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The true position on the Shia

The Nasibi Takfeer campaign against the Shia cannot be supported by the Quran or Sunnah

The Nasibi can collect as many fatwas against the Shia from the Salafi / Deobandi Imams as they like, the fact of the matter is that these mean nothing since they cannot be supported by the Quran and Sunnah:

We read in Surah Hujuraat verse 14, Allah (swt) says:

"The bedoins say: 'We have believed'. Say to them 'You have not believed, say instead 'We have acceoted Islaam' for true belief has not entered into yout hearts. But if you obey Allah and his Messenger you will not lose any of your good deeds for verily Allah is most forgiving most merciful".

These bedoins clearly had defects in their faith and even Allah (swt) did NOT even declare them Kaffir so could you explain to me how your Ulema have issued takfair on millions of Muslims?

Defining a Momin

Furthermore we would appeal to those with open minds to ponder over Surah Baqarah verses 1-5 where the Almighty has defined the meaning of Al-Muttaqin (the righteous).

"Alif Lam Mim. This is the Book whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are righteous, who believe in the unseen, and offer prayer, and spend of what We have provided them, And who believe in that which is revealed to thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and who are certain of the Hereafter. They follow the guidance (which comes) from their Lord; and they are the ones who will prosper."

These Qur'anic verses inform us of the requirements which, if a person fulfills them, he will be of the righteous people, and whoever is righteous, is a Muslim and a believer.

These requirements are the following:

To believe in the unseen (as we believe in the Creator and the Hereafter without seeing them).

To offer the five daily prayers.

To spend, in the way of God, a portion of the wealth God had provided us (by paying Zakat).

To believe in that which God has revealed to His Messenger Muhammad.

To believe in that which was revealed to all Messengers before Muhammad.

To believe in the Hereafter.

Thus, whoever meets these six requirements, as indicated by the first verse, will be righteous, and as indicated by the last verse, will be well-guided and successful.

Here, we can say that every Muslim who is committed to the principles of Islam will meet all the requirements. Since the Shia like Ahl;ul Sunnah bel;ieve in these principles then on what basis are these Nasibis calling Shias kaafir?

Defining Iman

We read in Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, page 19 that Talhah Ibn Ubaydullah reported that a Bedouin had the following dialogue with the Messenger:

The Bedouin: What is Islam?

The Messenger: Five daily prayers.

The Bedouin: Do I have to add to them any prayer?

The Messenger: No, unless you volunteer. And fast in the month of Ramadhan.

The Bedouin: Do I have to add to it any other fast?

The Messenger: No, unless you volunteer. Then he mentioned to him the prescribed charity.

The Bedouin: Do I have to add to it?

The Messenger: No, unless you volunteer.

The Bedouin: By God, I shall not add to these; nor shall I subtract from them.

The Messenger: The bedouin has succeeded if he is true.

These are the requirements to be a Muslim, possessed by Sunni and Shia alike. So rather than blindly following your leaders do some homework.

The Ulema of Ahlul Sunnah have warned against issuing takfeer on Muslims

Imam Abu Hanifa said we dont consider anyone who prays to Qibla to be a kaafir and this is the belief of majority of Ulema (Sharh Muwafaq page 726 (Luckonow) Sharh Maqasid Volume 2 page 269 (Istanbul) Sharh Fiqh Akbar page 189 (Kanpur)

Abu Hanifa wrote in his will The followers of Muhammad can be sinners but they are momin NOT kaafor (al Jahur athul Maneefa Sharh Waseeyul Imam Abu Hanifa page 6 printed Hyderabad Deccan)

Imam Shaafi I do not considfer anyone who prays to be kaafor on account of his sins Al yawaqeeuth wal jawahir Volume 2 page 126 (Cairo)

Shara Muwaqif page 726 The Scholars of fiqh are in agreement that it is NOT permissible to vall anyobe kaafoir whp prays in the direction of Qibla (Lucknow)

Shia are Muslim - Fatwa of Grand Mufti Shaltoot

What follows is the Fatwa (religious verdict/ruling) of one of the Sunni world's most revered scholars, Shaikh Mahmood Shaltoot with regard to the Shia. Shaikh Shaltoot was the head of the renowned al-Azhar Theological school in Egypt, one of the main centers of Sunni scholarship in the world. It should be of interest to know that a few decades ago, a group of Sunni and Shia scholars formed a center at al-Azhar by the name of "Dar al-Taqreeb al-Madhahib al-Islamiyyah" which translates into "Center for bringing together the various Islamic schools of thought". The aim of the effort, as the name of the center indicates, was to bridge the gap between the various schools of thought, and bring about a mutual respect, understanding and appreciation of each school's contributions to the development of Islamic Jurisprudence, among the scholars of the different schools, so that they may in turn guide their followers toward the ultimate goal of unity, and of clinging to one rope, as the well-known Quranic verse, "Hold fast to the Rope of Allah and do not diverge" clearly demands of Muslims.

This massive effort finally bore its major fruit when Shaikh Shaltoot made the declaration whose translation is appended below. It should be made unequivocally clear as well, that al-Azhar's official position, vis a vis the propriety of following any of the Madhaahib, including the Shi'ite Imami school, has remained unchanged since Shaikh Shaltoot's declaration.

Head Office of al-Azhar University:

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL

Text of the Verdict (Fatwa) Issued by His Excellency Shaikh al-Akbar Mahmood Shaltoot, Head of the al-Azhar University,on Permissibility of Following "al-Shia al-Imamiyyah" School of Thought

His Excellency was asked:

Some believe that, for a Muslim to have religiously correct worship and dealing, it is necessary to follow one of the four known schools of thought, whereas, "al-Shia al-Imamiyyah" school of thought is not one of them nor "al-Shia al-Zaidiyyah." Do your Excellency agree with this opinion, and prohibit following "al-Shia al-Imamiyyah al-Ithna Ashariyyah" school of thought, for example?

His Excellency replied:

1) Islam does not require a Muslim to follow a particular Madh'hab (school of thought). Rather, we say: every Muslim has the right to follow one of the schools of thought which has been correctly narrated and its verdicts have been compiled in its books. And, everyone who is following such Madhahib [schools of thought] can transfer to another school, and there shall be no crime on him for doing so.

2) The Ja'fari school of thought, which is also known as "al-Shia al-Imamiyyah al-Ithna Ashariyyah" (i.e., The Twelver Imami Shi'ites) is a school of thought that is religiously correct to follow in worship as are other Sunni schools of thought. Muslims must know this, and ought to refrain from unjust prejudice to any particular school of thought, since the religion of Allah and His Divine Law (Shari'ah) was never restricted to a particular school of thought. Their jurists(Mujtahidoon) are accepted by Almighty Allah, and it is permissible to the "non-Mujtahid" to follow them and to accord with their teaching whether in worship (Ibadaat) or transactions (Mu'amilaat).

Signed,

Mahmood Shaltoot.

Imam of Ahlul Sunnah Shaykh Muhammad Ghazzalis Fatwa that Shias are Muslim

Ghazzali writing in Dhufaa Anil Aqeedah Al Shareeya Thud Muthaan al Mustharikeen page 256

Someone approached me in anger and said how did that the Shaykh of Azhar give this fatwa that Shia are Muslims, I said what do you know of the Shia after silence he said they are no on our deen, he replied I have seen the fast and pray like we do, he then said in amazement How?

I said to him You should know that they read the Quran and believe in Rasul, perform Hajj, he said I heard that they believe in another Quran and that in disrespect of the Quran they attend Makka, I said to this man you are disabled! People say this to disgrace others.

Imam of Ahlul Sunnah Abu Muhammad Zuhra declared the Shia to be Muslims

Tareekh ul Madhaib il Islameeya page 39 There is no doubt that Shia fiqh is an Islamic one, if the Sabi Sect considers Ali God we these people as out of Islam, Shias are a Musim Sect, for we know that the Shia Ithna Askariyyya consider Sabais kaafir, Ibn Saba was Mohovy there is no doubt that everything thje Shia say is based on the Quran and hadith of Rasulullah (s)

On page 52 he says:

they sit with their Sunni neighbours and near ones with love and do not hate them.

Shaykh Hasan Ayubs Fatwa about the Shia

Of the Islamic Sects Shia is the OLDEST one, there are different Sects some have gone extreme some in the middle way praised Ali ibn abi Talib and dont consider the other Sahaba as kaafor and liars (Tabseethul Aqaid Islameeya page 300)

Imam Ahmad Ibraheems Fatwa that the Shia are Muslim

Imam Ahmad Ibraheem teacher of Shaltoot and Abu Zahra said the Shia Imamia are Muslim they have faith in Allah, Rasul and Quran whatever Muhammad brought (Usul ai Fiqha page 31)

The Shia are an Islamic Sect

Sharh Muwaqif by Imam of Ahlul Sunnah Meer Seyyed Shareeh Jurbani:

Amongst the biggest Islamic Sects the other is Shia, Shia are those that follow Ali and believe after Rasul he was the rightful Imam and Khalifa whether that be spiritual or physical, and they believe that Imamate and Khlifath remains in the family od Ali page 752 (Lucknow print)

Abu Saadath Mubarak Ibn Aseer Jazari in Jami al Usul Min ahadith ur Rasul Volume 12 oage 220-221 (gytpt Edition)

We are talking about famous Sects, that Muslims affiluiate themselves to these are as follows, Shaafir, Hanafi, Malik, Ahmad and Imaiya.

Fiqh Jafri is a legitimate Islamic Sect

Imam of Ahlul Sunnah Allamah Shaykh Sharawi Azhari in his famous Egyptian Risala Al Ahraam ul Sunnah page 103 periodical number 32932 wrote:

The Imam of the Shia Imamiya is Hadhrath Imam Jafer Sadiq who was the teacher of Imam Abu Hanifa. These are the Imamia Jafari about whom we explained before, are those who follow a pure religion and at is with regards to them that our Shaykh Shaltoot issued a fatwa that to adhere to their madhab is permissible because this is a correct Islamic madhab, that is acts as a source of guidance for its adherents, In Egypt we have introduced certain principles of Shia on divorce and inheritance in out Law.

Similarly Dr Umar Farokh Misree Al Faisal al Adad number 30 page 24-25 (printed 1979) said: Islam has many Sects Malikee, Hanafi Shaafee, Hanbali and Jafri

Sunni Scholar Allamah Abdul Fataah Abdul Maqsood Misree wrote in Sabeel ul Wahdah page 514 (Egypt edition):

It is my faith that Shia Islam is the true face and sect of Ialam, history is testament that in protecting the Deen the Shia made many great sacrifices that day is not far when all Muslim Sects shall unite on one front

Sunni academic Allamah Muhammad Hasan Azmee Principal of Arabic College, Karachi commented:

The Shia Imami Ithna Ashariyya testify in Tauheed - that Allah is one, neither is he begotten nor does he beget, no one is like Him, Muhammad (s) was sent by Him, that all Prophets were on the path of truth. The Shia believe in these things and do not do taqleed on matters of Usul thay believe in all the Prophets, they believe in everthing that Prophets sent. They believe that Ali and his eleven sons were entitled to the Imamate and Leadership (over the Ummah) and that Fatima az Zahra is Chief of the Women of Paradise. These people are correct in their aqeedah, since this is an aqeedah that cannot be deemed kufr nor Fisq (Al Haqaiq ul Khafeeya un al Shia al Fatimeeya page 103 printed Cairo)