(Clarifying that the Deniers of Attributes are more severe than the Khawarij) And by Allah, the Khawarij were not like this *** They are the rebels, the leaders of tyranny. You declared disbelievers the followers of his Sunnah, while they *** were open sinners in his religion.
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The Shaykh :"And by Allah, the Khawarij were not like this *** They are the rebels, the leaders of tyranny"
This means that Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) swore that the Khawarij are less severe than these people; they were not like this. The pronoun "they" refers to the Khawarij, the rebels, the leaders of tyranny. The point is that they are less severe than these people.
"You declared disbelievers the followers of his Sunnah, while they *** were open sinners in his religion. So who will blame me?"
This means that you declared disbelievers the followers of the Sunnah. How so? They said that they are those who ascribe a body to Allah, and that ascribing a body to Allah is disbelief, so they declared them disbelievers for affirming the Sunnah. Who did the Khawarij declare disbelievers? The open sinners in the religion. Which is less severe? The Khawarij are less severe because the Khawarij only declared disbelievers the major sinners, whereas these people declared disbelievers the followers of the Sunnah.
"If I say they are better and more guided than you *** By Allah, the two groups are not equal"
So who will blame me? Who will censure me?
"If I say they are better and more guided than you *** By Allah, the two groups are not equal
How vast is the difference between one who declares a person a disbeliever based on the noble Sunnah and one who declares a person a disbeliever for the sake of disobedience.
"Shatan" means "far apart," meaning there is a great distance between the one who declares disbelievers the followers of the Sunnah and the one who declares disbelievers the disobedient. Which is greater? The one who declares disbelievers the followers of the Sunnah. That is, the one who declares people disbelievers for following the Sunnah is more severe than the one who declares them disbelievers for committing sin.
This means that Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) swore that the Khawarij are less severe than these people; they were not like this. The pronoun "they" refers to the Khawarij, the rebels, the leaders of tyranny. The point is that they are less severe than these people.
"You declared disbelievers the followers of his Sunnah, while they *** were open sinners in his religion. So who will blame me?"
This means that you declared disbelievers the followers of the Sunnah. How so? They said that they are those who ascribe a body to Allah, and that ascribing a body to Allah is disbelief, so they declared them disbelievers for affirming the Sunnah. Who did the Khawarij declare disbelievers? The open sinners in the religion. Which is less severe? The Khawarij are less severe because the Khawarij only declared disbelievers the major sinners, whereas these people declared disbelievers the followers of the Sunnah.
"If I say they are better and more guided than you *** By Allah, the two groups are not equal"
So who will blame me? Who will censure me?
"If I say they are better and more guided than you *** By Allah, the two groups are not equal
How vast is the difference between one who declares a person a disbeliever based on the noble Sunnah and one who declares a person a disbeliever for the sake of disobedience.
"Shatan" means "far apart," meaning there is a great distance between the one who declares disbelievers the followers of the Sunnah and the one who declares disbelievers the disobedient. Which is greater? The one who declares disbelievers the followers of the Sunnah. That is, the one who declares people disbelievers for following the Sunnah is more severe than the one who declares them disbelievers for committing sin.