What is the ruling on one who hates the committed and the callers to the truth?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on one who hates the committed young men and opposes them, saying: "They are the worst in the country"? Does this fall under: "Whoever hates anything of what the Messenger brought, even if he acts upon it"?
The Shaykh : Yes, the one who hates the committed and the callers to the truth because of their upholding of the Shari'ah of Allah or their calling to the truth, it is feared that he is like those about whom Allah said:[At-Tawbah 9:65] and he would be one who hates the Shari'ah of Allah.
As for the one who hates a person for his own sake, because he is committed, this does not fall under the verse.
If someone asks: "What is the difference?" We say: The difference is great, because the one who hates him for his commitment has hated him for his religion, and the one who hates him with personal hatred has not hated him for his religion.
And I give you an example: Some people, for instance, if they see a young man who has raised his garment to the middle of the calf, they hate him. But if they see one of our senior scholars who has raised his garment to the middle of the calf, do they hate the scholar? No. So his hatred of the young man is not because he is committed, but some people hate this person when they see him as committed, and do not hate his like if he has his status in society. And this matter is very, very subtle.
So we must say to this man: "Did you hate him because of hatred for what he did of the Sunnah, or because of personal hatred?" If he says the former, we say: This is hatred for what Allah revealed, and Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) says:[Muhammad 47:9].
And if he says: "Whether he did this or not, I hate this man," or "I think he is rigid, so I hate him for his rigidity," then this does not make him a disbeliever, and he is not like the first one. Yes.
And I think the appointment between us and you ... Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the one who hates the committed and the callers to the truth because of their upholding of the Shari'ah of Allah or their calling to the truth, it is feared that he is like those about whom Allah said:
And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We were only conversing and playing."
وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُAs for the one who hates a person for his own sake, because he is committed, this does not fall under the verse.
If someone asks: "What is the difference?" We say: The difference is great, because the one who hates him for his commitment has hated him for his religion, and the one who hates him with personal hatred has not hated him for his religion.
And I give you an example: Some people, for instance, if they see a young man who has raised his garment to the middle of the calf, they hate him. But if they see one of our senior scholars who has raised his garment to the middle of the calf, do they hate the scholar? No. So his hatred of the young man is not because he is committed, but some people hate this person when they see him as committed, and do not hate his like if he has his status in society. And this matter is very, very subtle.
So we must say to this man: "Did you hate him because of hatred for what he did of the Sunnah, or because of personal hatred?" If he says the former, we say: This is hatred for what Allah revealed, and Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) says:
That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْAnd if he says: "Whether he did this or not, I hate this man," or "I think he is rigid, so I hate him for his rigidity," then this does not make him a disbeliever, and he is not like the first one. Yes.
And I think the appointment between us and you ... Yes.