علامات أهل البدع The Signs of the Ahlul Bid'ah

قال الإمام ابن عثيمين رحمه الله :

Shaykh Saleh al-Uthaimeen (rahimahullaah) said:

لأهل البدع علامات ، منها :

(1) أنهم يتصفون بغير الإسلام والسنة، بما يحدثونه من البدع ، القولية ، والفعلية ، والعقدية .

(2) أنهم يتعصبون لآرائهم ، فلا يرجعون إلى الحق وإن تبين لهم .

(3) أنهم يكرهون أئمة الإسلام والدين .

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Ahlul Bid'ah (they) have signs:

1) They attribute themselves to other than Islaam and Sunnah, which they have innovated, from Bid'ah : al-Gawliyyah (statements), al-fi'liyyah (actions), al;'aqdiyyah (beliefs).

2) They have bigotry to their opinions, so they do not return back to the haqq if its clarified to them.

3) They have hatred for the Imaams of al-Islaam and Deen.

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Source: Saif al-Maslool li bayaan mafaasid al-ihtifaal yawm al-maulood ar-rasool

Explaining the fundamentals of faith شرح أصول الإيمان

Shaykh Saalih ibn Uthaimeen (rahimahullaah)

All praise is due to Allah,we praise Him, seek His Help and forgiveness; we repent to Him and seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our own slaves and from our wicked deeds . Whomsoever has been guided by Allaah , non can misguided and whomsoever has been misguided by Allaah non can guide him. I bear witness that there is no true god worthy or being worshipped except Allaah alone, without a partner or associate. I further bare witness that Mohammed (Salla Allaah Aleihi Waslam1 ) is Allaah true slave and Messenger ; may Allaah bestow His peace and Blessings on Muhammed (Salla Allaah Aleihi Wasallam), upon his good and pure family , and upon his noble companions and those who follow their path.

It proceeds then: that the knowledge about Tawheed2 constitutes the most noble and necessitated knowledge, because it represents the knowledge about Allah , His right upon His bondsmen . This knowledge is the key for the way to Allaah , and it is the foundation for His legislation. That is why there is a consensus amongst all the messengers to invite people to Tawheed . Allaah تعالى3 says:

( و ما أرسلنا من قبلك من رسول إلا نوحى إليه أنه لا إله إلا أنا فأعبدون)

And we did not send any Messenger before you (O Mohammed) but We inspired him (saying(: Lailaha illa Ana {none has the right to be worshipped but I (Allah)},so worship Me (alone and no Qur’aan 21:25

Allaah bears witness on His Wahdaniyyah: being the only true God that deserves to be worshipped alone and who has no coequal in Himself as well as in His Names and Attributes .The angles and people of knowledge also testify for His Wahdaniyyah :

( شهد الله أنه لا إله إلا هو و الملائكة و أولو العلم قائما بالقسط لا إله إلا هو العزيز الحكيم) ( آل عمران ،18)

Allaah bears witness that La illah illa Huwah ( none has Wright to worshiped but He,) and the angles , and those having knowledge (also give this witness); ( He is always) maintaining His creation in Justice . La illah illa Huwa , the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.(Qura’an 3:18)

Given this acknowledgement of the rank of Taweed, it is therefore incumbent upon every Muslim to give proper consideration to this matter through learning, understanding, education, and conviction, in order for him to establish his Deen 5on a sound foundation, confidence and submission that would give him the good fortune of sharing it’s fruits and results.

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1 Salla Allaah Aleihi Wasallam¹ : The Salaah and Salaam of Allaah be upon his prophet Mohammed . The Salaah of Allaah upon his prophet Mohammed is His praise of the prophet to the angles who are close to (but below) to Allaah , the most high , who arose abode His ‘Arsh ( Throne) which is above the seven skies. The angles also praise him” Salla Allaah Aleihi Wasallam” The Salaam is Allaah’s safeguard and of the prophet from the deficiencies and kind of evils . When the Muslim says” Salla Allaah Aleihi Wasallam” , they invokes Allaah to grant His praise and security to the prophet Mohammed .See Ibnul Alqyyaim’s Jalaa ‘ul Afhaam, p.128. Published by Daar Ibn Katheer , Damascus, and Maktabat Daat At-Turaath, Al-Madeenah , 1409H/1988.

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2 Tawheed ² is maintaining the belief that Allaah is the only true God worthy of worship and that He is the true and only Rabb of every thing and that He is unique in His Divine Names,Attributes and Actions.(TN)

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تعالى³ : Ta’aalaa : Supremely Exalted id He. He is Exalted in His Thaat (Essence) and in

His Attributes. (TN)

5 Deen : Is more comprehensive in it’s meaning than the western concept of “religion” . Every aspect of life subscribes to the revelation from Allaah. Therefore, Deen covers life in all of its various stages and complexities. (TN)

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Source: www.binothaimeen.com (translated by Dr. Saleh as-Saleh rahimahullaah)

Clearing the Doubts- Warning about Ahlul Bid'ah is Gheebah?

الشيخ ابن عثيمين رحمه الله:
الكلام في أهل البدع ومن عندهم أفكار غير سليمة أو منهج غير مستقيم هذا من النصيحة وليس من الغيبة , بل هو من النصيحة لله ولكتابه ولرسوله وللمسلمين , فإذا رأينا أحدا مبتدعا ينشر بدعته فعلينا أن نبين أنه مبتدع , حتى يسلم الناس من شره وإذا رأينا شخص عنده أفكارتخالف ما كان عليه السلف فعلينا أن نبين ذالك , حتى لا يغتر الناس به

Shaykh Saalih al Uthaimeen (rahimahullaah) said:
Speaking about Ahlul Bid'ah who has with them deviant ideologies or who follow other then the correct manhaj, this is from Nasyha and this is not Gheebah. This is from Nasyha to Allaah,to His Book, to His Messengers and to the Muslimoon. If we see an Innovator calling to bid'ah then it is for us to make bayaan of him that he is an innovator, so that the people would know his evil. And if we see an individual who has an ideology which opposes what the Salaf were upon then it is for us to make bayaan of him too, so that the people are not deceived by him.

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