How should we deal with the Rafidah who work with us in teaching?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the Rafidah now.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the Rafidah, Shaykh, they are currently present in large numbers in the north, especially through the spread of Rafidi teachers.
Until now, in the city, Shaykh, in al-Hafar, nine Rafidi teachers have come. Do you issue a ruling against them, Shaykh, and warn the general public about them?
And do you advise, Shaykh, to speak about them in the sermons from the pulpits? May Allah reward you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : As for issuing a ruling regarding them, it does not come from me; it comes from the Department of Ifta, as it is the responsible authority. As for what concerns teaching, a person must speak the truth, whether it is for him or against him. If it becomes apparent that they are calling to something contrary to the methodology of the righteous Salaf, they must be prevented from displaying this religious innovation, and they must be debated on it. It is well known that if they or others from the people of innovation who have knowledge of the Sunnah and the way of the Salaf debate them, they will be unable to resist the truth.
For Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Anbya 21:18]
However, if their teaching is in matters that have no connection to creed, such as mathematical, literary, or linguistic matters, and they do not touch upon what relates to creed, then there is no harm in that.
But it is necessary, it is necessary for a person to reflect on the danger of the people of innovation in general, so that innovations do not spread among our youth. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the Rafidah, Shaykh, they are currently present in large numbers in the north, especially through the spread of Rafidi teachers.
Until now, in the city, Shaykh, in al-Hafar, nine Rafidi teachers have come. Do you issue a ruling against them, Shaykh, and warn the general public about them?
And do you advise, Shaykh, to speak about them in the sermons from the pulpits? May Allah reward you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : As for issuing a ruling regarding them, it does not come from me; it comes from the Department of Ifta, as it is the responsible authority. As for what concerns teaching, a person must speak the truth, whether it is for him or against him. If it becomes apparent that they are calling to something contrary to the methodology of the righteous Salaf, they must be prevented from displaying this religious innovation, and they must be debated on it. It is well known that if they or others from the people of innovation who have knowledge of the Sunnah and the way of the Salaf debate them, they will be unable to resist the truth.
For Allah the Exalted said:
Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe.
بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ وَلَكُمُ الْوَيْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَHowever, if their teaching is in matters that have no connection to creed, such as mathematical, literary, or linguistic matters, and they do not touch upon what relates to creed, then there is no harm in that.
But it is necessary, it is necessary for a person to reflect on the danger of the people of innovation in general, so that innovations do not spread among our youth. Yes.