Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Some Guidelines to Recognize a Person Contradicting the Minhaj of the Salaf

  • The person doesn’t place an importance in Islamic knowledge. Therefore, he’s ignorant about the Minhaj.
  • He doesn’t accept advice from advisors. Hence, he’s blinded and deceived by the falsehood he does.
  • He’s negligent in the importance of correcting Aqeedah and inviting people to sound belief.
  • The person is a fanatic towards his leader and takes sides with the people of falsehood and corrupt belief, and with individuals viewing deviant ideologies.
  • He follows the Mutashabah. Allah says, So as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from the truth) they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof, seeking Al-Fitnah (polytheism and trials, etc… [ Al-Imran 7]
  • He practices innovated ways in his worship and defends these practices.
  • He displays enmity towards the people of the Sunnah; publicly and privately.
  • He treads along the path of the Khawarij. Some examples of such actions are:
    • He backbites , slanders and speaks ill of the scholars
    • He attacks the rulers and turns away from obeying them through revolt.
    • He incites the general people to slander and speak ill of the scholars and Muslim rulers.
    • He places more importance on politics than on Shar’ia.

May Allah preserve us.

Taken from “ I’anatul Khutabah” by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Zayd Al-Madkhali (may Allah reward him)
Translated by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Lamont Battle

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