(Mentioning the description of the Rafidah and whether they are disbelievers) What is the sin of one who has said what I have spoken of, without distortion or aggression? This is like what the vile one said to his companions: "The Rafidah are the vilest of animals."

The Shaykh : He said:
"What is the sin of one who has said what I have spoken of, without distortion or aggression?"
And what is the answer? He has no sin.
"This is like what the vile one said to his companions: 'The Rafidah are the vilest of animals.'"
This was a Rafidi man who said to his companions while they were standing at the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said to them what Ibn al-Qayyim will mention, and his saying is: "*** The Rafidah are the vilest"
The word "vilest" is in the genitive case, describing the Rafidah. So Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) described the Rafidah as the vilest of animals. What is meant by this is the Rafidah whose religious innovation reaches the level of disbelief, because whoever is a disbeliever is the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah, as Allah the Exalted said: And Allah the Exalted said: What did this vile one say to his companions? I did not find this vile one in al-Harasi's commentary or in Ibrahim ibn 'Isa's commentary, so perhaps it was quoted by Ibn al-Qayyim or was from his time. Allah knows best. In any case, the identity of the man does not concern us; what concerns us is the action and the statement.