold or silver.
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