Sects and Innovation
210 questions
Is it permissible to continue benefiting from an Islamic preacher who is rumored to be Qubaysiyah, with her followers increasing?
Can Fatwa No. 13372 concerning Hizb ut-Tahrir be reviewed, due to the presence of fallacies and information taken from unreliable sources or taken out of context?
What is your eminence’s opinion regarding the advice of some sheikhs against reading the two books "Kitab al-Tawhid" and "Al-Durar al-Saniyyah" by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, on the pretext that they advocate for excommunicating society?
Is the development of Fiqh sciences, the categorization of Fiqh chapters, and the division of Hadith into weak, good, and authentic considered a "bid'ah hasanah" (praiseworthy innovation)?
Is this method of worship—including its specific ذكر (dhikr) and numbers, recitation of certain surahs, in addition to throwing stones when Surat Al-Fil is recited—consistent with the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), or is it an innovation?
How do we respond to the protest of the Rafidah regarding the death of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the lap of Ali ibn Abi Talib, as they cite the narration mentioned in "Mukhtasar Tarikh Dimashq" by Ibn Asakir, which contradicts what was reported from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that he died between her chest and chin?
What is meant by the Wahhabi movement and the Salafi movement, what is the difference between them, and why does each group name itself thus?
O brothers, I am a Sunni Muslim. I saw on YouTube video clips of a Shia scholar talking about Aisha killing the Prophet, peace be upon him, and that there were three attempts to kill him by Abu Bakr and Umar through their daughters Hafsa and Aisha. What frightened me was Aisha's hadith \"We administered medicine to the Messenger of Allah,\" where the Shia claim that she poisoned him after he forbade them from administering medicine to him, then he fell ill and passed away.
Are all pious sheikhs Salafis?
What is the ruling on declaring a group of the imams of Ahl al-Sunnah, such as "al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar" and others, to be innovators, on the pretext that they erred in creed?
What is your opinion on the framework followed by Islamic groups that call for joining them instead of calling to Allah and for the establishment of the Caliphate? And were there such groups during the era of the Islamic Caliphate? And what would be the fate of these groups if the Islamic Caliphate were to be established?
Was Al-Shawkani a follower of the Yazidi sect? What is the difference between Yazidism and Zaydism? And do both sects contradict the Sunnis?
Why do Sufis kiss their green scarves before taking them off in their gatherings and zawiyas?
Who is referred to in the hadith, "People will emerge from the East reciting the Quran, but it will not go beyond their throats"?
Is it correct to say that Ibn Taymiyyah permits receiving reward from Allah for performing Bid'ah (innovations in religious matters), and to what extent is it valid for some to use Ibn Taymiyyah's words in "Iqtidha' As-Sirat Al-Mustaqim" to justify Mawlid celebrations and other Bid'ah?
What are the sources of reception and legislation for each of the following: the Rawāfiḍ, the Khawārij, the Murjiʾah, the Qadariyyah, and the Jahmiyyah? And what books can be referenced on this subject?
What is the religious view on Sufi orders as a means of reaching God, given the existence of practices such as seeking intercession through deceased saints, visiting and circumambulating shrines and sacrificing at them, and excessively kissing the hands of shaykhs and venerating them?
What do the pantheists mean by the unity of existence, and what is the refutation of them?
Is it permissible to follow the people of innovation to avoid suspicions, knowing that the state adopts the Sufi methodology and does not want the Sunnah to be exemplified and the Salafi methodology to be followed?
Is the division of the People of the Sunnah into Ash'aris (Malikis and Shafi'is), Maturidis (Hanafis), and Salafis (Hanbalis) correct, and does this mean that all Shafi'is and Malikis are from among the people of Kalam (speculative theology)?
Are you looking for a general study on Irja' and its danger to Islam?
Is the Sufism of historical figures such as Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi and Muhammad al-Fatih considered evidence of the validity of the Sufi methodology? And was their Sufism similar to that of contemporary Sufis in terms of innovations, especially since some rely on the hadith, "What a magnificent leader that leader is, and what a magnificent army that army is," as proof of this?
Are the differences between the doctrines of the Atharis, Ash'aris, and Maturidis serious enough to expel one from Islam, or are they a forgivable innovation, and are these three doctrines considered among the saved sects?
Who is Dhu al-Thudayyah? And what is his story with our master Ali?