Shias revile the companions of the prophet (saws)
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Salaam Alaikum Burhan Bhai,
This has reference to your answer to question number 1814 regarding the Shias. Your answer to the question was quite appropriate
given the data. However, there are many other angles, which would make it very
doubtful that the Shias are Muslims. Could you please
give your opinion to the below discussed points:
1. Shias revile Aisha (RA).
It is a fact the she was one of the wives of Prophet (PBUH); nobody including Shias can deny this. And Allah (SWT) says in Quran that Prophet’s
wives are mothers of the believers, which suggests they should be
respected. (a) Does it not amount to rejecting Quran
when they revile Aisha (RA)? Further, rejection of
even an alphabet of Quran renders a Muslim Kaffir.
(b) Allah (SWT) came to Aisha (RA’s) rescue when she
was maligned, a revelation was sent, despite this Shias don’t learn.
2. Shias also revile Abu Bakr
(RA), Omar (RA) and Osman (RA). These are the very
companions who Allah (SWT) said HE (SWT) was happy with – Revelations regarding
Bayt Ar Ridwan,
about the second of the two referring to Abu Bakr
(RA) and many more like the status of Mohajir or Ansari Companions proves this. Are the Shias
not rejecting Quran by reviling those companions whom
Allah (SWT) lauded in the holy Quran and says He
(SWT) is happy with them. Does this not amount to rejecting Quran?
3. Adding something to Shahada, does it not
constitute Kufr? If not, could you please let me know
this – why are the Christians Kaffir? As you said, “there is no god but Allah”
is sufficient for a person to be considered a Muslim. Suppose a Christian
believes in Tauheed and does not believe in the
Prophet hood of Muhammed
(PBUH), is he a Muslim? Shias case is more or less
the same.
4. Shias, I understand (I heard this though I am not
sure of it to be true) believe that there were 40 Paras
in Quran instead of 30. They also say there was
another version of Quran which was the real one and
the present one is the Sunni’s version. By saying this, are they not denying
Allah’s word that says that Quran would be guarded
against corruption?
There are many more things, which I can’t recall at the moment,
that makes their status as Muslims vulnerable.
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Answer:
Shias revile the companions of the prophet (saws)
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and
we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Beloved brother in Islam, when one declares the ‘shahaadah’ or testimony of faith, believes in Allah Subhanah as the One and Only Lord and Creator, believes in
Mohamed (saws) as the Last and Final Messenger, believes in the Message of the
Glorious Quran as the Last and Final Revelation and
believes in the advent of the Last Day; he will be recognized and honored as a
believer by the other believers, and all the rights that are due to a believer
will be accorded to him in full.
No matter what he does short of openly declaring that he himself wishes to leave the fold of Islam, the person with the above beliefs will remain a muslim in sight of Shariah and the believers.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith
2526 Narrated by Anas
ibn Malik
The Prophet (saws) said: “Three things are the roots of faith: to
refrain from (killing) a person who utters, "There is no god but
Allah" and not to declare him unbeliever whatever sin he commits, and not to
excommunicate him from Islam for his any action.”
No matter what the person does, the true believers and muslims are bound to stay within the limits declared by
Allah and His Messenger (saws), and we are commanded in the above authentic
tradition of the Messenger of Allah (saws) never to declare one who utters the Shahaadah an unbeliever no matter what sins he commits, and
never ever to ex-communicate him from Islam for any of his actions.
Q-1: Shias revile Aisha (RA). It is a fact the she was one of the wives of Prophet (PBUH); nobody including Shias can deny this. And Allah (SWT) says in Quran that Prophet’s wives are mothers of the believers, which suggests they should be respected. (a) Does it not amount to rejecting Quran when they revile Aisha (RA)? Further, rejection of even an alphabet of Quran renders a Muslim Kaffir. (b) Allah (SWT) came to Aisha (RA’s) rescue when she was maligned, a revelation was sent, despite this Shias don’t learn.
Indeed Hadrat Aisha (r.a.)
is one of the wives of the Noble Prophet (saws), and Allah Subhanah
has raised and honored all the wives of the Prophet as the mothers of the
believers! If some people revile the
chaste and pure wife of the Prophet (saws) for any reason, it is a burden they
carry on their shoulders; and they will be responsible for their heinous sin on
the Day of Judgement.
Those who revile the mother of the believers and the
chaste wife of the Noble Prophet (saws) are misinformed and misguided; but that
does not make them ‘kaafirs’ or disbelievers!
Q-2: Shias also revile Abu Bakr (RA), Omar (RA) and Osman
(RA). These are the very companions who Allah (SWT) said HE (SWT) was happy
with – Revelations regarding Bayt Ar
Ridwan, about the second of the two referring to Abu Bakr (RA) and many more like the status of Mohajir or Ansari Companions
proves this. Are the Shias not rejecting Quran by reviling those companions whom Allah (SWT) lauded
in the holy Quran and says He (SWT) is happy with
them. Does this not amount to rejecting Quran?
Beloved brother in Islam, just because some misguided and misinformed people
revile some of the best and most God-fearing human beings who ever walked on
this planet earth, it does not affect the status and rank of these noblest of
companions of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
Allah Says in the Holy Quran
Chapter 9 Surah Taubah
verse 100: The vanguard (of Islam), the first of the Muhajirs
and the Ansaars, and (also) those who follow them in
(all) good deeds; well pleased is Allah with them as are they with
him: for them hath He prepared Gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein
for ever: that is the Supreme Felicity.
There is absolutely no doubt in the mind of any true
believer that Hadrat Abu-Bakr
(r.a.), Hadrat Umar (r.a.), and Hadrat Uthmaan (r.a.) are amongst the vanguards and the amongst the Muhajirs who migrated with the Prophet of Allah (saws) from
Makkah to Medina.
Allah Subhanah, the Lord of the Heavens and
the Earth has certified in the Glorious Quran that He
is ‘Well Pleased’ with them, and He has prepared Gardens of them where rivers
flow therein….
Now if some misguided soul, because of his own
shortcomings and mis-information seeks to revile
these noble companions of Allah Subhanah, he should
be aware of the burden of the sin he will have to carry on his shoulders on the
Day of Judgment!
No matter what one says, the status and rank of the noble
companions of the Messenger of Allah (saws) are guaranteed and certified by
Allah Subhanah!
And when Allah is pleased with someone, it does not matter if the whole
world were to revile them; it would not take away an iota of honor and mercies
that the Lord would bestow upon them!
The people who revile the noble companions of the
Messenger of Allah (saws) are misguided and misinformed; but that does not make
them ‘kaafirs’ or disbelievers!
Q-3: Adding something to Shahada,
does it not constitute Kufr? If not, could you please
let me know this – why are the Christians Kaffir? As you said, “there is no god
but Allah” is sufficient for a person to be considered a Muslim. Suppose a
Christian believes in Tauheed and does not believe in
the Prophet hood of Muhammed
(PBUH), is he a Muslim? Shias case is more or less
the same.
3 A) Adding something to Shahada,
does it not constitute Kufr?
Adding something to the Shahaadah
taught to the believers by the Messenger of Allah (saws) would be termed an
innovation or ‘bida’, not kufr
or disbelief.
3 B) If not, could you please let me know this – why are the Christians
Kaffir?
Any person who declares his belief in more than one God,
or does not believe in Prophet Mohamed (saws) as the Last and Final Messenger
of Allah Subhanah will be termed a ‘kaafir’ or disbeliever.
The Christians believe in Jesus as one of the gods in the
Three, and they do not believe in Prophet Mohamed (saws) as the Last and Final
Messenger of Allah Subhanah; thus they are termed as
‘kaafirs’ in the Glorious Quran
by none other than Allah Subhanah Himself!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran
Chapter 5 Surah Maidah
verses 72-73:
72 They do ‘Kufr’ who say: "Allah is
Christ, the son of Mary." But said
Christ: "O children of
73 They do ‘Kufr’ who say: “Allah is one of
three in a Trinity”: for there is no god except One Allah. If they desist not from their word (of
blasphemy) verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them.
3 C) Suppose a Christian believes in Tauheed and does not believe in the Prophet hood of Muhammed (PBUH), is he a Muslim?
If one declares his belief in ‘Tauheed’
or the Oneness of Allah Subhanah, but rejects the
appointment of Prophet Mohamed (saws) as the Last and Final Messenger of Allah Subhanah, he will not be considered a ‘muslim’.
3 D) Shias case is more or less the same.
The people who call themselves Shia
muslims declare their belief
in ‘Tauheed’, and absolutely accept Prophet Mohamed
(saws) as the Last and Final Messenger of Allah Subhanah. Thus, in the sight of Shariah
and the believers they will be honored as our brothers in faith and muslims, and every right accorded
to a believer will be accorded to them.
Our Shia brethren have an issue
with ‘the history of the muslims’ after the death of
the Prophet Mohamed (saws); and no matter what issues they might have, provided
they have declared belief in Allah and His Last Messenger (saws), they will
regarded as muslims by the true believers.
Q-4: Shias, I understand (I
heard this though I am not sure of it to be true) believe that there were 40 Paras in Quran instead of 30.
They also say there was another version of Quran
which was the real one and the present one is the Sunni’s version. By saying this,
are they not denying Allah’s word that says that Quran
would be guarded against corruption?
Beloved brother in Islam, firstly one should not take action on ‘rumors’ and ‘heresay’, but rather on conviction. Secondly ‘Paras’ or
‘Juzz’ are not something created and declared by
Allah and His Messenger (saws), but something which were declared by the muslims after the death of the Messenger of Allah (saws) to
make it easy for the ones who wished to memorize the Holy Quran. The 114 Surahs are
the ones which were revealed and declared by Allah and His Messenger (saws);
and to the best of my knowledge there is none on this planet earth who calls
himself a ‘muslim’ but does not profess belief in
each and every one of the 114 Surahs of the Quran.
Your Statement: There are many more things, which I can’t
recall at the moment, that makes their status as
Muslims vulnerable.
Beloved brother in Islam, we must understand the difference between a ‘legal’ muslim and a ‘true’ muslim.
Anyone who declares the ‘Shahaadah’,
and professes his belief in the Oneness of Allah Subhanah,
and believes in Prophet Mohamed (saws) as the Last and Final Messenger of Allah
will be honored as a ‘legal’ muslim
in the sight of Shariah. All the rights that are due to a muslim will be accorded to such a
person, no matter what his deeds.
It is only in the Just Court of Allah Subhanah
that one will find out whether he was indeed a ‘true’ muslim or not, for Allah Alone has knowledge of what
is in each person’s heart! He Alone has the Right to Declare and Judge in Truth who indeed
amongst mankind was a ‘true’ muslim, and who was
not.
If one just takes a look at the state of the Muslim Ummah today, there are many amongst the people who call
themselves ‘Ahle-Sunnah’, but are involved in grave
worship, or believing in the supernatural powers of their ‘peers’ and ‘mujawirs’, or openly committing shirk with Allah Subhanah!! But
because they have declared the ‘Shahaadah’ and
believed in Prophet Mohamed (saws) as the Last and Final Messenger of Allah,
they will always be regarded as ‘legal’ muslims,
and every right due to a muslim will be accorded to
them. They can marry amongst the muslims, they can visit the Sacred
House of Allah Subhanah, they will inherit from their
muslim parents, their muslim
children will inherit from them, they will be given a muslim
funeral, etc.
Beloved brother, just imagine the commotion and the ‘fitnah’ in the Ummah if every muslim tries to label another muslim
a ‘kaafir’ or a ‘mushrik’ !!
No person who believes in Allah and His Messenger (saws) has a right to
call another who professes his belief in the same as a ‘kaafir’
or a ‘mushrik’ ! That is the guidance and command of Allah and
His Messenger (saws) to those who are rooted in faith.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith
2526 Narrated by Anas
ibn Malik
The Prophet (saws) said: “Three things are the roots of faith:
to refrain from (killing) a person who utters, "There is no god but
Allah" and not to declare him unbeliever whatever sin he commits, and not to
excommunicate him from Islam for his any action.”
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your
Brother in Islam,
Burhan
