It’s hard these days to find Muslims who take a balanced approach when it comes to uniting with groups whom they consider to be Ahlul Bid’ah.
You find one extreme where people compromise and sell out their beliefs for the sake of unity. They would either declare Ahlul Bid’ah groups as Ahlus Sunnah or they would minimize and undermine how deviant the other group’s views are, for the sake of unity.
Then you find another extreme where people absolutely refuse regardless of the circumstances to cooperate with anyone outside of their own circle.
Why can’t we follow the advice of the righteous and knowledgeable scholars, which is that we don’t compromise our beliefs and we do indeed point out the deviances and falsehood of the Ahlul Bid’ah, while at the same time being just and fair in our criticisms and being wise (such as knowing when and with whom and in what way) doing so. I mean the scholars have clearly taught this. Their statements are abundant. Unfortunately, they are hardly cited to the laity.
– Ustadh Bassam Zawadi
Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah said in his Majmoo al-Fatāwā, vol.28, p.212:
“If establishing the obligations of knowledge, jihad and other than that, is unfeasible except through someone who has bid’ah whose harm is lesser than the harm of leaving that obligation, obtaining the advantage of the obligation with the likely disadvantage along with it is better than the opposite.”
Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah in his Majmoo al-Fatāwā, vol.3, p.235 spoke about Ibn Makhluf as a man who is a liar who has little knowledge and religion, yet despite this in Volume 3, page 277 he still said regarding Ibn Makhluf and his ilk:
“I will them help on what is good and God fearing.”
In the Fatawaa al-Lajnah al-Daa’ima, Volume 2, page 237 it was asked to the scholars regarding the Sufis, Jamaa’at at-Tableegh, Ikhwaan al-Muslimeen, Sunnis, Shias, etc. which one of these groups were closest to Ahlus Sunnah. The scholars replied back saying (going straight to the end of the answer):
“Each one of these groups have truth and falsehood. You should be cooperating with them in that which they are right and stay away from that where they are wrong with advice and cooperation in that which is good and God fearing.”
The members of this committee were Abdullah ibn Qu’ood, Abdullah ibn Ghudyaan, Abdul Razzaaq Al-‘Affifi and the chairman is Abdul Azeez ibn Baaz.
They gave a similar fatwa in Volume 2, pages 238-239, fatwa no. 6280.
Shaykh Nasir ad-Deen al-Albani in the cassette tape Silsilat al-Huda wal-Noor said that we should not do cooperation with the Hizbis by trying to enter the parliament, but he said that we should do cooperation in that which is good and God fearing.
Shaykh Muqbil bin Haadee al-Waadi’ee in his Risaala “Haadhihi Da’watuna wa ‘Aqeedatuna”, page 13, no. 12 said that he sees the obligation of cooperating with any Muslim in that which is truth. Also refer to his Qama’ Al Mu’aanid, pages 229 and 528.
Shaykh al-Uthaymeen in the cassette tape Liqaa’ Al Shaykhayn ibn Al-Uthaymeen Wa Ar-Rabee’ said that there must be cooperation with the da’wah groups.
Yes Ahlul Bid’ah groups might call non-Muslims into their bid’ah, but just as Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah said in his Majmoo al-Fatāwā, vol.13, p.95-96 this is better than if the non-Muslims were to remain kuffar.
Via Ustadh Bassam Zawadi.
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