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Topic: Shi'ites: Disbelievers?
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Justin Lundeen
(Galesburg, IL USA)
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Assalaamu alaykum,
Please forgive me if this has been posted. I am new to Salafiyah and have been confused on this issue. Are the Shi'ites non-Muslims? Please clarify this for me, insha'Allah.
JazaakAllahkhair,
Justin
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Justin Lundeen
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Assalaamu alaykum,
Alhamdulillah, I have had this question answered offline. Please disregard this post, insha'Allah.
Salaam,
Justin
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Masjid Aboo Bakr As-Siddeeq
(Decatur/Atlanta, Georgia USA)
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Imaam Ibn Katheer, raheemahullaah, mentions in his tafsir of aayah in Soorah Fath, Al-Fath 48:29-
ıııııııııı ıııııııı ııııııı ııııııııııı ıııııı ııııııııı ııııı ııııııııııı ıııııııı ıııııııııı ııııııııı ıııııııı ıııııııı ııııııııııı ııııııı ııııı ııııııı ıııııııııııı ıııııııııı ııı ıııııııııı ııııı ıııııı ıııııııııı ıııııı ıııııııııı ııı ıııııııııııı ıııııııııııı ııı ııııııııııı ıııııııı ıııııııı ıııııııı ııııııııı ııııııııııııı ıııııııııı ııııı ııııııı ıııııııı ııııııııııı ııııııııı ıııııı ııııııııııı ıııııı ııııııı ııııııııı ııııııı ıııııııııı ııııııııııııı ııııııı ııııııııııı ııııııııı ıııııııı
...Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) is the Messenger of Allıh, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and falling down prostrate (in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allıh and (His) Good Pleasure. The mark of them (i.e. of their Faith) is on their faces (foreheads) from the traces of (their) prostration (during prayers). This is their description in the Taurıt (Torah). But their description in the Injeel (Gospel) is like a (sown) seed which sends forth its shoot, then makes it strong, it then becomes thick, and it stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers with them. Allıh has promised those among them who believe (i.e. all those who follow Islımic Monotheism, the religion of Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) till the Day of Resurrection) and do righteous good deeds, forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e. Paradise).
Therefore, since the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them all, had sincere intentions and righteous good deeds, all those who looked at them liked their appearance and conduct. Imam Malik said, "I was told that when the Christians saw the Companions, who conquered Ash-Sham, they commented, `These people are, by Allah, better than the Disciples (of `Isa) according to what has been conveyed to us.'' They indeed said the truth, for this Ummah was mentioned in an honorable way in previously revealed Scriptures. The best and most honored members of this Ummah are the Companions of the Messenger of Allah . Allah, the Exalted and Most Honored, praised them in previous Books and Revelations, and this is why He said here,
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(This is their description in the Tawrah), then said,
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(But their description in the Injil is like a seed which sends forth its shoot (Shat`ah,)) its shoot or branch,
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(and becomes thick), youthful and long,
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(and it stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers,) Such is the parable that describes the Companions of Allah's Messenger . They gave the Messenger aid, support and victory, just as the shoot hardens the plant,
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(that He may enrage the disbelievers with them. ) Relying on this Ayah, Imam Malik stated that the Rawafid are disbelievers because they hate the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them all.
Malik said, "The Companions enrage them, and according to this Ayah, he who is enraged by the Companions is a disbeliever.' Several scholars agreed with Malik's opinion, may Allah be pleased with them.
There are numerous Hadiths mentioning the virtues of the Companions and prohibiting the criticism on their mistakes. It is sufficient that Allah the Exalted has praised them and declared that He is pleased with them. Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,
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(Allah has promised those among them who believe and do righteous deeds, forgiveness) for their sins,
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(and a mighty reward.) a generous reward and honorable provisions.
Certainly, Allah's promise is true and shall come to pass and will never be broken or changed. Surely, all those who follow the guidance of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them all, will be similar to them. However, the Companions have the better virtue, the obvious lead and the perfection in character, on account of which none among this Ummah will be able to attain their level. May Allah be pleased with them and make them pleased. May He place them in the gardens of Al-Firdaws, and make it their abode, and He indeed has done all of that. In his Sahih, Muslim recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
ıııı ııııııııı ıııııııııı ııııııııııı ııııııı ıııııııı ıııı ııııı ıııııııııı ıııııııı ıııııı ıııııı ııııııá ııı ıııııııı ııııı ıııııııııı ııııı ıııııııı
(Do not abuse my Companions, for by the One in Whose Hand is my soul! If one of you spends the amount of Uhud in gold, that amount will never reach the level of one of them spending a Mudd half of it.) This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Fath; all praise and thanks is due to Allah.
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