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Shiite Sects
تصفح برقم المجلد > Volume 28 > Book on subject related to `Aqidah > Shiite Sects
(Part No. 28;
Page No. 257)
Elaborating on Shi`ah Sects
Q : We are in urgent need of information about
the differences between the Ahl-ul-Sunnah (adherents to the Sunnah) and
Shiites.
We hope that you can explain something about their beliefs? May Allah enlighten us all!
A :
Shiites have many sects. It is not easy to mention them in detail in a short time. In brief, some of them are Kafirs (disbelievers) who worship
`Aly and call upon him,
and they worship
Fatimah,
Al-Husayn and others. Some of them claim that Jibril (peace be upon him) betrayed the trust and that Prophethood belonged to
`Aly not to Muhammad. There are also others among them, such as
Al-Imamiyyah , i.e.
Al-Rafidah Al-Ithna `Ashriyyah (a Shiitic group) who worship
`Aly and say that their Imams are better than the angels and Prophets. There are many groups among them; some are Kafirs (disbelievers) and some are not Kafirs (disbelievers). The moderate among them are those who believe that
`Aly was better than the three (Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthman). Those who say this are not Kafirs (disbeliever) but in error, because
`Aly was the fourth, and
Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq,
‘Umar and
`Uthman were better than him. If a person prefers him over them then he is mistaken and is going against the consensus of the Companions, but he is not a Kafir (disbeliever). The Shiites are of different levels and types. Those wishing to know more about this may refer to the books of the scholars, such as Al-Khutut Al-`Aridah by
(Part No. 28;
Page No. 258)
Muhibb Al-Din Al-Khatib, Minhaj Al-Sunnah by
the Shaykh of Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and other books that have been written on this topic, such as Al-Shi’ah wa’l-Sunnah by
Ihsan Ilahy Zahir [also available in English translation] and many other books which explain their errors and evils – we ask Allah to keep us safe and sound. Among the most evil of them are
the Twelver Imams and
Al-Nusayriyyah who are also called Al-Rafidah because they rejected (rafadu)
Zayd ibn ‘Aly when he refused to disavow the two Shaykhs
Abu Bakr and
`Umar so they went against him and rejected him. Not everyone who claims to be a Muslim can be accepted as such. If one claims to be a Muslim, his claim should be examined. Who worships Allah alone and believes in His Messenger, and follows that which he brought, is a true Muslim. If a person claims to be a Muslim yet worships
Al-Husayn,
Fatimah,
Al-Badawy,
Al-`Aydarus, or anyone else, then he is not a Muslim. We ask Allah to keep us safe and sound. Similarly, anyone who reviles the faith, or does not pray, even if he says that he is a Muslim, is not a Muslim. The same applies to anyone who mocks at the faith or mocks at Prayer, Zakah, Fast, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who disbelieves in him, or says that he was ignorant or that he did not convey the message in full or convey the message clearly. All such people are Kafirs (disbelievers). We ask Allah to keep us safe and sound!
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