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THE CALLERS
TO INNOVATION AND THE COMMON PEOPLE:
I have
included this to clarify the Shaykh’s stance on this topic as we find people
ascribing to the Shaykh that which he is innocent of, and this stems from ignorance or oppression.
Shaykh Rabee’ (hafidhahullaah) said,
“The people
of innovation are of two types:
The [first]
type are those who call to misguidance. They are to be boycotted and punished
with a severe punishment and prevented from giving da’wah…
The other type are the common people who have been deceived. We hold them to be innovators but we call them to Allaah with wisdom and good admonition. We do not boycott them, but we do not sit with them either. Rather we call them to Allaah in the mosques and in the market places. We call them through tapes and books. We present to them the truth, we clarify the falsehood and warn them against it, so that Allaah can guide those who He wants good for and as for those who Allaah does not want good for, then they will not benefit from any of that. And we warn against the stubborn individual who is persistent upon innovation.“1
The Shaykh
said in his explanation to ‘Aqeedatus-Salaf wa Ashaabil-Hadeeth concerning the
callers to innovation,
“Knowledge
should not be taken from them and it is obligatory to warn against them to
protect this nation from their evil because they are callers to the gates of
the Hellfire, and whoever responds to their [call] will be thrown into it by
them.”
He (hafidhahullaah) said concerning the common people from amongst the people of innovation,
“They are not
to be boycotted rather they should be called to Allaah the Blessed and Exalted
with wisdom and good admonition. Meaning they are common folk and not callers,
and their corruption is restricted to themselves. Try and direct this kind of
person to Allaah the Blessed and Exalted and call them wisdom and good
admonition. However, if mixing with them is going to harm you then distance
yourself from them.”2
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1 Refer to Qurrah al- ‘Aynayn bi Tawdeeh Ma’aanee ‘Aqeedatir-Raaziyayn (p. 224) of Rabee’ Ibn Haadee.
2 Refer to Sharh ‘Aqeedatus-Salaf wa Ashaabil-Hadeeth (p.
294-295) of Rabee’ Ibn Haadee.
Translated
by Hikmah Publications
