Sects and Innovation
210 questions
What is the difference between the doctrine of the corporealists (Mujassimah) and the doctrine of the anthropomorphists (Mushabbihah)?
What is your opinion of a group that claims to follow Sheikh Abd al-Wahhab, and emphasizes secondary issues such as declaring Ash'aris to be disbelievers and those who seek intercession through the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, after his death, and strongly condemns the celebration of the Prophet's birthday, and recognizes no opinion but its own on matters of disagreement, while the questioner believes that the focus should be on the foundational principles and communal obligations that the Ummah has neglected?
What is the ruling on reading Prophetic hadiths from the book "Riyadh as-Salihin" daily after Asr prayer in the mosque, and is that considered a a circle of remembrance, given that some people disapprove due to the absence of a specified time for that from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
Do sickness and tribulation atone for heresies?
Is it permissible to eat the food of an innovator (Mubtadi') at innovative occasions that have no authority from Allah?
What is the ruling on dealing with widespread internet messages that include dream visions of the Prophet or the Companions, or what are claimed to be sayings of the righteous without a chain of narration, or messages that promise to fulfill wishes or bring good and ward off evil based on sending them? And is my stance of rejecting these messages correct Islamically?
What is the ruling on studying at an association that says Allah is everywhere, and that the meaning of His saying, Exalted is He, {The Most Merciful ascended above the Throne} is that the Most Merciful seized control of the Throne?
What is the authenticity of some of the sayings and misconceptions raised about the Salafi creed and its relationship with the Ash'ari creed, including what is attributed to Ibn Taymiyyah regarding the hadiths of Nuzool (Descent) and Istiwaa' (Ascension), and what the Ash'aris say about themselves being Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah, and did Allah praise them in the Qur'an in His saying: {O you who have believed, whoever of you reverts from his religion – Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the way of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing}, and what is said about the Ash'arism of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror?
How can the transmission by some Salafis of sayings from Sufi figures such as Al-Junayd and Ibn 'Ata' Allah Al-Sakandari be reconciled with the assertion by some of their preachers that "Sufism is a religion that contradicts the religion of Islam in its sources of reception" and "hides behind Islam"? And what is the view on books like "Qawa'id al-Tasawwuf" by Ibn Zarruq, "Al-Risalah al-Qushayriyyah", and Sa'id Hawwa's writings on spiritual purification?
Did Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya die a violent death due to torture at the hands of deviant sects, and what is the story of his death?
Does everyone who falls into bid‘ah fall into the forbidden?
Are the scholars of the Household of the Prophet, such as Imam Al-Baqir, Imam An-Nasir, and Imam Ja'far As-Sadiq, considered to be from the Sunnis or from the Shia?
What is the extent of sin that would befall a Muslim Shafii husband, moderate in performing obligatory prayers, who follows and admires Qadiani or Ahmadiyya programs, despite his criticism of them for not believing that the Messenger Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, is the Seal of the Prophets, while he declares the Shiites to be disbelievers?
What is the creed of Dhu al-Nun al-Misri and Imam Ibn Hibban?
What is the response to Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani's statement that a person's voluntary actions are not subject to divine decree (al-Qada'), and that guidance (al-Hidayah) and misguidance (al-Dalal) are from human action, not from God, and what is the ruling on one who believes this and advocates for it?
What is the Nasafi creed?
Is a person sinful if they commit an innovation (bid‘ah), or does the reward for their deed fall away and they receive nothing from it?
What is the other side of moderate Sufism that conforms to the Quran and the Sunnah and the consensus of the Muslim community and the path of the righteous predecessors?
What is the ruling on joining the Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamic party and attending their intellectual study circles? Does a Muslim commit a sin if he associates with them? And is masturbation forbidden or permissible?
What is the ruling of Islam regarding those who perform strange acts, such as those that occur during Mawlids, and are these miracles (karamat) or sorcery? And do the extraordinary feats performed by Awliya (saints) have a basis in the Quran and Sunnah? What is the ruling on seeking intercession (tawassul) through Awliya and the righteous?
Is there any mention in the Prophetic Sunnah of the appellation "the one who knows Allah" (al-'arif billah) or "the scholar of Allah" (al-'alim billah)? And is it an innovation?
To what extent is it true to say that the Ash'aris and the Maturidis are Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah, and that Salafism and Wahhabism are proponents of anthropomorphism (tajseem)? And to what extent is the narration attributed to Imam Ali, which speaks of disbelievers describing the Creator with a body and limbs, authentic? And did Ibn Taymiyyah repent and return to the Ash'ari creed? And was Ibn Kathir an Ash'ari, and if not, why did he not interpret Surat Al-Qalam: 42 according to the methodology of the Salaf? And did any of the Companions or Imams, such as Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Al-Shafi'i, allegorically interpret (ta'weel) any verses of the Qur'an?
What is the Shar'i (Islamic legal) and fiqhi (juristic) ruling on the "Ashraf al-Mahdiyyah" group, which denies the humanity of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), exaggerates in its love for him and the Awliya' Allah (saints), and holds حضرات (Sufi gatherings) and celebrations for the mawlids (birthdays) of Awliya', involving both men and women?
Is reading specific Surahs after the obligatory prayers with the intention of purifying the heart and avoiding its hardening considered an innovation (bid‘ah), knowing that no specific allocation of these Surahs to particular times has been reported from the Prophet?