He was asked about the hadith: "Shirk is about to move from one quarter to another."
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The questioner : ...the hadith through your works?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Through your works on hadiths... this hadith?
The Shaykh : No, it is not mentioned except in the book, Musnad al-Rabi'. He followed the Khawarij, the Ibadis. These people...
Another questioner: Shaykh, is this hadith found in Musnad al-Rabi'?
The Shaykh : Its number is six thousand, three hundred and thirty-two... Subhan Allah. This wretch transmitted this hadith after he elevated it to Imam al-Rabi': "Shirk is about to move from one quarter to another and from one tribe to another. It was said: What is that shirk? He said: A group will come after you who will set a limit for Allah in terms of attributes." This is explicit in denying the attributes, and they consider that to be defining the existence of Allah in a place, or localizing Him, or something similar to that.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding these hadiths that Ibn al-Rabi' brought, does he remain silent about them, or does he explicitly state their authenticity, or does he remain silent?
The Shaykh : Nothing.
The questioner : As for the hadith of the firsts, the hadith serially narrated by the firsts, the hadith of the maidservant, he weakens it; he demolishes it completely.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar. His matter is strange. This man's matter is very strange. I don't know if he is ignorant, or if he is feigning ignorance, or if he has combined both calamities. Sometimes it is like this and sometimes it is like that. Allah is the One to be sought for help.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Through your works on hadiths... this hadith?
The Shaykh : No, it is not mentioned except in the book, Musnad al-Rabi'. He followed the Khawarij, the Ibadis. These people...
Another questioner: Shaykh, is this hadith found in Musnad al-Rabi'?
The Shaykh : Its number is six thousand, three hundred and thirty-two... Subhan Allah. This wretch transmitted this hadith after he elevated it to Imam al-Rabi': "Shirk is about to move from one quarter to another and from one tribe to another. It was said: What is that shirk? He said: A group will come after you who will set a limit for Allah in terms of attributes." This is explicit in denying the attributes, and they consider that to be defining the existence of Allah in a place, or localizing Him, or something similar to that.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding these hadiths that Ibn al-Rabi' brought, does he remain silent about them, or does he explicitly state their authenticity, or does he remain silent?
The Shaykh : Nothing.
The questioner : As for the hadith of the firsts, the hadith serially narrated by the firsts, the hadith of the maidservant, he weakens it; he demolishes it completely.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar. His matter is strange. This man's matter is very strange. I don't know if he is ignorant, or if he is feigning ignorance, or if he has combined both calamities. Sometimes it is like this and sometimes it is like that. Allah is the One to be sought for help.