The religion of the Rafidah is based on falsehood and exaggeration. Their love for Ahl al-Bayt is not genuine. Just as the Christians’ claim of love for Sayyiduna Isa (Jesus) عليه السلام is not based on reality but is mere exaggeration, similarly, the Rafidah’s claim of love for Ahl al-Bayt is not based on reality but mere exaggeration. Their religion is contrary to the teachings of Ahl al-Bayt. All the Ahl al-Bayt, including Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه, Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه, and Umar رضي الله عنه, were praised and held in high esteem; they loved them and accepted their caliphate as rightful. Whoever harbors enmity towards the Companions in general and Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه and Umar رضي الله عنه in particular, Ahl al-Bayt are free from him. Therefore, scholars of every era have exposed the falsehood and forcefulness of the Rafidah.
❀ Qadi Ashbili Maliki رحمه الله
says:
أكثر الملحدة على التعلق بأهل البيت وتقدمة على على جميع الخلق.
“Most atheists claim affiliation with Ahl al-Bayt and prioritize Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه over all humans.”
❀ Hafiz Dhahabi رحمه الله says:
إن القوم رافضة فى الظاهر ملحدة فى الباطن.
“These people are outwardly Rafidah, but inwardly atheists.”
❀ Hasan bin Hasan bin Hasan bin Ali رحمه الله
said to a person who exaggerated about Ahl al-Bayt:
ويحكم أحبونا لله فإن أطعنا الله فأحبونا وإن عصينا الله فأبغضونا، قال: فقال له رجل: إنكم قرابة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأهل بيته، فقال: ويحك لو كان الله مانعا بقرابة من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أحدا بغير طاعة الله لنفع بذلك من هو أقرب إليه منا أبا وأما، والله إني لأخاف أن يضاعف للعاصي منا العذاب ضعفين وإني لأرجو أن يؤتى المحسن منا أجره مرتين، ويلكم اتقوا الله وقولوا فينا الحق فإنه أبلغ فيما تريدون ونحن نرضى به منكم، ثم قال: لقد أساء بنا آباؤنا إن كان هذا الذى تقولون من دين الله ثم لم يطلعونا عليه ولم يرغبونا فيه.
“May you be ruined! We love Ahl al-Bayt for Allah’s sake; if we obey Allah, love us, and if we disobey Allah, hold enmity towards us.” The person said: “But you are close to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and are Ahl al-Bayt!” He said: “May you be ruined! If Allah withheld punishment from anyone due to closeness to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, then this would benefit those who are closer to him by lineage than us. By Allah! I fear that among us sinful Ahl al-Bayt, double punishment will be given, and I hope that among us the righteous will receive double reward. May you be ruined! Fear Allah and speak the truth about us. This is sufficient from you, and we are satisfied with this from you. The exaggeration you consider part of religion, if it were so, then our ancestors wronged us greatly by neither informing us nor encouraging us towards it.”
❀ Hafiz Ibn al-Jawzi رحمه الله
says:
إن قال قائل: فالرافضة يحبون عليا رضي الله عنه، فهل هم معه؟ فالجواب: لا، لأن محبة الصحابة شرعية، فينبغي أن تكون على وجه يأذن الشرع فيه، ومن ضروراتها اتباع المحبوب، وعلي رضى الله عنه لا يرضي بالبراءة من أبى بكر وعمر علیہما السلام .
“If someone says that the Rafidah claim love for Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه, will they be with Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه? The answer is no, because love for the Companions رضي الله عنهم is legal, so the manner of love must be permissible in Shariah. Love requires following the beloved. They were not pleased with disassociation from Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه, Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه, and Umar رضي الله عنه.”
❀ Imam Muhammad bin Sirin رحمه الله
says:
ما أظن رجلا ينتقص أبا بكر وعمر رضي الله عنهما يحب النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم.
“Whoever belittles Sayyiduna Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه and Sayyiduna Umar رضي الله عنه, I do not think he loves the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.”
❀ Imam Muhammad bin Yusuf Firyabi رحمه الله
states:
سمعت سفيان، ورجل يسأله عن من يستم أبا بكر رضي الله عنه، فقال: كافر بالله العظيم، قال: نصلي عليه؟ قال: لا، ولا كرامة.
“I heard that someone asked Imam Sufyan al-Thawri رحمه الله about a person who insults Sayyiduna Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه, he said: He is a disbeliever. They asked: Can we lead his funeral prayer? He said: No, he has no respect or honor.”
❀ Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal رحمه الله
says:
من شتم أبا بكر وعمر وعائشة رضي الله عنهم ما أراه على الإسلام.
“Whoever insults Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه, Umar رضي الله عنه, and Aisha رضي الله عنها, I do not consider him a Muslim.”
❀ Ahmad bin Abdullah Ibn Atiyyah رحمه الله
says:
أحمق الناس فى مسألة كذا وكذا الروافض، خالفوا الكتاب والسنة، وكفروا بالله.
“In such and such issue, the most foolish are the Rafidah; they opposed the Book and Sunnah and committed disbelief against Allah.”
❀ Ja’far al-Sadiq رحمه الله says:
بري الله ممن تبرأ من أبى بكر وعمر .
“Allah is free from the one who disassociates from Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه and Umar رضي الله عنه.”
❀ Hafiz Dhahabi رحمه الله says:
هذا القول متواتر عن جعفر الصادق، وأشهد بالله إنه لبار فى قوله، غير منافق لأحد، فقبح الله الرافضة.
“This statement from Ja’far al-Sadiq رحمه الله is mutawatir (mass-transmitted). I call Allah to witness that he رحمه الله was truthful in his statement and had no hypocrisy in his heart towards anyone. May Allah destroy the Rafidah.”
❀ Abd al-Samad bin Yazid Saigh رحمه الله states:
ذكر عند الفضيل وأنا أسمع الصحابة، فقال: اتبعوا فقد كفيتم؛ أبو بكر، وعمر، وعثمان، وعلي رضي الله عنهم.
“I heard that when Fudayl bin Iyad رحمه الله
mentioned the Companions رضي الله عنهم, he said: Follow Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه, Umar رضي الله عنه, Uthman رضي الله عنه, and Ali رضي الله عنه (the great Companions), and that will suffice you.”
Allama Abu al-Abbas al-Qurtubi رحمه الله
says:
هذا الحديث رد من على رضى الله عنه على الشيعة فيما يتقولونه عليه من بغضه للشيخين، ونسبته إياهما إلى الجور فى الإمامة، وأنهما غصباه، وهذا كله كذب وافتراء، على رضى الله عنه منه براء، بل المعلوم من حاله معهما تعظيمه ومحبته لهما، واعترافه بالفضل لهما عليه وعلى غيره، وحديثه هذا ينص على هذا المعنى، وقد تقدم ثناء على رضى الله عنه على أبى بكر رضي الله عنهما.
“This hadith is a refutation from Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه against the Shi’a who, out of enmity for the two Shaykhs رضي الله عنهما, speak nonsense about them, accuse them of injustice in the Imamate, and claim the Imamate was usurped—may Allah protect us! All this is falsehood and slander. Ali رضي الله عنه is free from this. Rather, he had a relationship of love with these two Shaykhs رضي الله عنهما, acknowledged their superiority, and this narration is evidence of that. Previously, praise of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه by Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه has been mentioned.”
❀ Qadi Iyad رحمه الله
says:
في هذا الحديث حجة على الشيعة وتكذيب دعواهم على على فى عمر، وسوء اعتقادهم فيه، وشهادته بفضله وفضل أبى بكر رضي الله عنه، وبفضل النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم لهما، وتخصيصه لهما، وفيه صدق ظن على رضى الله عنه وصحة حسبانه فى أن يدفن عمر رضى الله عنه مع صاحبيه.
“This hadith is evidence against the Shi’a and denies their claim regarding Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه‘s negative belief about Sayyiduna Umar رضي الله عنه. Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه testified to the virtue of Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه and Umar رضي الله عنه and also testified that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave them virtue and distinction. This hadith mentions that Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه‘s opinion about Sayyiduna Umar رضي الله عنه being buried with his two companions (the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه) was proven true.”
❀ Imam Shu’bi رحمه الله says:
حب أهل بيت نبيك صلى الله عليه وسلم ولا تكن رافضيا.
“Love the Ahl al-Bayt of your Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and do not become Rafidah.”
Imam Shu’bi رحمه الله‘s statement is true, and even two individuals from Ahl al-Sunnah do not differ on it. From this statement, it is understood that:
① The Imams of Ahl al-Sunnah loved Ahl al-Bayt.
② They encouraged love for Ahl al-Bayt.
③ They considered enmity towards Ahl al-Bayt as Rafidism.
④ The Rafidah’s claim of love for Ahl al-Bayt is false; in reality, they harbor enmity and hostility towards Ahl al-Bayt and are completely deviated from their teachings.
⑤ This statement also refutes the Nasibis, who are enemies of Ahl al-Bayt.
⑥ From this statement, it is established that every Nasibi is a Rafidi and every Rafidi is a Nasibi.
⑦ Rafidah and Nawasib are two extremes; Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah are moderate—they neither declare disassociation from the Companions رضي الله عنهم like the Rafidah nor consider enmity towards Ahl al-Bayt permissible like the Nawasib, but respect the rights of both.
⑧ Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah consider love for the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم Ahl al-Bayt as part of faith and acknowledge their virtues and merits.
⑨ Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah are far from exaggeration, negligence, excess, or deficiency; they neither exaggerate in the status of Ahl al-Bayt nor belittle other Companions رضي الله عنهم.
⑩ The books of the Imams of Ahl al-Sunnah contain teachings about love for the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم Ahl al-Bayt; therefore, it is false to say that the books of Ahl al-Sunnah do not mention love for the Ahl al-Bayt, while the books of Ahl al-Sunnah are full of mention of Ahl al-Bayt.
⑪ Imam Shu’bi رحمه الله was a student of Sayyiduna Ali رضي الله عنه, the scholar of Ahl al-Bayt Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas رضي الله عنه, and several other scholars of Ahl al-Bayt; his advice is based on the teachings of the scholars of Ahl al-Bayt.
⑫ Rafidism is not a valid religion according to the Imams of Ahl al-Sunnah; otherwise, they would not have prohibited Rafidism.
