What is your opinion of the Justice and Benevolence Group led by Abd al-Salam Yasin?
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The questioner : I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Shaykh : Did you recite the Qur'an?
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : There is no seeking of refuge, only the Basmala.
The questioner : Good
The Shaykh : If you intend to recite a verse, there is no harm in it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. In some of the youth, and especially many of them are Moroccans, there are those who affiliate with a group that calls itself Justice and Benevolence, and the head of this group...
The Shaykh : The group?
Abu Layla : The enemy.
The questioner : Justice and Benevolence.
The Shaykh : Justice and Benevolence.
The questioner : Yes, and the leader of this group is called Abd al-Salam Yasin. He resides in Morocco and has many followers, and this...The Shaykh : He offers prayers for Muhyi al-Din ibn Arabi, saying for example, "My master Muhyi al-Din ibn Arabi said such and such." And when you discuss this with these young men, they say, for example, "He confronts the tyrants and responds to them," and so on. So what is your advice for these young men?
The Shaykh : In which country is he? Is he from Morocco?
The questioner : He is from Rabat.
The Shaykh : Rabat.
The questioner : From Salé.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From Salé, meaning the city of Salé is close to Rabat. And when you discuss this with these young men, they say he confronts the tyrants and responds to them, and many of his followers are professors and university students.
The Shaykh : How old is he approximately?
The questioner : May Allah know best, about sixty, like that.
The Shaykh : Sixty.
Another questioner : Around fifty-five, sixty.
The Shaykh : In any case, this appears to be a Sufi whose claim is that he confronts the tyrants, but he is "like the one who seeks shelter from the fire in the scorching heat." Do you know this proverb? He must be supporting the tyrants, because this Ibn Arabi—and perhaps you distinguish between Ibn Arabi and Ibn al-Arabi—
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Ibn al-Arabi is a noble, pious scholar, jurist, exegete, and hadith scholar. This Ibn Arabi, the notorious one, has corrupted millions of Muslims. As for these tyrants, one of them lives for five years, ten years, or twenty years, then he goes and no mention of him remains, and no trace of him remains except cursing, insults, and invectives. So the one who offers prayers for him and cites his words is worse than these tyrants. Then what does he do when he says what you quoted from him, that he fights the tyrants? What does he say? What does he do?
The questioner : For example, he speaks, he responds to them regarding the hijab, for example, and many other issues.
Another questioner : He speaks in the name of Islam, meaning.
The Shaykh : Every Muslim does this, so he has no distinction. What about the rest?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Did you recite the Qur'an?
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : There is no seeking of refuge, only the Basmala.
The questioner : Good
The Shaykh : If you intend to recite a verse, there is no harm in it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. In some of the youth, and especially many of them are Moroccans, there are those who affiliate with a group that calls itself Justice and Benevolence, and the head of this group...
The Shaykh : The group?
Abu Layla : The enemy.
The questioner : Justice and Benevolence.
The Shaykh : Justice and Benevolence.
The questioner : Yes, and the leader of this group is called Abd al-Salam Yasin. He resides in Morocco and has many followers, and this...The Shaykh : He offers prayers for Muhyi al-Din ibn Arabi, saying for example, "My master Muhyi al-Din ibn Arabi said such and such." And when you discuss this with these young men, they say, for example, "He confronts the tyrants and responds to them," and so on. So what is your advice for these young men?
The Shaykh : In which country is he? Is he from Morocco?
The questioner : He is from Rabat.
The Shaykh : Rabat.
The questioner : From Salé.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From Salé, meaning the city of Salé is close to Rabat. And when you discuss this with these young men, they say he confronts the tyrants and responds to them, and many of his followers are professors and university students.
The Shaykh : How old is he approximately?
The questioner : May Allah know best, about sixty, like that.
The Shaykh : Sixty.
Another questioner : Around fifty-five, sixty.
The Shaykh : In any case, this appears to be a Sufi whose claim is that he confronts the tyrants, but he is "like the one who seeks shelter from the fire in the scorching heat." Do you know this proverb? He must be supporting the tyrants, because this Ibn Arabi—and perhaps you distinguish between Ibn Arabi and Ibn al-Arabi—
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Ibn al-Arabi is a noble, pious scholar, jurist, exegete, and hadith scholar. This Ibn Arabi, the notorious one, has corrupted millions of Muslims. As for these tyrants, one of them lives for five years, ten years, or twenty years, then he goes and no mention of him remains, and no trace of him remains except cursing, insults, and invectives. So the one who offers prayers for him and cites his words is worse than these tyrants. Then what does he do when he says what you quoted from him, that he fights the tyrants? What does he say? What does he do?
The questioner : For example, he speaks, he responds to them regarding the hijab, for example, and many other issues.
Another questioner : He speaks in the name of Islam, meaning.
The Shaykh : Every Muslim does this, so he has no distinction. What about the rest?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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