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    Exposing the Fake Salafi Movement

    A Refutation of some of their claims and principles

    Abu Osama ad-Danimarki

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    SalafiMedia Publications Presents:

    Exposing the Fake Salafi Movement

    A Refutation of some of their claims and principles

    First Edition 1425AH/2005 CE

    Second Edition 1430AH/2010 CE

    This book was compiled, edited and checked by Abu Osama Ad-Danimarki.

    It is not protected by copyright. Any quotation, reproduction or photocopying is allowed, as the

    copyright law is prohibited in Islam.

    SALAFIMEDIA- THE MINHAJ OF AHL US SUNNAH WAL JAMMAHWebsite: www.salafimedia.com

    E-mail: [email protected]

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    Contents

    FOREWORD .............................................................................................................. 9

    WHO IS A MUSLIM AND WHO IS A KAFIR (DISBELIEVER)? ......................... 16

    Al-Imaan increases with good actions and decreases by sinning. ........................................................... 16

    TAKFIR IS FROM AQIDAH OF AHLSUNNAH)WAL JAMAAH ...................... 18

    Difference between Murjiaah, Khawarij and Ahl-Sunnah-Wal- Jamaah. ............................................. 18

    WHO ARE THE MURJIAAH? ................................................................................ 19

    WHO ARE THE KHAWARIJ? ................................................................................ 20

    WHO IS THE AHL-SUNNAH-WAL-JAMAAH? .................................................... 20

    NOT USING COMPLETE SHARIA AS A CONSTITUTION LAW, IS KUFR-AKBAR (APOSTASY) ............................................................................................. 23

    KUFR THAT IS SIGNIFIED WITH AL (AL-KUFR), MEANS AL-KUFR AL-AKBAR .................................................................................................................... 30

    5TCONCERNING THE TAFSIR ATTRIBUTED TO IBN ABBAS OF SAYING OFALLAH TAALA: AND WHOSOEVERDOES NOT RULE BY WHAT ALLAH HAS REVEALED, SUCH ARE THEDISBELIEVERS AND IS THE KUFR IN THIS AYAH, KUFR AKBAR OR KUFRASGHAR?5T................................................................................................................ 33

    5TAthaar One and Two 5T........................................................................................................................................ 33

    5TAthaar Three5T ...................................................................................................................................................... 34

    5TAthaar Four5T................................................................ ................................................................ ......................... 34

    5TAthaar Five5T......................................................................................................................................................... 34

    5TAthaar Six5T........................................................................................................................................................... 35

    5TTAWHID AL-HAAKIMIYYAH IS NOT BIDAH 5T.................................................. 37

    5TSheikh 'Abdur-Rahman Ibn Abdul-Khaliq said, in his refutation of those who deny Tawhid Al-Asmaa' WA Sifaat: 5T............................................................................................................................................. 41

    5TTHE ALLIES OF ALLAH AND THE ALLIES OF SHAITN5T................................ 44

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    IT IS AL-KUFR-AL-AKBAR TO ASSIST THE KUFFAR (DISBELIEVERS)AGAINST THE MUSLIMS

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    I will now provide further evidences to destroy the false preaching of the Fake Salafis. The scholarswhom the Fake Salafis cannot refute. They include the great Imaams of Fiqh. Hanafi Scholars: .... 50

    Hanafi Scholars:

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    Maliki Scholars: ................................................................................................................................................. 52

    Shafiee Scholars: .............................................................................................................................................. 53

    Hanbali Scholars: .............................................................................................................................................. 55

    Dhahiree Scholars: ............................................................................................................................................ 57

    A REFUTATION AGAINST THE MISCONCEPTION AND DOUBTS THAT

    HAVE BEEN SPREAD CONCERNING THIS SUBJECT

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    Misconception One: The story of Hatib Ibn Abi Baltaah ......................................................................... 74

    The Response to this Misconception ............................................................................................................. 74The First Angle:

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    The Second Angle.......................................................................................................................................... 75

    The Third Angle............................................................................................................................................ 76

    The Fourth Angle.......................................................................................................................................... 76

    The Sixth Angle............................................................................................................................................. 77

    Misconception Two: The story of Abu Jandal Ibn Suhayl ........................................................................ 77

    The First Angle

    .............................................................................................................................................. 78The Second Angle

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    The Third Angle

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    The Fourth Angle

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    The Fifth Angle

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    The Sixth Angle

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    The Seventh Angle

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    The Eighth Angle

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    The Ninth Angle

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    Misconception Three: That This Allegiance Between the Muslims and the Crusaders is Like theHilf al-Fudul ...................................................................................................................................................... 82

    The response to this misconception

    ............................................................................................................ 82The First Angle

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    The Second Angle

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    The Third Angle

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    The Fourth Angle

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    The Fifth Angle

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    The Sixth Angle

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    The Seventh Angle

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    The Eighth Angle

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    The Ninth Angle

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    Misconception Four: There is Compulsion in This Matter ....................................................................... 87

    The First Angle

    .............................................................................................................................................. 87The Second Angle

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    Misconception Five: Assisting the Kuffar (disbelievers) is of Two Types ............................................ 88The First Angle

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    The Second Angle.......................................................................................................................................... 88

    The Third Angle............................................................................................................................................ 89

    The Fourth Angle.......................................................................................................................................... 89

    The Fifth Angle

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    The Fourth Angle

    .......................................................................................................................................... 90The First Angle

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    The Second Angle.......................................................................................................................................... 91

    Misconception Eight: Using as evidence the Words of The Most High Except with a people thatbetween you and them there is an agreement. .............................................................................................. 93

    The First Angle.............................................................................................................................................. 93

    The Second Angle.......................................................................................................................................... 94

    The Third Angle............................................................................................................................................ 94

    The Fourth Angle

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    WHO ARE THOSE IN AUTHORITY AMONG YOU WHO ENJOIN WHAT ISRIGHT? .................................................................................................................... 96

    SPEAKING IN PUBLIC AGAINST THE RULERS AND REBELLING THEM ISPERMISSIBLE

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    SCHOLARS WHO ARE DEEPLY BURIED UNDER THEIR BOOKS AND HAVELOST CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD .............................................. 101

    SPEAKING WITH FALSEHOOD IS GREATER IN EVIL, THAN KEEPING

    SILENT REGARDING THE TRUTH

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    Foreword

    In The NameOf Allah, The Most Merciful The Most Gracious.

    All praise be to Allah alone, may His Peace and Blessings be upon Muhammad, his noblefamily (Ahl-Bait) and his followers.

    Allah Subhana-wa-Taala says:

    Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoiningAl-Ma'rf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-

    Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden). And it is they who arethe successful.{Al-Imran 3:104}

    You are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin Al-Ma'rf (i.e. IslamicMonotheism and all that Islam has ordained) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbeliefand all that Islam has forbidden), and you believe in Allah.{Al-Imran 3:110}

    The believers, men and women, are Awliya' (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one

    another, they enjoin (on the people) Al-Ma'rf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islamorders one to do), and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief of allkinds, and all that Islam has forbidden); they perform As-Salt (Iqmat-as-Salt) and givethe Zakat, and obey Allh and His Messenger. Allh will have His Mercy on them. SurelyAllh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.{At-Tawbah 9:71}

    Say: The truth is from your Lord. Then whosoever wills, let him believe, and whosoeverwills, let him disbelieve.{Al-Kahf 18:29}

    Therefore proclaim openly (Allahs Message Islamic Monotheism) that which you arecommanded, and turn away from Al-Mushrikn (polytheists, idolaters, and disbelieversetc).{Al-Hijr 15:94}

    We rescued those who forbade evil, but We seized those who did wrong with a severetorment because they used to rebel (disobey Allh).{Al-Araf 7:165}

    Abu Saeed al-Khudri reported, that the Messenger of Allah ( ) said; whoeveramongst you sees an evil, he must change it by his hand, if he is unable to do so, then with his tongue,and if he is unable to do so, then by his heart, and that is the weakest form of Imaan . [Sahih Muslim]

    Abdullah bin Masud reported, that the Messenger of Allah ( ) said: Never a

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    Prophet had been sent before me by Allah to his people, but he had among his people, (his) disciplesand companions, who followed his ways and obeyed his command. Then there came after then theirsuccessors, who proclaimed what they did not practise, and practised what they were not commandedto do. And (he) who strove against them with his hands is a believer, he who strove against them withhis heart is a believer, and he who strove against them with his tongue, is a believer, and beyond that

    there is no grain of Imaan. [Sahih Muslim]

    Ubadah Bin as-Saamit reported: We swore allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (), to hear and obey, in time of difficulty and in prosperity, in hardship and in ease, to

    endure being discriminated against, and not to dispute about the rule with those in power,Uexcept in case of proven evidences of clear-cut Kufr, regarding which there is proof fromAllah (i.e. the Divine Sharia)U. We swore allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ( ),to say what was right wherever we were, and not to fear from anyones reproach. [SahihBukhari & Muslim]

    Hudhaifa reported, that the Prophet ( ) said: By Him in Whose Hands my life is,

    you either enjoin good and forbid evil, or Allah will certainly soon send His Punishment to you. Thenyou will make supplication and it will not be accepted. [Tirmidhi-and is Hasan]

    Abu Saeed al-Khudri reported, that the Prophet ( ) said: The best type of Jihad, isspeaking a true word in presence of a tyrant ruler. [Abu Dawud & Tirmidhi-and is Hasan]

    Imaam Abu Zakariya Yahya Bin Sharaf an-Nawawee, said about the last mentioned Hadithfrom Abu Saeed al-Khudri: Jihad has many degrees. Preaching of virtue is also Jihad. Themost honourable of all, is the effort of conveying the Message of Allah to a tyrant ruler.Similarly, if a society is giving so much evil, that no one dare to say a word against it, then toprotest against it can also be reckoned as the best Jihad. [Riyad-us-Saliheen]

    Abu Bakr as-Siddiq said: O you people. You recite this Verse:

    O you who believe! Take care of your own selves, [do righteous deeds, fear Allh much(abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allh much(perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)]. If you follow the right guidanceand enjoin what is right (Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) andforbid what is wrong (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden) no hurt cancome to you from those who are in error.{Al-Maidaa 5:105}. But I have heard the Messengerof Allah ( ) saying; When people see a Tyrant, but do not prevent him from (doing

    evil), it is likely that Allah will punish them all. [Abu Dawud & Tirmidhi-Sahih]

    Dear reader, we live in a time where truth has been presented as falsehood, and falsehoodhas been presented as the truth. Truthful people are accused of being liars, and lying peopleare considered truthful. True scholars deemed as ignorant and deviants, and deviantsdeemed as scholars. Mujahiduna as Mufsidun/Fasiqun and the Mufsidun/Fasiqun asMujahidun.

    I decided to collect this information and make it into a small booklet after being labeled as aTakfiri, Jihadi, Kharijie, innovator, deviant, ignorant etc. It happened when I visited one ofmy best ex-friends in his house in Scandinavia, where he, in front of a witness, openly

    declared it permissible (Halal), and even obligatory (Wajib), to help and aid the Kuffar(disbelievers) against the Mujahideen in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and called them all Kharijies.

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    Claiming that the current fighting in Iraq and other places is not considered as Jihad butinstead Fitnah. He quoted statements of the scholars in Saudi Arabia such as Rabia BinHadee al-Madkhali. I was in deep sorrow and shock and couldnt refrain from doing Takfirupon him as it was my duty obliged by Allah. I warned our Muslim community against him,after having made clear that this apostate had no excuse of ignorance. I ask Allah to guide

    him back to Islam or to destroy him.

    The Fake Salafis in our time, claim it is permissible to help, aid, ally and support thedisbelievers against our Muslim brothers and sisters in the lands of Jihad and other placesaround the world; however what is even more disturbing, is the fact that they believe it to bea part of their worship Ibaadah. These evil people are trying to corrupt the methodology ofthe pious Salaf-us-Saleh (Ahl-Sunnah-Wal-Jamaah), by claiming to be Salafis, while in factcontradicting them by their belief, sayings and actions.

    They look outwardly like real Salafis, however within their hearts is a dangerous andtreacherous disease. They have betrayed our Muslim Ummah and made lies against Allah

    and His Messenger . Their corrupted scholars make excuses for the wickedleaders and their evil. Those who currently make covenant with the transgressing Kuffar(disbelievers) in our Muslim lands. They allow their non-Muslim allies military-forces,planes, tanks etc. to take off, and kill our Muslim brothers and sisters in Iraq, Afghanistan,Chechnya, Palestine etc., AllahuMustaan. These Fake Salafis accuse those who fight theseevil non-Islamic military-forces, of being a Kharijie(from Khawarij, i.e. a dog of Hellfire) or aTakfiri, due to him breaking this so-called covenant with these evil non-Islamic military-forces.

    However what they dont tell you is that, this so-called covenant automatically has beennullified, the very moment the Kuffar (disbelievers) entered our lands, with intentions of

    killing Muslims. They call these non-Islamic military-forces, people of Muaahad or Dhimmi(Kuffar (disbelievers) living under the protection of an Islamic government), and comparethem with peaceful tourists or asylum seekers who enter the Muslim lands. Glory be to Allahfrom what they say. They have sworn allegiance to those whom they love.

    Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim said in his book, Zad al-Maad; And from the guidance of the Prophet( ), is that when he made a covenant or treaty with a tribe, and they violated thecovenant, or if only some of them violated it, while the rest still were happy with thecovenant and accepted it, he ( ) attacked all of them collectively, andconsidered them all violators. As was the case of Banu Quraythah, Banu al-Nuthayr andBanu Qaynaqa, and also with the people of Mekkah. So this was the Sunnah) of the

    Messenger ( ) in dealing with those who are treacherous violators.

    Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim also said; and Ibn Taymia issued a Fatwa to attack the EasternChristians, when they had assisted the enemies of the Muslims in war, by providing themwith money and weapons, even though they themselves had not attacked us, nor had theyengaged us, but he (i.e. Ibn Taymia) viewed them as violators of the covenant, just as theQuraysh had violated the covenant of the Prophet ( ), when they had assistedBanu Bakr Ibn Wail in fighting against his allies.

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    Ibn Hajr al Haythami said: A corrupt condition corrupts the contract. For example, acondition that prevents the release of prisoners, the withdrawal from captured territory, thereturn of any Muslim prisoners that escape from them, their settling in the Hijaz, theappearance of alcohol in our land, or sending back who came to us from them. [Al-Qurtubivol.8 p.39]

    Allah says:

    How can there be a covenant with Allh and with His Messenger for the Mushrikn(polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allh) except those withwhom you made a covenant near Al-Masjid-Al-Harram (at Makkah)? So long, as they aretrue to you, stand you true to them. Verily, Allh loves Al-Muttaqn (the pious). How (canthere be such a covenant with them) that when you are overpowered by them, they regardnot the ties, either of kinship or of covenant with you? With (good words from) their mouthsthey please you, but their hearts are averse to you, and most of them are Fsiqn (rebellious,disobedient to Allh). They have purchased with the Ayah (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,signs, revelations, etc.) of Allh a little gain, and they hindered men from His Way; evilindeed is that which they used to do. With regard to a believer, they respect not the ties,either of kinship or of covenant! It is they who are the transgressors. But if they repent,perform As-Salt (Iqmat-as-Salt) and give Zakat, then they are your brethren in religion.(In this way) We explain the Ayah (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)

    in detail for a people who know. UBut if they violate their oaths after their covenant, andattack your religion with disapproval and criticism then fight (you) the leaders of disbeliefU,for surely their oaths are nothing to them - so that they may stop (evil actions). Will younot fight a people who have violated their oaths (pagans of Makkah) and intended to expelthe Messenger, while they did attack you first? Do you fear them? Allh has more right thatyou should fear Him, if you are believers. Fight against them so that Allh will punish themby your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the breasts of abelieving people. And remove the anger of their (believers') hearts. Allh accepts therepentance of whom He wills. Allh is All-Knowing, All-Wise. {At-Tawbah 9:7-15}

    If you (O Muhammad) fear treachery from any people throw back (their covenant) to them(so as to be) on equal terms (that there will be no more covenant between you and them).Verily Allah likes not the treacherous. {Al-Anfal 8:58}

    Truly, Allah defends those who believe. Verily, Allah likes not any treacherous ingrate toAllah (those who disobey Allah but obey Shaitn). {Al-Hajj 22:38}

    Bani An-Nadir and Bani Quraiza fought (against the Prophet( ) violating their peacetreaty), so the Prophet exiled Bani An-Nadir and allowed Bani Quraiza to remain at their places (in

    Medina) taking nothing from them till they fought against the Prophet again). He then killed their

    men and distributed their women, children and property among the Muslims, but some of them cameto the Prophet( ) and he granted them safety, and they embraced Islam. He exiled all

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    the Jews from Medina. They were the Jews of Bani Qainuqa', the tribe of 'Abdullah bin Salam and theJews of Bani Haritha and all the other Jews of Medina. [Sahih al-Sahih Bukhari Vol. 5, Book 59]

    The Prophet ( ) said: I have been commanded to expel the Jews and Christians, fromthe Arabian Peninsula. [Sahih al-Sahih Bukhari Vol. 4]

    So what do we say about a 150000 men strong, non-Islamic military force, who have come todestroy and kill Muslims, are they still allowed to remain in our lands or do they belongunder a peace treaty? Of course not! Only a hypocrite agrees with their false claims.

    Allah Says:

    O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and

    polytheists, etc.) as friends, showing affection towards them, while they have disbelieved inwhat has come to you of the truth (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, this Qur an, and MuhammadSAW), and have driven out the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) and yourselves (from yourhomeland) because you believe in Allh your Lord! If you have (truly) gone out for Jihad tostrive in My Cause and to seek My Good Pleasure, (then take not these disbelievers andpolytheists, etc., as your friends).You show friendship to them in secret, while I am All-Aware of what you conceal and what you reveal. And whosoever of you (Muslims) doesthat, then indeed he has gone (far) astray, (away) from the Straight Path . {Al-Mumtahanah60:1}

    It is only as regards those who fought against you on account of religion, and have drivenyou out of your homes, and helped to drive you out, that Allh forbids you to befriend them.And whosoever will befriend them, then such are the Dhlimn (wrong-doers those whodisobey Allh). {Al-Mumtahanah 60:9}

    You (O Muhammad) will not find any people who believe in Allh and the Last Day,making friendship with those who oppose Allh and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW ),even though they were their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred (people).

    For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with Rh (proofs, lightand true guidance) from Himself. And We will admit them to Gardens (Paradise) underwhich rivers flow, to dwell therein (forever). Allh is pleased with them, and they with Him.They are the Party of Allh. Verily, it is the Party of Allh that will be the successful. {al-Mujadilah 58:22}

    Dear Reader the reality of what is currently going on in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya,Palestine etc., is Jihad FardAyn, an obligation upon every Muslim/Muslimah to fight, eitherby going, encouraging others to go there or raise finance for the Mujahideen. This will beexplained later on InshaAllah.

    I have collected enough evidences to prove wrong their false claims regarding; Jihad, notruling by the Divine Laws, speaking against the rulers, al-Wala-Wa-al-Bara, from sources

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    that are authentic which comes from verses in al-Quran with Tafsir, Ahadith withexplanation and Fatwas. This will prove the correct understanding of al-Quran,methodology of the Messenger ( ) and Salaf-us-Saleh InshaAllah.

    Abu Saeed al-Khudri reported, that the Messenger of Allah ( ) said; whoever

    amongst you sees an evil, he must change it by his hand, if he is unable to do so, then with his tongue,and if he is unable to do so, then by his heart, and that is the weakest form of Imaan . [Sahih Muslim]

    Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim said about the above mentioned hadith, in his book, ilam al-Muwaqqiinvol.2 p.121: So what Deen, and what good is there to be found, in the one thatsees the prohibitions of Allah being committed, His prescribed punishment being laid towaste and neglected, His Deen left and the Sunnah) of the Messenger of Allah (

    ) being thrown away, while he is of cold heart with a silent tongue, a dumb-muteShaitn, just as the one who speaks falsehood is a speaking Shaitn. Is the tribulation of theDeen in other than these, who if their source of food and position is safe, then there are noconcern for what happens to the Deen? The best of them is the one that feigns and pretends

    to be sad. If however, a dispute arose with regards to something that is important to him inhis rank or wealth, then he would for sure spend out and expend and make strong devotedefforts, and he would have used the three levels of censure according to his ability.

    And Sheikh Abdil-Latif Ibn Abdur-Rahman al-ash-Sheikh (d.1293H), said regarding thesilence of the scholars of his time, with regards to a tribulation similar of today: Most ofthem hold fast to remaining silent from uncovering the confusion in this issue, that many ofthe ignorant ones have been deceived and led astray by. The path of The Book (i.e. Quran),The Sunnah) and the scholars of the Ummah, opposes what this group has allowed ofsilence, turning away (from clarification) of this great tribulation, and it (opposes) theworking of their tongue in insulting and opposition, towards the one who has Ghayrah

    (strong honour and jealousy, that leads one to action) for Allah, His Book and Deen.

    So let there be from you, O brother, a Sharia-path and well pleasing course in refuting whathas been mentioned of misconceptions and uncovering the confusion, and warning from thetribulation of the armies, as well as having sincerity for Allah, His Book, Messenger theImaams of the Muslims and their common folk. None (of this) is obtained by silence andgoing with the flow in any way. Grab therefore the opportunity, speak freely about it, andoccupy the days of your life, so perhaps Allah might raise us up, both you and I, among theassembly of the armies of the Sunnah) and the Quran, and those who preceded us from thepeople of truthfulness and Imaan. [ad-Durrar as-Sanniyah vol.8 p.372]

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    May Allah reward all the brothers, who have worked hard in order to translate these articles.

    O Allah, Help the oppressed Muslims all over the world, make the Mujahideen victorious soYour Word becomes highest, Guide the silent and corrupted scholars and their followers.May Your Peace and Blessings be upon Muhammad, his noble family, and companions and

    all who follow their footsteps, Ameen Ya Rabb.

    Assalamu Aleikum Warahmatullah

    Your brother in Imaan,Abu Osama ad-Danimarki

    19-06-2005

    If in case someone does not agree with my opinion or with the sources I have used, pleasefeel free to refute it, by using authentic evidences, otherwise keep silent and fear Allah.

    Email: [email protected]

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    Who is a Muslim and who is a Kafir (disbeliever)?

    The Fake Salafis in our time have extreme difficulty to distinguish a Muslim (believer) from aKafir (disbeliever) (disbeliever), as they ally themselves with them (Kuffar (disbelievers))against the Muslims. They show kindness, mercy, generosity and brotherhood towards

    them, which is only allowed towards the Muwahideen (the people of Tawhid). They makeTakfir upon such people as Saeed Qutub, Osama Bin Laden etc., but yet refrain from makingTakfir upon their rulers, who make ash-Shirk-al-Akbar and al-Kufr-al-Akbar, by not rulingby the Divine Sharia, assisting the Kuffar (disbelievers) against the Muslims, by their lands,air, sea, wealth, media sources and military power.

    I will now make a brief explanation of what al-Imaan is and its conditions, in order for thereader to distinguish between a Muslim and a Kafir (disbeliever), and the opposite of what Imention with regards to Al-Imaan (faith, belief), is al-Kufr (disbelief), likewise a Muslim(believer) is the opposite of a Kafir (disbeliever).

    Al-Imaan increases with good actions and decreases by sinning.

    Al-Imaan also consist of; 1. Belief of the heart, 2.Sayings of the tongue, 3. Action of the limps.

    Al-Imaan (faith, belief) has certain conditions which must be fulfilled, otherwise it is notcompleted, and a person, who doesnt fulfill these conditions, cannot be considered aMuslim (believer), and we call him a Kafir (disbeliever) instead.

    Al-Imaan is to believe in:1. Allah (with out associating anything in worship with Him)

    2. His Angels (all of them and in their functions)3. His Messengers (all of them, from Adam to Muhammad)4. His revealed books (Taurt, scriptures to Dawud, Injeel and al-Quran)5. The Day of Resurrection6. Al-Qadr (Divine Preordainments)

    Al-Imaan goes hand in hand with al-Islam, and these two cannot be separated at all,whosoever believes it is possible to separate al-Imaan and al-Islam, is not a believer. Al-Islamis founded on five known pillars, Ibn Umar narrated that the Prophet ( ) said:Islam is based upon five pillars;

    1. To testify the Shahadah; La-Ilha-ill-Allah, Muhammadur-Rasul-Allah (No one is worthy ofworship except Allah alone, and Muhammad is His Messenger. It must be a true confessionand pledge from your heart, tongue and actions by ones limbs.)2. To perform as-Salt (the obligatory five prayers)3. To pay az-Zakat (an Islamic tax of 2.5% each year of ones saved values)4. To perform Hajj5. To fast during the month of Ramadan

    The above mentioned with regards to al-Imaan and al-Islam, is the conditions for a person tobecome a Muslim and maintain his Imaan.

    Allah says about al-Islam:

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    Truly, the religion with Allh is Islam... {Al-Imran 3:19}

    And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the

    Hereafter he will be one of the losers. {Al-Imran 3:85}

    Allah mentions in the Quran, the reality of the Kuffar (disbelievers):

    And they will never cease fighting you until they turn you back from your religion (IslamicMonotheism) if they can.{Al-Baqarah 2:217}

    Never will the Jews nor the Christians be pleased with you, till you follow their religion.{Al-Baqarah 2:120}

    They wish that you reject Faith, as they have rejected (Faith), and thus that you all becomeequal (like one another).{An-Nisa 4:89}

    Should they gain the upper hand over you, they would behave to you as enemies, andstretch forth their hands and their tongues against you with evil, and they desire that youshould disbelieve.{Al-Mumtahanah 60:2}

    Many of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish that if they could turn youaway as disbelievers after you have believed, out of envy from their own selves, even, afterthe truth (that Muhammad Peace be upon him is Allahs Messenger) has become manifestunto them.{Al-Baqarah 2:109}

    O you who believe! If you obey a group of those who were given the Scripture (Jews andChristians), they would (indeed) render you disbelievers after you have believed.{Al-Imran3:100}

    O you who believe! If you obey those who disbelieve, they will send you back on your

    heels, and you will turn back (from Faith) as losers.{Al-Imran 3:149}

    Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is farworse. Indeed We have made plain to you the Ayah (proofs, evidences, verses) if youunderstand.{Al-Imran 3:118}

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    Do then those who disbelieve think, that they can take My Slaves as Awliya (lords, gods,allies, protectors) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for thedisbelievers. Say (O Muhammad), shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their)deeds? Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they wereacquiring good by their deeds. They are those who deny the Ayah (proofs, evidences, verses,

    lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter). Sotheir works are in vain, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall not give them any weight.That shall be their recompense, Hell; because they disbelieved and took My Ayah (proofs,evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and My Messengers by way of jest andmockery. Verily, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allh Islamic Monotheism) and dorighteous deeds, shall have the Gardens of Al-Firdaus (the Paradise) for their entertainment.Wherein they shall dwell (forever). No desire will they have to be removed there from. Say(O Muhammad). If the sea were ink for (writing) the Words of my Lord, surely, the seawould be exhausted before the Words of my Lord would be finished, even if we brought(another sea) like it for its aid. Say (O Muhammad): I am only a man like you. It has beeninspired to me that your Ilh (God) is One Ilh (God i.e. Allh). So whoever hopes for theMeeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in theworship of his Lord. {Al-Kahf 18:102-110}

    Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture? They believe in Jibtand TghtP. Pand say to the disbelievers that they are better guided as regards the way thanthe believers (Muslims). They are those whom Allh has cursed, and he whom Allh curses,you will not find for him (any) helper. {An-Nisa 4:51-52}

    Verily, those who disbelieve (in the religion of Islam, the Quran and Prophet Muhammad

    (Peace be upon him)) from among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and Al-Mushrikn will abide in the Fire of Hell. They are the worst of creatures. {Al-Bayyina 98:6}

    The Prophet ( ) said: By Him in Whose Hand Muhammads soul is, there is nonefrom amongst the Jews and Christians (of these present nations) who hears about me, withoutbelieving in the message with which I have been sent, but he will be from the dwellers of The Fire .[Sahih Muslim, Book of faith Vol.1]

    After having read these above mentioned verses and hadith, one can easily understand that,George W Bush, Tony Blair and the rest of theirAwliya (allies, friends, protectors, helpers) inEurope, have not pronounced the declaration of Shahadah, and therefore cannot beconsidered as Muslims/believers in Allah. They are Kuffar (disbelievers) and their blood,money and honor is Halal for us. This doesnt need any further explanation InshaAllah.

    Takfir is from Aqidah of AhlSunnah)Wal Jamaah

    Difference between Murjiaah, Khawarij and Ahl-Sunnah-Wal- Jamaah.

    The Fake Salafis of our time say it is not permissible to make Takfir upon a person whocommits Kufr-Akbar, unless we have investigated the doers heart. This is a clear lie, SheikhSaleh al-Fawzan said, when asked about this; Whoever has done something which isdisbelief, be it a statement, action, belief or doubt, then he is considered a disbeliever. As for

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    what is in his heart, then no one knows this except Allah. We have not been maderesponsible for what is in their hearts; rather we have only been made responsible for whathas become apparent. So whoever outwardly shows disbelief, then we judge him withdisbelief, and we interact with him as we interact with the disbelievers. [Duroos fil-Nawaqidh al-Islam p. 146]

    Narrated By 'Umar bin Al-Khattab : People were (sometimes) judged by the revealing of aDivine Inspiration during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger ( ) but now there isno longer any more (new revelation). Now we judge you by the deeds you practice publicly,so we will trust and favour the one who does good deeds in front of us, and we will not callhim to account about what he is really doing in secret, for Allah will judge him for that; butwe will not trust or believe the one who presents to us with an evil deed, even if he claimsthat his intentions were good. [Sahih Bukhari]

    Sheikh al-Islam Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhab said in Nawaqid-al-Islam; Know may Allahhave mercy upon me and you, and keep us firm upon Islam and Tawhid until we meet Him.

    The foundation of the Deen of Islam and its basic principle lies in two matters:

    1. The command to worship Allah alone, without associating any partner along with Him,encouraging that, basing ones allegiance upon that, and making UTakfirU upon the one whoabandons it.

    2. The prohibition against Shirk in the worship of Allah, being severe in that, basing onesenmity upon that, and making UTakfirU upon the one who commits it.

    Who are the Murjiaah?

    Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiasaid; It has also been narrated by Ibn Shaaheen and Al-lalkaa'iyfrom Saeed Ibn Jubair that he said: No statement is accepted without action. And nostatement andaction is accepted without (pure) intention. And no statement andaction andintention are accepted unless it is in accordance with the Sunnah). This statement has alsobeen narrated from Al-Hassan Al-Basry who used the word is not valid instead of is notaccepted.

    In this is a rejection of the position of the sect called the Murjiaah, who hold that verbalstatement (i.e. the declaration of faith) is sufficient. Rather, he informs us that statement and

    action are both necessary, since faith (Imaan) is: profession and action. Both are necessary, aswe have explained at length elsewhere. And we have explained that belief of the heart,and the declaration of the tongue, along with the presence of dislike for Allah and His laws,and arrogance in front of Allah and His laws, cannot be called faith ( Imaan) by the consensusof the believers, not until this belief is joined by righteous action. The origin of action is theaction of the heart, and that is its love, and its overwhelming respect and humility whichremove dislike and arrogance.

    Then, they went on to say: Statement and action is not accepted except with correct intention.This is clear: statement and action which is not undertaken purely for the sake of Allah is notaccepted by Allah.

    Then, they went on to say: Statement and action and intention are not accepted except withits being in accordance with the Sunnah), and the Sunnah)here means the shari'a(law). And

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    that is what Allah and His Prophet ( ) have ordered. Statement, action, andintention which is not enjoined by the Sunnah), enjoined by the shari'a, i.e. which Allah hasordered is bid'a (innovation), and all innovation is going astray, and is not of that whichAllah loves, so Allah does not accept it, and it is not valid. Examples are the actions of theMushrikeen, and the Christians and Jews.

    Who are the Khawarij?

    They do not differ between actions that do not lead to disbelief and those that do. Sowhoever commits a major sin according to them or constantly commits a minor sin is a Kafir(disbeliever). They also say that whoever differs with them or is not from them is a Kafir(disbeliever) too. Najdah bin 'Amir said: Whoever looks, a small look, or lies even a smalllie, and he insists on it, then he is a Mushrik. [al-Farqu baynal-Firaq for al-Baghdadi, p 68]

    Abdullah bin Yahya al-Abaadi said when he became the ruler over Yemen:

    Whoever commits fornication, then he is a Kafir (disbeliever). Whoever steals then is a Kafir(disbeliever). Whoever drinks alcohol then he is a Kafir (disbeliever), and whoever doubtsthat he is a Kafir (disbeliever) is a Kafir (disbeliever) too. Also, it is important to note thatthe Khawarij - on the whole - do Takfir of Uthmaan, Aisha, az-Zubayr, Talha and Abdullahbin Abbas, radiallahu Taala anhum.

    Who is the Ahl-Sunnah-Wal-Jamaah?

    Ahl-Sunnah)-Wa-Jamaah are in between the Murjiaah and the Khawarij, and do not makeTakfir upon a sinner nor do we say that ones Imaan is completed as long a person haspronounced the Shahadahwithout actions. Actions such as; changing the Sharia, aiding theKuffar (disbelievers), praying to graves etc., which belongs under the category of al-Kufr-al-Akbar, by which a persons Islam is nullified if believed or acted upon.

    There is four conditions that must be fulfilled to attribute an action to a person and cause theruling to fall upon him:

    1. The individual must have knowledge of what he is doing.P0F1

    1 Sheikh Saleh al-Fawzan was asked; is the one who is ignorant of this things which nullify ones Islam, to be excused? (Answer)

    Ignorance is of different types. If it is not possible for the ignorant person to learn, then he is to be excused, until he finds someone to teachhim, like the one who lives in a land far away from the lands of the Muslims, and only disbelievers live there. Such a person is to be excused

    on account of his ignorance. But as for the one who lives among the Muslims, in the land of the Muslims, hearing the Quran and hearing the

    ahadith, hearing the speech of the people of knowledge, then such a person is not to be excused on account of ignorance, since the proof hasreached him, and he has not concerned himself with it. He may even say , this is the Wahhabie religion, or this is the religion of the peopleof Najd, or, this is the religion of so-and-so or so-and-so. This is similar to what they say about Tawhid, that this is the religion of Ibn

    Abdul-Wahhab, while this is only the religion of the Messenger ( ).Ibn Abdul-Wahhab did not come with anything

    new, rather he only invited the people to the religion of the Messenger ( ). However, they ascribe the religion to him,

    saying, this is the Wahhabie religion, this is the religion of Ibn Abdul-Wahhab . Or they say, this is the religion of the Khawarij,

    labelling the people of Tawhid Khawarij. Can such people be excused because of ignorance? Such people are arrogant and is not to be

    excused because of ignorance. [Duroos fil-Nawaqidh al-Islam p. 28]

    Sheikh Ibn Uthaimin was asked, The conditions for the judgement of Takfir of a Muslim?

    And the judgement upon the one who did any action that is Mukaffirat (i.e. expels from thereligion) but only in jest (not seriously)?

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    2. The individual must be doing it out of choice, and have the capability to do it, he must notbe (ikraah) forced2

    3. The individual must not have a justifiable Ta`weel for what he did..

    4. The individual must have meant to do the action, on purpose.

    And generally then, whoever says or does what is disbelief, disbelieves due to that, even ifhe does not intend/want (to disbelieve), because no one wants (yaqsud) to disbelieve excepthim whom Allah wills so for. [Sheik al-Islam Ibn Taymia, Saarim al-Maslool, page 178]

    Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymia commented on that statement and said: And us, if we say: thatAhl-as-Sunnah) are upon agreement that a person does not become a Kafir (disbeliever) dueto sin, then we mean by it the sins such as fornication and drinking (alcohol). [Kitaab al-Imaan p.214]

    Sheikh Abdur-Rahman Ibn Hassan said: There is Ijma (consensus) among the Ulama ofthe Salaf (early generations) as well as the Khalaf (later generations) from the Sahabah, the

    Tabieen, the Aimmah (plural of Imaam) and all of the Ahl-Sunnah), that a person cannot bea Muslim without the avoidance of the major Shirk and disassociation from it and those whocommit it, and hatred and enmity towards them as much as he is able, and the sincerity of allof his actions to Allah, as in the Hadith of Muadh in the Saheehayn: "Verily, the right ofAllah over His slaves is that they should worship Him and not associate anything as a

    The Sheikh replied by saying, For the judgement of the Takfir of a Muslim, there are two

    conditions: The first, that the evidence that this matter is something that expels from the

    religion is established. The second, the application of the ruling upon the one who does that,

    in that he has knowledge of it and that he intends it (aalImaan bidhaalik qaasidan lahu).

    Thus, if he is ignorant, he does not become a disbeliever, due to His saying,And whoever contends with the Messenger after the guidance has been made clear to him,

    and he follows a path other than the path of the believers, We shall leave him in the path he has chosen and land him inJahannam, an evil refuge (4:115) and His saying: And Allah isnot one to misguide a people after He has guided them, until He explains to them that which they should avoid (9:115),and His saying: And We never punish until we have sent a Messenger. (17.15).

    However, when this person is neglectful in abandoning learning and attaining clarity, he is not to be excused. Such as when itreaches him that this action of his is kufr, and then he does not verify it (that it is as such), and nor does he investigate, then inthis situation, he is not to be excused.

    And if he did not intend (ghayr qaasid) the action (i.e. wilfully, knowingly, deliberately), then he does not become a disbeliever.He does not become a disbeliever. Such as for example, when he is compelled to Kufr while his heart is secure with Imaan, such

    as when his thinking becomes confused, so he does not know what he is saying, due to extreme joy and what is like that. Orsuch as the man with the camel who lost it, then he sat under the tree, waiting for death, and then he finds it tied to the tree, andso he takes it, then he said, O Allah, you are my servant and I am your lord, so he erred due to extreme joy.

    However, the one who did something that expels from the religion, only in jest (maazihan), then he becomes a disbeliever,because he intended that [action or statement] (qasada dhaalik), as has been textually stated by the people of knowledge.[Majmoo al-Fatawa vol.2 p.125-126]

    2Sheikh Suleiman Ibn Abdullah, Ibn ash-Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhab (the grandson of Sheikh al-Islam MuhammadIbn Abdul-Wahhab), explained in his book, ad-Dalail: The forced one, and he is the one whom the Mushrikeen, overcome andthey say to him; commit Kufr, or Do this or we will do you harm and kill you. Or they take him and torture him, until heagrees to them (in their demand), so in that case, it is allowed for him to show agreement with the tongue, whilst havingcontentment in the heart with Imaan.

    Imaam Ibn Jareer at-Tabari said in his Tafsir; Allah says: Except if you indeed fear a danger from them. Unless you are undertheir control, literary, you fear for yourselves from them, so you manifest allegiance in front of them, by your tongues, whileconcealing your enmity from them. And do not participate with them, in what they are upon of Kufr, and do not assist themagainst a Muslim by action. [Tafsir at-Tabari vol.3 p.228]

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    partner with Him.

    And Hussein and Abdullah, the sons of Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhab(rahimahumullah) said: Verily, a man is not a Muslim until he understands at-Tawhid,submits to it, acts upon its implications, affirms what the Messenger ( ) has

    informed, obeys him in regard to what he has prohibited and what he has ordered, andbelieves in what he brought. So whoever says: I will not have enmity for the Mushrikeen,or has enmity for them but does not make Takfir of them, or says: UI will not oppose thepeople of laa-ilaha-illallah, even if they commit Kufr and Shirk and fight against the religionof AllahU, or says: I will not oppose the domes (over the graves, at which Shirk iscommitted), then such a one is not a Muslim, rather he is one of those about whom Allahsaid:

    They say: We believe in some but reject others, and wish to adopt a way in between. They

    are in truth the infidels. {an-Nisa 4:150}

    And Allah (Subhanahu wa-Taala) has obligated enmity towards the Mushrikeen, andopposition to them and Takfir of them. He said:

    You will not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day making friendship withthose who oppose Allah and His Messenger{Al-Mujadilah 58:22}

    And He said (Taala):

    O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies as friends, showing affectiontowards them, while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the Truth, and havedriven out the Messenger and your own selves{Al-Mumtahanah 60:1}

    And Allah knows best. [ad-Durar vol.1 p.93]

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    Not using complete Sharia as a constitution law, is Kufr-Akbar(apostasy)

    The Fake Salafis in our time curse and fight those who say that the rulers in our Muslimlands should implement the Divine Sharia as a constitution law, otherwise they are Kuffar(disbelievers). Allahu-Akbar, they (the Fake Salafis) compare Ali Ibn Talib ((Radhi-Allahu-Anhu)) with the present rulers, and accuse those who loves Allahs Sharia, as Khawarij andTakfiris. Who and what are they (the Fakes Salafis) in reality protecting? It is obviously notAllahs Sharia; it can then only be the belief of Tght, that which the hypocrite wishes torefer to. Allah says:

    O you who believe! Obey Allh and obey the Messenger (Muhammad), and those of you(Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer itto Allh and His Messenger, if you believe in Allh and in the Last Day. That is better andmore suitable for final determination. Have you seen those (hypocrites) who claim that theybelieve in that which has been sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you,and they wish to go for judgement (in their disputes) to the Tght (false judges, etc.) whilethey have been ordered to reject them. But Shaitn (Satan) wishes to lead them far astray. P

    PAnd when it is said to them: "Come to what Allh has sent down and to the Messenger(Muhammad)," you (Muhammad) see the hypocrites turn away from you (Muhammad) withaversion. {An-Nisa 4:59-61}

    But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad) judge inall disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, andaccept (them) with full submission. {An-Nisa 4:65}

    And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad) after the right path hasbeen shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way. We shall keep him inthe path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination.{An-Nisa 4:115}

    Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymia said: every group which rebels against a law of the clear Islamic

    Sharia, must be fought by the consensus of all the Imaams of the Muslims, even if theypronounce the Shahadah (declaration of faith). [Al-Fatawa vol.28 p.510]

    Carrying out the punishments prescribed by Allah on whoever transgresses the bounds ofthe shari'a is a part of prohibiting wrong. It is obligatory upon those in authority (Uluu-ul-amr) i.e. the scholars from each group or nation, and their Amirs, and their elders, to standover the general population enjoining good and prohibiting wrong, therefore, ordering themwith all that which Allah and His Prophet have enjoined. For example, the rulings of IslamicLaw (Shari'a). Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymia

    Do they then seek the judgement of (the days of) ignorance? And who is better in judgementthan Allah for a people who have firm faith?{Al-Maaidah 5:50}

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    Al-Hafidh al-Imaam Ibn Kathir said, regarding the above mentioned Ayah in al-Maidaa5:50: Allah criticizes those who ignore Allahs commandments which include every type ofrighteous good thing and prohibit every type of evil, but they refer instead to opinions,desires and customs that people themselves invented, all of which have no basis in Allahsreligion. During the time of Jahiliyyah, the people used to abide by the misguidance and

    ignorance that they invented by sheer opinion and lusts. The Tatar (Mongols) abided by thelaw that they inherited from their king Genghis Khan who wrote Al-Yaasiq for them. Thisbook contains some rulings that were derived from various religions, such as Judaism,Christianity and Islam. Many of these rulings were derived from his own opinion anddesires. Later on, these rulings became the followed law among his children, preferring themto the Law of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah) of His Messenger ( ).Therefore, whoever does this, he is a Kafir (disbeliever) who deserves to be fought against,until he reverts to Allahs and His Messengers decisions, so that no law, minor or major, isreferred to except by His Law. Allah said: Do they then seek the judgementof (the days of) ignorance? Meaning, they desire and want this and ignore AllahsJudgement. And who is better in judgement than Allah for a

    people who have firm faith? Who is more just in decision than Allah for those whocomprehend Allahs Law, believe in Him, who is certain that Allah is the best among thosewho give decisions and that He is more merciful with His creation than the mother with herown child? Allah has perfect knowledge of everything, is able to do all things, and He is justin all matters. Al-Hafiz Abu Al-Qasim At-Tabarani recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, that theMessenger of Allah ( ) said: The most hated person to Allah is the Muslim whoseeks the ways of the days of ignorance and he who seeks to shed the blood of a person without

    justification. [At-Tabarani vol.10 p.374] Al-Sahih Bukhari recorded Abu Al-Yaman narratinga similar hadith with some addition. [Fath al-Bari 12:219, Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged),Volume 3]

    The right of legalizing and illegalising belongs to Allah alone, and no one is permitted toshare this right with Him (Allah). Allah says:

    And do not eat of that on which the name ofAllah is not pronounced, for surely that is disobedience. And certainly Shaitn inspires theirfriends to argue with you. And if you obey them, then you are polytheists. {al-Anaam6:121} Therefore Allah, the Exalted, considers obeying Shaitn and their followers, withregard to legalizing what Allah prohibits as Shirk. Likewise, whoever obeys scholars andrulers in prohibiting what Allah made lawful, or legalizing what He prohibited, he would beconsidered as taking them as lords to the exclusion of Allah. Allah says:

    They have takentheir learned men and their monks, and the Messiah, the son of Maryam for lords aside from

    Allah. And they are commanded to worship the One God. There is no true god but He. Far isHe removed from what they ascribe to Him. {at-Tawbah 9:31} At-Tirmidhi and othersreported that; the Prophet( ) recited the above Ayah to Adi bin Hatim at-Ta'i (justbefore he accepted Islam) may Allah be pleased with him, who said: O Messenger of Allah(

    ), we do not worship them! The Prophet ( )said: Do they not make legal foryou what Allah makes illegal? And you deem it as legal, and they illegalise what Allah made legal andyou deem it as illegal?' He said: 'Certainly!' Thereupon, the Prophet( ) said: 'That ishow you worship them. [Tirmidhi and others] Therefore, the obedience of the Christians totheir learned men, with regards to legalization is considered as worship and Shirk-Akbar,which contradicts the Tawhid, which is signified by the Testimony of La-Ilha-ill-AllahAllah.[Fath al-Majeed p.107]

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    Sheikh Saleh al-Fawzan said: This Testimony which signifies that legalizing andlegalization is an exclusive right of Allah. If obeying scholars and worshippers in illegal andlegal matters that oppose the law of Allah, is considered as Shirk, even though the scholarsand worshippers are religious people, whose mistake may be forgiven if it were made afterexerting their efforts, and they will be rewarded for that. If obeying such people constitutes

    major Shirk, then how about those who obey man-made laws that are the work of theunbelievers and the atheists, imported into Muslim countries and applied? They are muchworse than the former. There is no altering of one condition into another, nor is there powerexcept through Allah. For the latter take the unbelievers as lords aside from Allah to legislatelaws for him, and legalize the illegal, and rule people by such laws. [Sheik Saleh al-FawzanKitaab at-Tawhid, Chapter 7]

    Allah says:

    And He who does not rule by what Allah has revealed it is they who are the unbelievers.

    {Al-Maaidah 5:44}

    Wak said Al-Hassan Ibn Abi Ar-Rab Al-Jarjani narrated to me saying, I was informed byAbdur-Razzaq from Muammar from Ibn Tws from his father who said, Ibn Abbas wasasked about His saying: And He who does not rule bywhat Allah has revealed it is they who are the unbelievers. {Al-Maaidah 5:44} he said, Thisis sufficient for his Kufr. [Akhbar Al-Qudhat, Vol.1 p.41]

    This Ayah indicates that ruling by laws other than those revealed by Allah is Kufr. This typeof Kufr is either major which involve apostasy, or minor which does not consist apostasydepending on the ruler's attitude. UIf he believes that the laws of Allah are not binding, and

    that he has a choice, or he took them lightly, or believed that man-made laws are better thanthe Divine laws, because the former are not suitable for this time and age, or if he wants tosatisfy the infidels and hypocrites by doing so, then he commits major Kufr U. But if hebelieves that the laws of Allah are binding and knows the respective laws are relevant to thecase he is handling, and yet he opted to rule by otherwise, recognizing that his deed iswrong, and would be subject to punishment, then such a ruler is disobedient who hascommitted minor Kufr or disbelief. But if he was ignorant of the respective Divine law andtried his best and utmost seeking it, but missed it, he would have committed an error, but hewould be rewarded for exerting the effort to reach the proper judgment and, whose errorwould be forgiven. [At-Tahawiyyah p.363-364]

    UThis applies to cases that concern individuals, but ruling on cases that concern the public is adifferent caseU. Sheik al-Islam Ibn Taymia said: If the ruler was religious and yet ruledignorantly without knowledge, he would end up in Hell-Fire and if he is aware of the Divinelaws and yet he ruled by other than the truth of which he is, aware, he would belong to thepeople of Hell-Fire. And if he rules unjustly and without knowledge, he would be moredeserving of Fire. This in case he judges in a case of an individual, Ubut if he judges in a casewhich concerns the public, and altered the truth into falsehood, and the falsehood into truth,the Sunnah) into Bid'ah, or the Bid'ah into Sunnah), and the good into evil and the evil intogood, and opposes the commands of Allah and His Messenger andcommands what Allah and his Messenger forbid,Uthen this is another type tobe judged by Allah, the Rubb of the Worlds, and the God of the Messengers, the Proprietor

    of the Day of Requital, to Whom belongs all the praise in the beginning and the end.[Majmoo' al-Fatawa, p.388]

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    Allah says: The judgement is His, and to Him you shall return. {al-Qasas28:88} Allah says: He it is Whosent His Messenger with guidance and the Deen of the truth, to make it prevail over all otherreligions. And Allah is sufficient as a Witness. {al-Fath 48:28} Sheik al-Islam Ibn Taymia

    went on to say: There is no doubt that he who does not believe in the obligation of ruling bywhat Allah sent to His Messenger ( ) is a Kafir (disbeliever). So he who deemsit lawful to judge between people according to what he deems as justice without adhering towhat Allah sent down is a Kafir (disbeliever) too. There is not a nation but enjoins rulingwith justice, although justice according to their religion is what their leaders or chiefsconsider as such. There are many who claim to be Muslims, rule by their mores and customswhich is not revealed by Allah, such as the customs of the Bedouins, which they inheritedfrom their forefathers who were obeyed rulers. They believe that such customs must beapplied, excluding the Book and the Sunnah), and such belief is apostasy. There are manypeople who accept Islam, but do not rule except by the prevailing customs that arecommanded by obeyed lords. Such people know that it is not permissible to rule by other

    than what Allah revealed, but do not apply them, rather they deem as lawful to rule by otherthan what Allah sent down, they are Kuffar (disbelievers). [Minhaaj as-Sunnah)]

    Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim (the late Mufti of Saudi Arabia who is succeeded bySheikh Bin Baz) asserted: As for that which is described as lesser Kufr, it is when he refersthe dispute to other than the Book of Allah knowing that he is disobeying Allah by doing so,and that the ruling of Allah is the truth, Uand he does it once U, such a person would not becommitting major Kufr. UAs for those who legislate laws and make others obey them, this isapostasy, even if they claim that they made a mistake, and that the laws of Allah are morejust; such is considered as anMurtadwhich imply apostasyU. [Fatawa ash-Sheik MuhammadIbn Ibrahim aal-Ash-Sheik] By asserting this Sheik Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim (may Allah

    grant him His Mercy) made distinction between the partial ruling of no recurrence, andbetween the general ruling which is used as reference to all judgments or most of them, andhe decided that such Kufr is absolute apostasy. That is because he who discards the IslamicSharia and replaces it with man-made laws, this is a proof that he considers the man-madelaws as more appropriate and better than the Sharia, which is beyond doubt Kufr-Akbarwhich is apostasy and contradicts Tawhid (the belief in the Oneness of Allah).

    Sheik al-Islam Ibn Taymia said: many people talk about the term Shari'a but fail todifferentiate between the shar' (law) which has been sent down from Allah i.e. the Qur'anand the Sunnah) with which Allah sent His Prophet ( ) and the rulings of aruler or judge. No one of Allah's creation has any right to go out of or against the Law of

    Allah, whoever does so is a Kafir (disbeliever)(disbeliever). As for the rulings of the ruler, heis correct sometimes and wrong other times. That is for the case of his being knowledgeableof the law, and righteous and just in his actions. The Prophet ( ) said aboutthose who give rulings in the law: Judges are three type: two types in the hell fire, and one type in

    paradise. A man who knows the truth and judges according to it is in paradise. A man who givesrulings for the people though he is ignorant of them is in the fire. UAnd a man who knows the truth but

    judges with other than it is in the fireU. [The Awliya of Allah and the Awliya of Shaitn]

    Imaam Ibn Hazmsaid: Whoever rules by the Injeel(Gospel) in issues where there is no textfrom revelation in the Sharia of Islam, then he is a Kafir (disbeliever) Mushrik outside ofIslam. [Ihkaam al-Ahkam Fee Usool al-Ahkam 5:153]

    Sheik al-Islam Ibn Taymia said, Its known by necessity from the religion of the Muslims

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    and by the agreement of all the Muslims, that he who permits the following of a religionother than the religion of Islam or following a law other than the Sharia of Muhammad (

    ), then he is a Kafir (disbeliever). [Majmoo al-Fatawa vol.28 p.524]

    And he also said: The Sharia revealed from Allah (Taala), which is the Quran and Sunnah)

    that Allah sent His Messenger with, no one from the creation is allowed toleave it. And no one leaves it but a Kafir (disbeliever). [Majmoo' al-Fatawa vol.11 p.262]

    And he continued further saying: Whenever a person legalizes what is illegal by consensusor illegalises what is legal by consensus or replaces the Sharia that is agreed upon byconsensus, then he is a Kafir (disbeliever) by the agreement of the scholars of Fiqh.[Majmoo' al-Fatawa vol.3 p.267]

    ImaamIbn Kathir said: So whoever leaves the clear-cut Law revealed to Muhammad binAbdullah ( ) the final of the Prophets, and refers to other sources for judgment,such as abrogated laws, then he is a Kafir (disbeliever). [al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah vol.13

    p.119]

    Abdil-Latif bin Abdur-Rahman Aal ash-Sheikh said: Whoever refers to something otherthan the Quran and Sunnah) for judgment, after it being clarified to him, then he is a Kafir(disbeliever). Allah (Taala) Says, And He who does notrule by what Allah has revealed it is they who are the unbelievers . {Al-Maaidah 5:44} andAllah says, Do they hope for other than Allah [ad-Durar as-Sanniyah vol.8 p.241]

    ImaamAbdullah bin Humayd (who was Imaam Sahih Bukharis teacher) said: Whoeverlegislates a law, which is general and enforced upon the people, opposing the law of Allah,then he has left Islam as a Kafir (disbeliever). [Ahammiyat al-Jihad p.196]

    Muhammad bin Ibrahim Aal ash-Sheikh said: Verily from the Major clear cut Kufr isgiving to the accursed manmade laws the position of that which the faithful spirit descendedupon the heart of Muhammad ( ) that he should be a Warner in the clear Arabictongue, judging by it between the nations, and referring back to it when there is adisagreement, in contradiction to, and obstinate rejection of, Allahs saying:

    If you differ in anything amongyourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if you do believe in Allah and the Last Day.That is best and more suitable for final determination. {an-Nisa 4:59} .Allah the MostPerfect and High has negated the belief of those who do not make the Prophet (

    ) the judge in that about which they differ strengthening the negation by repeating it

    and swearing upon it, He says:But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O

    Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistanceagainst your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission. {An-Nisa 4:65} [RisaalatTahkeem al-Qawaaneen]

    He (also mentioned in the same treatise that from the greatest types of Major Kufr of thisnature, is what the modern apostates have fallen into, he said: Fifth: This is the greater,more comprehensive and obvious form of stubborn rejection to the Sharia and haughtyrejection of its rulings and showing dissent of Allah and His Messenger ( ), andchallenging the courts of Islamic Law, in its setting-up, maintenance, provisions, foundations

    and its branches, forms, types, its judgment and compulsion, references and sources. So justas the Sharia courts have references and sources upon which they depend all depending

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    upon Allahs Book and the Sunnah) of His Messenger then in the same way the law-courtsof the manmade laws have their sources: laws patched together from many different law-systems, like French laws, American laws, British laws, etc. and from the systems ofinnovators who claim allegiance to the Sharia, etc. So these law-courts are now present inmany Muslim lands, complete and established, with open doors and the people flock thereto

    in throngs; their judges give judgments going against the judgments of the Book andSunnah) according to their own laws and making these pronouncements binding andagreeing thereto and making them unalterable, so what Kufr is greater than this, and whatcan be a greater contradiction of the testification that Muhammad is the Messenger ofAllah?

    Al-Imaam ash-Shinqeeteesaid: The strange thing is from those who rule by other than theSharia of Allah, and then thereafter claims Islam. Like Allah (Taala) said:

    Have you seen those (hypocrites) who claim that they believe in that which hasbeen sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you, and they wish to go for

    judgement (in their disputes) to the Tght (false judges, etc.) while they have been orderedto reject them. But Shaitn (Satan) wishes to lead them far astray.{an-Nisa 4:59}And Hesays, Whoever rules by other than what Allah Revealed,then they are the disbelieves. And He says:

    Should I seek someone other than Allahas a judge although it is He who revealed to you the book that is detailed? Those who weregiven the book by Us know that it was revealed with truth by your Lord, so do not be fromthe doubters. {an-Aam 6:114} [Adwaa al-Bayaan vol.3 p.441]

    And he said: Those who follow the laws of the legislators instead of the Sharia of Allah, areMushriks associating partners with Allah. [Vol.4 p.82-83]

    Sheikh Ahmed Shakirsaid: These manmade laws were forced upon the Muslims by theenemies of Islam, who are public with their enmity. These laws, in reality, are anotherreligion that they gave to the Muslims as a replacement to their pure and heavenly religion(of Islam). This is because they obligated upon the Muslims obedience to this law, andplanted in their hearts sanctification of it and fanaticism to it, to the point that many tonguesand pens utter sanctification of the law, holiness of the judgment, sacredness of the court.They use many similar descriptions regarding manmade law which they refuse to describethe Islamic Law by and the opinions of the Islamic scholars of Fiqh. Instead, when theydescribe it, they call it reactionary, barbaric, clergy law, law of the jungle, etc. [Umdat at-Tafsirvol.3 p.214]

    He also said, The matter of these manmade laws is clear as the clarity of the sun, it is openand clear-cut Kufr which there is no secret or flattery about. There is no excuse for anyonewho ascribes to Islam, whoever he may be, to act upon it, or submit to it, or recognize it. Soeach person should be careful for himself and take note of himself. [Umdat at-Tafsir vol.4p.174]

    Sheikh Muhammad Haamid al-Faqheesaid: What we can summarize from the words ofthe Salaf is that Tght is all that deviates the slave and turns him from worshipping Allah,being sincere in religion to Allah, and obeying Allah and His Messenger ( ).This is whether that person or thing is a devil from the humans or Jinn, or if that thing is a

    tree or rock, etc. What is also included amongst Tght, without doubt, is ruling bymanmade laws which are foreign to Islam in affairs of life, marriage, divorce, and

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    ownership, to invalidate the Laws of Allah, like establishment of the prescribedpunishments, prohibition of interest, adultery, fornication, intoxicants, etc. These thingswhich the manmade laws decided to legalize and defend by means of its makers andimplementers. So, the laws themselves are Tght, as well as those who legislate and makethese laws. [Foot notes to Fath al-Majeed]

    Kufr that is signified with al (al-Kufr), means al-Kufr al-Akbar

    It is crucial for us to know, that there is a difference between the word al-Kufr, if it comesin this manner: Kufr, Kafir (disbeliever), Kuffar (disbelievers), Kafirun (disbelievers) and if itcomes in this manner: al-Kufr, al-Kafir (the disbeliever), al-Kuffar (the disbelievers) and al-Kafir (the disbelievers). And in this Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymia said: There is a differencebetween the Kufr which is signified with the laam such as his (i.e. Prophets ( )saying: There is nothing between the slave, and al-Kufr and al-shirk except leaving as-Salt(prayer). And between Kufr which is not signified (munakar-fil-ithbaat). Iqtidaa as-Siraat

    al-Mustaqeem p 69 of al-Madani print, or page 79 of the version published by Daar al-Kutubal-'Ilmiyyah.

    So if we have the word Kufr alone, then it could mean al-Kufr al-Akbar or al-Kufr al-Asghar, and this is only in the Sunnah), as for the Quran, then every type of Kufr mentionedthere is Kufr Akbar without exception.

    As for Kufr, that comes identified and signified, then what is meant by it is nothing but al-Kufr al-Akbar, this is because adding "al" in the language of the Arabs means that thespeaker is trying to give the full meaning of the word, (to be explained), and there is nodifference amongst the linguists on this matter. For example, if I were to say: Hamza ash-Shujaa' (Hamza, the Brave one) that would by default mean, that Hamza has reached fulland complete qualities in bravery, if however I were to say Hamza Shujaa, then that wouldmean that he has some qualities (or perhaps all) of bravery, and to read up more on this,recommended books include: al-Iydaah fee 'Uloom al-Balaaghah , for al-Khateeb al-Qawaaneen(around page 101, of the print Daar al-Kutub al'Ilmiyyah produce), and any of the famousbooks of 'Abdulqaahir al-Jurjaani in the science of al-Balaaghah (such as Min Dalail al-I'jaaz

    fee 'Ilm il-Ma'aani , page 189), also Ibn al-Qayyim mentions something on this note in his as-Salah.

    After establishing this, if I were to say: Bush al-Kafir (disbeliever), then I mean that I have

    ruled upon him with al-Kufr al-Akbar which leads to expulsion from this religion, due to the"al" that came to signify and elaborate that full and complete Kufr has been found in thisman; likewise then is the ayah in Surah al-Maa'idah; fa`ulaa`ika-hum-mul-Kafir (disbeliever)un, this means that those people have reached the complete Kufr.

    Al-Lajnah ad-Daa`imah has issued a fatwa on this matter, in the reply to question 5226:

    As for the type of Kufr in His Taala, saying: 'Wa man lam yahkum bema anzal Allahfa`ulaa`ika-hum-mul-Kafir (disbeliever)un, then it is kufrun Akbar, fatwa issued

    by: 'Abdullah bin Qu'ood, 'Abdullah bin Ghudyaan, 'Abdurazzaq 'Afeefee, and 'AbdulAzizbin Baaz. [Fatawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa`imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa, collected by ad-

    Diwayish, vol.20 p.93]

    And yes, I am aware of the explanation that these scholars came with later, but it is clear

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    from this that they have stated that the origin in the ayah is al-Kufr al-Akbar.

    There are many additional quotes for Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymia and his student Ibn al-Qayyim on this matter of linguistics, (see for example Majmoo' al-Fatawa , vol.6 p.471 andvol.7 p.115, and seeMukhtasar as-Sawaa'iq al-Mursalah , page 16, of Daar al-Kutub al'Ilmiyyah

    print) - but I will resort to using shorter, more concise quotes:

    al-Qadi Shihaabadeen al-Quraafi said: And if the speaker is the Shar (i.e. the revealed texts),we carry His statement upon the way in which He uses it throughout. [Sharh Tanqeeh al-

    Mafsool, Daar al-Fakir print, p.211]

    What is meant by al-Qadi al-Quraafi's quote is explained in the following:

    Allah Subhana wa Taala, uses the word Kufr in the Quran to always indicate al-Kufr al-Akbar, and there is not one single reference to indicate other than al-Kufr al-Akbar, thereforewe cannot carry the statement to mean otherwise, unless that has been clarified by Allah, or

    has been clarified by the Prophet ( ). And to affirm this, Sheikh 'Abdil-Latif bin'Abdur-Rahman aal-ash-Sheikh says:

    And the terms al-Dhulm, al-ma'siyyah, al-fusooq, al-fujoor, al-mawalaat, al-ma'aadaat, ar-rukoon, and ash-shirk, and similar to those terms, which are found in the Quran or Sunnah),what is meant by them is their full wording (musamahaa al-mutlaq), and it's full reality(haqeeqatiha al-mutlaqah), and this is the origin according to the usooliyeen, as for the second(meaning, i.e. to carry it as Kufr Asghar, etc.) then this cannot be carried upon, unless we areprovided with a pronounced (lathfiyyah) or meaning (ma'nawiyyah) divertive evidence(qareenah), and this is only known through the explanation of the Messenger (bayaaninnabawiy), or Tafsir of the Sunnah), Allah Taala says: "Wa maa arsalna min rasoolin illa

    bilisaani qawmihi liyubayina lahum", Ibrahim 4 (and we have not sent a Prophet () except with the tongue of his people, so that he may make matters clear for (bayyin)

    them). [ar-Rasaa`il al-Mufeedah by Sheikh Abdil-Latif, collected by Suleiman bin Shaman,p.21-22].

    What is meant by Sheikh 'Abdil-Latif, is that the origin is to take the words - which has comein the Quran or the saying of the Prophet ( ) upon the complete, unlimitedmeaning, and to carry the word Kufr upon that, meaning Kufr Akbar, unless we have asubstituting and diverting statement from the Prophet ( ), proof of such amatter lies in the hadith of the Prophet ( ), were he mentions the Kufr of 'asheer(provisions, life sustenance), in his advice to women, so the Sahabah asked: "do they

    disbelieve in Allah?", so he ( ) said: "They disbelieve (meaning, reject)(yakfuruna)al'asheer and al-ihsaan (life sustenance and good doing)", collected by al-SahihBukhari under the chapter Kufr duna Kufr, in the book of Imaan on his Sahih. And theproof of this is clear, for when the Prophet ( ), said: yakfuruna, the Sahabahimmediately carried it out to be al-Kufr-al-Akbar, yakfuruna Billah? (Do they disbelieve inAllah?), and it was only then that the Prophet ( ), told them that this disbelief,this Kufr, is otherwise (i.e. it is al-Kufr al-Asghar).

    Likewise, Ibn Hajr al-'Asqalaani says in his Fath: The Shari' has defined that if the word'shirk' is mentioned, then what is meant is what opposes Tawhid, and this word has beenrepeated in the Book, and the ahadith, and nothing is meant by it except this [Fath al-Bari ,vol.1 p.65] (and you can see vol.1 p.91 in the new Daar as-Salaam print of the book, with theshort uncompleted commentary of Sheikh 'AbdulAziz bin Baaz, rahmatullahi].

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    Furthermore, Abu Hayyaan al-Andalusi, the great linguist and Mufassir said: And if theterm al-Kufr is mentioned, then it means Kufr in Deen. [Tafsir al-Bahr al-Muheet, vol.3 p.493]

    Update, and from the contemporaries, is Sheikh Muhammad bin Saleh al-'Uthaimin who

    affirmed this principle in Hukm Taarik as-Salah.

    Statement of Ibn Abbas ((Radhi-Allahu-Anhu))

    The Fake Salafis in our time claim that ruling by other than what Allah has revealed, is Kufr-Asghar. They lie and attribute a weak sanad upon the great Sahabi, Ibn Abbas (radi-Allahu-anhuma). But again they are exposed.

    An article by Sheik Ali at-Tamimi and brother Abu Ayub al-Burqaee, brothers and sistersmake Dua for Sheikh Ali at-Tamimi, who is now unjustly imprisoned for life in the USA,may Allah protect him and save him from the hands of the Kuffar (disbelievers) and ease his

    captivity.

    Bismillah irrahman irraheem, wa bihi nastaeen:

    An important point regarding my words that the Ayah in Surah al-Maaidah is general in allthe Muslims: Whoever does then he has ruled, and an explanation of itOne may argue, that if this ayah is general in all the Muslims, then that means when a mancommits fornication then he has ruled by other than what Allah has revealed.

    .

    This is true, and Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi affirms this principle in his marvellous book al-Fisal

    fil-Milali wal-Ahwaa`i wa-Nihal, where he says, man fa'ala faqad hakam (Whoever does thenhe has ruled), and it was this argument which the Khawarij used against the soldiers of Aliand Muaawiyah, they said that these people had committed sins, and whoever commits sinsthen he has ruled by other then what Allah has revealed, and whoever rules by other thanwhat Allah has revealed then he is a Kafir (disbeliever), therefore Ali and Muaawiyahtroops are a bunch of kaffarah. That was their argument, and they argued by saying: man

    faala faqad hakam.

    And likewise today, some people may try to use this argument against us.

    In reply, we say: in the language of the Arabs, words are to be taken upon two meanings,

    ath-thaahir, i.e. the manifest meaning, and al-mu`awwal, i.e. the interpreted meaning. Forexample, the word jaar, in its manifest meaning, is neighbour; in its mu`awwal meaninghowever, it could mean your wife. But when someone mentions jaaralone, then we are totake it to mean its manifest meaning, which is its complete meaning.

    Thus if I say,jaari atabani, (myjaargot me tired) immediately the listener presumes that I amtalking about my neighbour, and not my wife.

    Likewise then, alhukm in its open manifest complete meaning, means judging, judgingbetween two people in a matter from the matters. Its mu`awwalpartial meaning however, canbe a sin, and this is what was meant by Ibn Hazm.

    Therefore, the one who for example, commits fornication, he falls partially in the ayah,

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    therefore the partial ruling befalls him (i.e. the full ruling is al-Kufr, but the partial rulingwould be getting flogged).

    Which is why, in the saying attributed to Ibn Abbas, he told the Khawarij: laysa al-Kufralathee tath-haboona ilayh (It is not the Kufr that which you are going to), because what the

    armies of 'Ali and Muaawiyah did falls under al-mu`awwaland not ath-thaahirmeaning.

    Those who argue against doing Takfir of these contemporary rulers use the sayings above,and especially the saying attributed to Ibn Abbas kufrun duna Kufras some sort of evidencefor that, and in what is coming up, it will become clear to the reader how astray they havegone, and how their claims collapse unto themselves.

    Bismillah, Alhamdolillah, wa salatu wassalamu ala rasoolillah, nasaluka ilman NAAFIan,wa rizqan waasian, wa shifaaan min kulli daa, naoothoo bika min fitnat il-qawli walamal:

    Concerning the Tafsir attributed to Ibn Abbas of saying of AllahTaala: And whosoever does not ruleby what Allah has revealed, such are the disbelievers and is the Kufrin this ayah, Kufr Akbar or Kufr Asghar?

    A beginning note, most of the following is taken from Abu Ayub bin Noor al-Burqaee/AbuMarwaan as-Sudaani's refutation of Ali al-Halabi in his takhreej of the athaar of Ibn Abbas. Iwill quote the athaar and then quote al-Burqaees reply, InshaAllah.

    Athaar One and TwoIbn Jareer reported, Narrated to me, Hunaad and narrated to me, Ibn Wakeeah who said,Narrated to me, my father from Sufyan from MuAmr Ibn Rashaad from Ibn Tawus from hisfather from Ibn Abbas, and whosoever does not judge bywhat Allah has revealed, such are the disbelievers. (He said) in it there is Kufr, but not likeKufr in His Angels and His Books and His Messengers. [Tafsir Ibn Jareer, vol.6 p.256]

    Comment: I say this isnaad is Sahih, and what it apparent is that all the statement is from IbnAbbas rahimahullah. And many people have fallen for this athaar due to its isnaad and havenot noticed the idraaj (interpolation) which is made clear by the narration found in thecollection of Imaam 'Abdurazzaq:

    We were informed by MuAmr from Ibn Tawus from his father: Ibn Abbas was asked aboutHis saying: and whoever does not rule by what Allah hasrevealed, such are the disbelievers, (so) he said: In it there is Kufr (hiya bihi kufrun). IbnTawus said: "But not like Kufr in His angels, and His book