Some of the youth are fanatical about certain scholars, and some are fanatical about other scholars, and this leads them to mutual hatred, enmity, and division. What is your opinion on this?
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The questioner : We have some youth here who, in the beginning, were comfortable with, for example, one scholar, and the second group was comfortable with another
The Shaykh : scholar
The questioner : scholar. Then these matters developed until they became factions, meaning each person became a partisan for this scholar, a team, even though they became enemies and do not sit together with one another.
The Shaykh : Of course, this is not permissible in Islam. We always say there is no partisanship in Islam. This fanaticism is forbidden by Islam, because the one who clings to the opinion of such-and-such a scholar, and the one who clings to the opinion of another scholar—neither this scholar nor that one is infallible like the prophets and messengers. Therefore, Muslims should live in love, mutual advice, and without fanaticism for any person in this world except for one person, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). All that a Muslim can do is to trust a scholar in his knowledge, his righteousness, and his distance from, for example, the debris of this world and from government positions, which often cause the employee to deviate from the knowledge he calls people to. If a Muslim sees that this scholar is more knowledgeable than that one, and more God-fearing than that one, and so on, there is no harm in following his opinion, but without slandering the other scholar or the other person who adopts the opinion of the other scholar. They should be as it was said: "The believers are advisors who advise one another." And if one of them sees that such-and-such a scholar is more knowledgeable than so-and-so, he presents evidence and proofs to the other so that they come closer together and do not become enemies. The important thing is that partisanship in Islam is forbidden by the explicit text of the Noble Qur'an, because it leads to what I mentioned of division, hatred, and enmity. And Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:[Ar-Rum 30:31-32] And in some hadiths in Sahih Muslim and others: Musnad Ahmad 5Sahih (Darussalam) or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Thus, Muslims must live this way, especially under these systems that try by force to divert Muslims from their religion and their morals.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : scholar
The questioner : scholar. Then these matters developed until they became factions, meaning each person became a partisan for this scholar, a team, even though they became enemies and do not sit together with one another.
The Shaykh : Of course, this is not permissible in Islam. We always say there is no partisanship in Islam. This fanaticism is forbidden by Islam, because the one who clings to the opinion of such-and-such a scholar, and the one who clings to the opinion of another scholar—neither this scholar nor that one is infallible like the prophets and messengers. Therefore, Muslims should live in love, mutual advice, and without fanaticism for any person in this world except for one person, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). All that a Muslim can do is to trust a scholar in his knowledge, his righteousness, and his distance from, for example, the debris of this world and from government positions, which often cause the employee to deviate from the knowledge he calls people to. If a Muslim sees that this scholar is more knowledgeable than that one, and more God-fearing than that one, and so on, there is no harm in following his opinion, but without slandering the other scholar or the other person who adopts the opinion of the other scholar. They should be as it was said: "The believers are advisors who advise one another." And if one of them sees that such-and-such a scholar is more knowledgeable than so-and-so, he presents evidence and proofs to the other so that they come closer together and do not become enemies. The important thing is that partisanship in Islam is forbidden by the explicit text of the Noble Qur'an, because it leads to what I mentioned of division, hatred, and enmity. And Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
and do not be of those who associate others with Allah (32) [Or] of those who have divided their religion and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has.
ولا تكونوا من المشركين من الذين فرقوا دينهم وكانوا شيعا كل حزب بما لديهم فرحونIt was narrated that Awsat said: Abu Bakr addressed us and said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood last year where I am standing. Abu Bakr wept, then he said: Ask Allah to keep you safe and sound, for no one is given anything better, after certainly of faith, than well-being. And you should be truthful, for that goes with righteousness and they lead to Paradise. And beware of lying, for that goes with immorality and they lead to Hell. Do not envy one another, do not bear grudges against one another, do not sever ties with one another, do not turn away from one another; be brothers as Allah has commanded you.”
لا تباغضوا ولا تدابروا وكونوا إخواننا كما أمركم اللهThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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