The Shaykh's remarks on reconciling the athar of Ibn Mas'ud and the athar of Ibn 'Abbas

The Shaykh : The answer to this has already been given: there is no contradiction between the athar of Ibn Mas'ud and the athar of Ibn 'Abbas.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : I think this is clear.

The questioner : Is that clear?

The Shaykh : But we have something else, which is that the term *kufr* (disbelief) is used in the verse: It is also necessary to use the other two terms: , ; is this usage correct? The answer is no. The evidence here is a hadith in *Sahih al-Bukhari*, well known to the scholars, and this is from Ibn Mas'ud.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : He said: لما نزلت هذه الآية : الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ أُولَئِكَ لَهُمُ الْأَمْنُ وَهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَ شَقَّ ذلك على أصحاب رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم - فقالوا : أيُّنا لم يظلِمْ نفسه ؟ فأنزل الله : إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ When this verse was revealed: "Those who believe and do not mix their faith with oppression; those will have security, and they are the rightly guided," it was difficult for the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so they said: "Which of us has not wronged himself?" So Allah revealed: "Indeed, shirk is great oppression.", and in another narration, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ليس كما تقولون ، لَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ بشرك It is not as you say; "do not mix their faith with oppression" means with shirk..

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh بِظُلْمٍ بشرك أولم تسمعوا إلى قول لقمان لابنه : يَابُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ With oppression, meaning with shirk. Have you not heard the saying of Luqman to his son: "O my son, do not associate partners with Allah." So, just as Ibn 'Abbas said regarding: *kufr* less than *kufr*, this hadith, which is from Ibn Mas'ud, also indicates to us that the *zulm* (oppression) attributed to the Jews is, in terms of the reality of people, *shirk* (associating partners with Allah) less than *shirk*.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : So, this text in *al-Bukhari* meets

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : the athar of Ibn Mas'ud with the text of Ibn 'Abbas which is in *al-Mustadrak* and in *Tafsir Ibn Jarir*; therefore, in my opinion, a student of knowledge, let alone a scholar, should not hesitate about the correctness of this interpretation, whether in terms of the narration or in terms of the understanding.

The questioner : May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.

The questioner : Regarding this, there are citations from scholars, including Shaykh Ahmad Shakir (may Allah have mercy on him) and Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him), as well as some statements, and papers have been published to support the view that the *kufr* they intend is *kufr* of apostasy in any case. Your detailed explanation is sufficient to refute those who hold this view. We do not defend a faction as much as we defend our methodology and clarify the truth for people.

The Shaykh : This is the obligation.

The questioner : Yes, there is another question. May Allah reward you. We direct it here regarding ... the sect ... .
The student : This is my intention ... .

The Shaykh : ... calm down, you and him.