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 : As for the first question, you just 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 : So does this mean that they declared the rest disbelievers, or not? They declared the rest of the Companions disbelievers, meaning those other than the one hundred...
The Shaykh : No. If I mean those other than the ones in whom they believe?
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 (may Allah be pleased with him) deprived Fatimah of her inheritance from her father, and similar lies and falsehoods known among them. This is the cause of their declaring others disbelievers and their misguidance.
The questioner : So what is their ruling regarding declaring the leaders of the Companions disbelievers? Are they disbelievers because of that, or are they Muslims?
The Shaykh : What is it, do you want to get into the topic of whether they are disbelievers or not? There are matters more serious than this, more serious than their declaring some of the Companions or the leaders of the Companions disbelievers. There are matters where they say that this Qur'an which is in our hands is not complete.
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 : So does this mean that they declared the rest disbelievers, or not? They declared the rest of the Companions disbelievers, meaning those other than the one hundred...
The Shaykh : No. If I mean those other than the ones in whom they believe?
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 (may Allah be pleased with him) deprived Fatimah of her inheritance from her father, and similar lies and falsehoods known among them. This is the cause of their declaring others disbelievers and their misguidance.
The questioner : So what is their ruling regarding declaring the leaders of the Companions disbelievers? Are they disbelievers because of that, or are they Muslims?
The Shaykh : What is it, do you want to get into the topic of whether they are disbelievers or not? There are matters more serious than this, more serious than their declaring some of the Companions or the leaders of the Companions disbelievers. There are matters where they say that this Qur'an which is in our hands is not complete.