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The purpose of this article is to merely demonstrate how the so-called, 'Ahl us
Sunnah Wal Jammah' whilst claiming to adhere to the teachings of the
Ahlulbayt (a.s) have in fact taken nothing from them. The Shi'ee have adopted
a creed which differs from the Sunnis in which theological reasoning has led
to adherance of those Imams (a.s) who belong to the family of the Holy
Prophet (saw) and his immediate offspring. These blessed individuals (peace
be upon them all) understood the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw) better then
anyone else. Thus, for this very reason, the followers of the Ahlulbayt (a.s)
have wholly and solely bound themselves to them in their observances, beliefs
and taken their (a.s) derivations of knowledge of the Qur'aan and Sunnah of
the Prophet (saw).
However, on the other hand the Nawasib behaviour was not only manifested
from certain companions, but it also ran deep into the later scholars who had
done nothing but condemned the Imams of the Ahlulbayt (a.s) despite the fact
that they have been acknowledged for their piety and wisdom. Should the
Sunnis and their group of scholars be deemed meritorious due to having
attributed virtues on behalf of the Imams (peace be upon them all)?
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Consider the example of Iblees who spoke the truth in regards to testifying
that Allah (swt) is One. He also believed in the Day of Judgement. Would this
elevate the status of Iblees and present day followers of Satan? The
pagans would also refer to the Messenger of Allah (saw) as, 'Al-Ameen.' Would
this mean the present day pagans have taken the Prophet (saw) as a source of
emulation for stating these mere facts? The answer simply is 'No!'
Ibn Taymiyyah:
"We do not accept that the Imamiyyah take their religion from the Ahlulbayt
(a.s), neither the Ithna Ashariyyah nor others. Rather, they are opponents of
Alee (a.s) and the Imam's of the Ahlulbayt (a.s) in all the fundamental beliefs
in which they differ with the Ahl ul Sunnah wa al Jamaah, and in their
Tawheed, their belief in Adalah (divine justice), and their belief in
Imamah. While it is well concluded that Alee (a.s) and the Imams of the
Ahlulbayt (a.s) believed in the Attributes of Allah (swt) and destiny, not to
mention in the leadership of the three Khalifahs, and in the superiority of
Aboo Bakr and Umar and others in all the questions. They contradict the
Shi'ee. The evidence of this are firmly concocted in the books of the scholars,
in that the proofs in this aspect from the Imams of the Ahlulbayt
(a.s)necessitate certain knowledge that the Rafidah are opponents to them,
and not their followers."
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Ibn Taymiyyah has made rather bold claims by suggesting that the so-called
'Ahl us Sunnah' follow the Aimma (a.s) in regards to their fundamental
doctrine, such as Tawheed, Divine Justice, Leadership and in all other
elements of faith. In his view, the 'Shi'ee Imami' do not follow the Ahlulbayt
(a.s) in anything! Each area would require a great deal of analysis and
Insha'Allah Ta'ala we can investigate these subjects in future articles.
However, let us look at the reality behind such a statement.
Ibn Taymiyyah:
And likewise, most of the Imams of the people of Hadeeth like Malik, and
Shi'ba, and Al-Thawri, and Ahmad bin Hanbal whoever knows their case
knows a certain knowledge that they absolutely do not believe that any lie has
occurred in the narration of the Prophet (saw) and they know that they (i.e.
the narrators) do not commit mistakes except for one or two pronounciations.
And from among them there are some who knows that he would commit
mistakes in the Prophetic narration, for Ahmad bin Hanbal absolutely knew
that he would commit mistakes in it, but neither Al-Thawri or Al-Zuhri did,
and so did a lot of people other than them. And those who know that they
would commit mistakes like Himad bin Salama and Jaffar bin
Muhammad (Imam Jaffar Sadiq (a.s)) would know that their mistake
would be something that would pass on and would be in occasions they would
know.
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Ibn Taymiyyah:
"No doubt what the jurists narrate from Aboo Hanfia, Malik, Al-Shafi, Ahmad
and others are more correct than what the rafidis narrate from the two Askari
and Muhammad bin Alee Al-Jawad (a.s) and others, and no doubt that
they (Aboo Hanifa etc.) are more knowledgeable in the religion of
the Prophet (saw) than those (Al-Jawad (a.s) etc)."
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Ibn Taymiyyah:
However, regarding Musa bin Jaffar (a.s), Alee bin Musa (a.s) and
Muhammad bin Alee (a.s), no one among those who possess
knowledge doubt that Malik bin Anas, Hamaad bin Zaid, Hamaad
bin Salama, Al-Laith bin Sa'ad, Al-Awzaei, Yahya bin Sa'eed,
W'akei bin Al-Jarah, Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak, Al-Shaf'i, Ahmad
bin Hanbal, Ishaq bin Rahwei and others were more
knowledgeable about the Prophetic hadeeth than them."
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Ibn Taymiyyah:
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Despite the fact Bukhari himself did not narrate any Hadeeth from Aboo
Hanifa, why did ibn Taymiyyah fall short of mentioning that? The level
of criticism does not fall short on Imam Sadiq (a.s) alone, rather it extends to
other Imams of the Ahlulbayt (a.s). It is for this very reason we find very few
narrations in the Saheeh Sittah from them.
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Ibn Taymiyyah:
"Alee bin Al-Hussain (a.s), his son Aboo Jaffar (a.s) and his son
Jaffar bin Muhammad (a.s) taught people what Allah (swt) taught them
in the same manner that (Allah (swt)) taught the other scholars during their
lives. Verily there were people during their lifetimes that were more
knowledgeable and more useful for the nation than them."
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Subhan Allah! Despite the fact Aboo Hanifa is deemed worthless, ibn
Taymiyyah still regards him more learned then the Imams of the Ahlulbayt
(a.s)!
For more information in regards to Aboo Hanifa, please click on the following
link:
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Shibli Nomani:
"Aboo Hanifa sat for a long time at Imam Baqir's (a.s) feet and acquired from
him much valuable knowledge of Fiqh and Hadith not available anywhere
else. Shi'as and Sunnis are agreed that Aboo Hanifa derived much of his
learning from Baqir (a.s). He learned a great deal from the Imam's son, Ja'far
Al-Sadiq (a.s) also, which in fact is generally mentioned in the history
books. Ibn Taymiyyah, however, denies this on the ground that
Aboo Hanifa and Ja'far Al-Sadiq (a.s) were contemporaries and
equals, which ruled out the probability of the former being the
latter's pupil. But I consider this sheer imprudence and lack of
comprehension on ibn Taymiyyah's part. For all his greatness as an
original thinker and master of fiqh, Aboo Hanifa could not
compare in learning with Imam Ja'far Al-Sadiq (a.s). The Ahlulbayt
(a.s) were the fountainhead of Fiqh and Hadith and, in fact, all
religious learning. "The master of the house knows best what is in
it," to quote a well-known Arabic saying.
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Aboo Hanifa and Malik were the students of Imam Saddiq (a.s), and Aboo
Hanifa used to say: "Without the two years Al-Nu'man would have
perished."
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The ignorance of ibn Taymiyyah's statements has in fact cast doubts on the
teachers of the present day Sunni Imams. If this is the condition of the
teacher, what will be the position of his students?
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Ibn Taymiyyah:
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Ibn Taymiyyah:
None of the four Imams nor the other of the jurists refer to him
(Alee (a.s)) in their jurisprudence, verily if Malik's knowledge was
obtained from the people of Madinah, the people of Madinah did not take
Alee's (a.s) statements, they take their jurisprudence from the seven jurists,
Zaid, Umar, ibn Umar and so on.
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Ibn Taymiyyah:
Moreover, the Tafsir (commentary) that was not taken from ibn Abbas was
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taken from ibn Mas'oud and others from the Sahabah, those who did not
take anything from Alee (a.s). There is no known reliable Tafsir in
the hands of the Muslims that comes from him (i.e. Alee (a.s)).
These are the books of hadeeth and the books of tafsir filled with reports from
the Sahabah and the Tabi'een. What can be found from Alee (a.s) in them is
extremely small.
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The same Alee bin Abi Talib (a.s) who said, "Ask me about the book of Allah
(swt), for I swear there is not a single verse in it except that I know
whether it was revealed during the night or day or whether it was
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Narrated from Yahya ibn Sa'eed, "There was not even a single man from the
companions of the Prophet (saw) who could say, 'Ask me' except Alee ibn
Abi Talib (a.s)."
It is rather interesting that some claim during the 6 months period in which
Imam Alee (a.s) did not give bayah to the first usurper, he (a.s) was busy
collecting the Holy Qur'aan. Now, if this had been the case, then why do we
find that the Sahabah and/or the Tabi'een take nothing from him? One would
begin to question on what basis did ibn Taymiyyah claim the so-called 'Ahl us
Sunnah' are upon the aqeeda of the Ahlulbayt (a.s)?
Ibn Hajar:
"One whose mistakes are abysmal or his negligence is massive or has showed
immorality, his Hadeeth is Munkar."
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Ibn Hibban:
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"Ibn Hibban the Hafiz, the Imam, the Allamah, Aboo Hatim
Muhammad bin Hibban bin Ahmad bin Hibban bin Mu'adh bin M'aebed bin
Suhaid bin Hadya bin Murah bin Saad bin Yazid bin Murah bin Zaid bin
Abdullah bin Darum bin Handhala bin Malik bin Zaid bin Munat bin Tamim
Al-Tamimi Al-Basti Aboo Sa'ad Al-Edrisi said: 'He was the judge of
Samqarand and he was one of the jurists and the preservers of the
narrations.' Al-Hakim said: 'Ibn Hibban was a bowl of knowledge
in jurisprudence, language, hadeeth and preaching, and he was
amongst the sensible men.' Al-Khatib said: 'He was trustworthy,
noble and knowledgeable.'"
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Ibn Kathir:
Aboo Hatim Muhammad ibn Hibban ibn Ahmad Al-Tamimi Al-Busti of the
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Ibn Hibban:
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narrated from other than his children, because the reports of his
children from him are very much Munkar."
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Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s) had several sons. The most well known of them being
Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s). According to ibn Hibban, he is 'Munkar' (Abysmal
or showed immorality)!
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Not only Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s) is Munkar but his grandson Imam
Muhammed Taqi (a.s) and the Imams who follow after him are unreliable,
and reports from them are to be rejected not to mention their followers.
Ibn Hibban:
"It is wajib to accept his hadeeth (Imam Redha (a.s)), provided that they are
narrated from him by other than his progeny and his Shi'ee, and Abus-Sulat in
particular, as the reports narrated from him have such falsehoods in which
there is sin from Abus-Sulat and his progeny and his Shi'ee."
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This personality has been rather contraversial, whilst being described a Nasibi
by the so-called 'Ahl us Sunnah' he is deemed a Shi'ee by the followers of the
Ahlulbayt (a.s). The Nawasib have used this very individual as a defence in
order to turn tables to the argument by suggesting that we too accept the
trustworthiness of a Nasibi. This rather pathetic attempt has exposed these
individuals even more. In order to cover the crimes of their founding
forefathers, they have resorted to such cheap tactics and that being of a single
individual whom they must have searched day and night for. The deceitful
method that was used was to mix the statements of Shi'ee scholars those who
deemed him Nasibi and those who considered him to be a Shi'ee and
Trustworthy and stating this is the opinion of the Shi'ee regarding him i.e. that
he is a 'Thiqha Nasibi!' Now, it should be noted as for those (Shi'ee scholars)
who authenticated Yahya bin Qattan, none of them recognized him as a
Nasibi. It is possible that they did not believe the stories about his Nasb. This
is different from the scholars of the so-called 'Ahl us Sunnah' who stated he is
a "Nasibi but Thiqah!"
Ibn Hajar:
Yahya bin Sa'eed bin Furukh Al-Qatan Al-Tamimi Aboo Sa'eed Al-Basry Al-
Ahwal Al-Hafiz Al-Saji narrated from Alee bin Al-Madini said: "I never saw
someone more knowledgeable than Yahya bin Al-Qatan in Rijal."
Ahmad bin Yahya bin Al-Jarood narrated from ibn al-Madini saying: "I
never saw someone who is more Thabt than Yahya Al-Qatan."
Ibraheem said: "I never saw someone who was more knowledgeable
than Yahya Al-Qatan in Rijal." Abdullah bin Ahmad said: "I heard my
father saying: 'My eyes never saw someone who is similar to him."'
Al-Fadhel bin Ziy'aad said: "I heard Ahmad saying, 'By Allah (swt)! We
never met someone who was similar to him." Ibn Al-Mahdi said:
"Your eyes can never see someone who is similar to him." Ibn
Khuzayma narrated that Bindar said: "Yahya bin Sa'eed is the Imam of
his time." (Ibn Ammar said): "If he talked, the jurist kept listening to
him." (Bandar said): "I think he never disobeyed Allah (swt)." Aboo
Dawood narrated from Yahya ibn Mo'een that he said: "Yahya Al-Qatan
used to recite (and complete) Qur'aan every night for twenty years
and he never missed performing dawn prayers at the mosque for
forty years." Ibn Sa'ad said: "He was Trustworthy, secure, exalted,
proof." Al-Ijlli said: "He is Basri, trustworthy in Hadeeth, he used to
narrate from the reliable narrators only." Aboo Zua'ra said: "He was
one of the trustworthy and hafiz." Aboo Hatim said: "Proof and
hafiz." Al-Nasa'i said: "Reliable, thabt and satisfactory." Ibn Manjweh
said: "He was one of the masters of his time, he was hafiz, devoted,
knowledgeable, pious, religious and ideal." Al-Khalili said: "No doubt
he is an Imam and he is the greatest companion of Malik at
Basrah."
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Al-Dhahabi:
Yahya bin Sa'eed said: "Mujalid is more beloved to me than him (Imam Jaffar
Sadiq (a.s)), there is something in my feelings against him (Jaffar)."
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Al-Dhahabi:
Sufyan bin Uyayna bin Maymoon, 'Hafiz', Sheikh Al-Islam Aboo Muhammad
Al-Hilali Al-Kufi, the muhaddith of the Al-Haram (shrine). There
were many people who used to go for Hajj and the reason was to
meet ibn Uyayna. They used to crowd around him during the
season of Hajj. He was an Imam, hujah, hafiz, very knowledgeable
and had a great status. Al-Shafi said: "Without Malik and Sufyan,
the knowledge of Hijaz would disappear." Abdul Rahman bin
Mahdi said: "Ibn Uyayna was the most knowledgeable about the
Hadeeth of the people of Hijaz." Ibn Wahab said: "I don't know
anyone more knowledgeable than him in Tafsir." Ahmad said: "I
never saw someone more knowledgeable than him in the Sunan."
Al-Ijlli said: "Ibn Uyayna was Thabt in Hadeeth." Bin Mahdi said:
"Sufyan had knowledge about Qur'aan and Hadeeth which Al-
Thawri didn't possess."
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Abd al-Barr:
Ibn Uyaina said under the Chapter of, Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Alee
bin Hussain ibn Alee bin Abi Talib (a.s): "There was some thing in
his memorizing."
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Al-Dhahabi:
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Ibn Hajar:
Ibn Hajar Asqalani said in regards to ibn Sa'ad said: "He (Imam Sadiq
(a.s)) used to narrate a lot, but not reliable and is considered
weak."
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Al-Dhahabi:
Muhammad bin Tahir bin Alee, "The hafiz the scholar, the mukthir
(who narrates a lot of hadeeth) the jawal (who travels a lot)." Aboo Al-
Fadhil Al-Maqdisi, known as ibn Al-Qaysarani Al-Sheybani Aboo Al-Qasim
bin Asaker said: "I heard the hafiz Muhammad bin Ismail saying: 'The best
hafiz I ever met is ibn Tahir.'"Aboo Zakariya bin Mandah said: "Ibn
Tahir was one the hufaz, possessed good beliefs, nice attitude,
truthful, extremely knowledgeable in the correct and false
(hadeeth), used to write alot, follower of 'athar' (Tradition)." Al-
Sam'ani said: "I asked Aba Al-Hassan Al-Karkhi the jurist about ibn Tahir, he
replied: 'There is no one on the face of earth who is similar to him.'"
Ibn Shereweh said in 'Tarikh Hamadan' that bin Tahir lived in Hamadan and
built a house there. He was Thiqah, hafiz, extremely knowledgeable in
correct and false (hadeeth), well known in Rijal and texts, used to
write alot, had good hand writing, follower of 'athar' (tradition),
far away of curiosity and bigotry, was humorist and strong in
travelling."
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Al-Dhahabi:
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Al-Dhahabi:
Musa'ab ibn Abdullah said: "Malik would not narrate from Ja'far (a.s)
until he linked it with those narrators who are high. Then he would
put Jaffar's (a.s) narration after it."
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Ibn Khaldoon:
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Al-Suyuti:
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It can only be concluded from the ample evidence presented from authentic
books of the Ulema of the Nawasib, that neither the fiqh or the exegesis of the
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Qur'aan can be traced back to any of the Imams of the Ahlulbayt (a.s). The
matter is rather clear that the so-called 'Ahl us Sunnah' do not follow the
Ahlulbayt (a.s) but rather have abandoned them (a.s) despite the fact the
Prophet (saw) ordered us to follow the 'Qur'aan and Ahlulbayt (a.s).'
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If one excuses these are mere differences based on the opinions of certain
scholars regarding the Imams of the Ahlulbayt (a.s), then why are all the
companions exempt from this very rule? When one looks at the books of the
followers of the Ahlulbayt (a.s), they will find narrations that can be traced
back to the Imams (a.s). However, the so-called 'Ahl us Sunnah' on the other
hand accept Hadeeth on the authority of those very individuals, the 'Kharijis
and Nasibis' who would narrate narrations which would discredit the
Ahlulbayt (a.s) only to favour their ideology and in turn, deem their narrations
authentic.
Ibn al-Qayyim:
Verily, the jurists of the Imamiyyah, from the first of them to the last, narrate
from the Ahlulbayt (a.s) that divorce by swearing is not valid and this is
mutawatir among them from Jaffar ibn Muhammad (a.s) and others from
Ahlulbayt (a.s).
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In other words, what the Shiah Imamiyyah have recorded from the twelve
Imams of the Ahlulbayt (a.s) in their books are true. They are authentic words
of the Imams of the Ahlulbayt (a.s). Hadeeth al-Thaqalayn is perfect evidence
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that the Aqidah and fiqh of the Shiah Imamiyyah connect directly to the
Messenger of Allah (saw). As long as a Shiah strictly follows the teachings of
the Ahlulbayt (a.s), he is without doubt on the Straight Path of Allah (swt),
and is path of the Jama’ah. Whosoever deviates from the Ahlulbayt (a.s),
whether he calls himself a Shia or otherwise, is in clear misguidance and will
end up in Hellfire. The choice whether one enters Paradise or Hellfire is
entirely in his hands. If one follows the Ahlulbayt (a.s), he will be in Paradise.
If he does not, he has voluntarily chosen Hellfire.
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