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Talq ibn Habeeb said:

((Indeed the rights of Allaah are far greater than the servant can fulfill, and indeed the blessings of Allaah are far more than can be counted, however, be repentful in the morning and evening (i.e. throughout the day))).

Siyar A'laam an-Nubalaa. - Volume 4, Page 622

Ref: Fatwa-Online

al-Haafidh Abu Haatim Muhammad ibn Hibbaan said:

"The intelligent one does not befriend one who is two-faced, or one who has two hearts. He does not reveal anymore affection that what he conceals, and he does not conceal any less love than what he reveals. He should not be, when the need arises, any different than he were before it arose or before getting involved, because friendships that are unlike this are not praiseworthy."

Ref: Being Two-Faced

Boycotting One Who Does Not Boycott The Innovator

Shaykh Muqbil ibn Haadee al-Waadi'ee

Reference: Al Ajwibah as sadeedah fee Fataawa al ‘Aqeedah. P.169

Category: Methodology

We know that boycotting the people of innovations is an obligation if they insist on their innovations, however is it correct to boycott one who does not boycott the innovator? He does not act upon what they act upon, but he mixes with them and does not boycott them.

Before we respond to this, Hajr used to be practiced rarely at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه و سلم), then people started practicing it more often, how is this?

For example: There is an innovator and you believe that if you call him to Allaah he may return [to the truth] and if you left him or boycotted him, he may increase in his misguidance, or different sects may snatch him up. You should look at the benefit of Islaam and the Muslims and not boycott him for your personal gains.

The messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said:

“The Muslim has five rights over a Muslim…”

Amongst them is:

“When you meet him, greet him [with salaam].

However if you believe that if you boycotted him he would return to Allaah the Elevated and repent, then boycott him.

And Hajr as you have heard (The Regulations of Hajr) was practiced rarely at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه و سلم). He boycotted the three companions who stayed behind and did not participate in the battle of Tabuk, he boycotted his wives for a month and he boycotted the one who covered himself in Khalooq, wa Allaahu Musta’aan.

So it is not befitting that we practice Hajr often so as not to be the reason why people turn away from the Sunnah and the khayr .

What is left [to say is]:-Boycotting the one who does not boycott an innovator? You have exceeded, may Allaah bless you, you have no evidence that we should boycott the one who does not boycott the innovator.

Even the example: ‘The one who does not consider a kaafir to be a kaafir, is to be declared a kaafir.’ This example is not inclusive. Rather the one who doesn’t consider the kaafir who is a disbeliever by consensus to be a kaafir, he is the one who is to be declared to be a kaafir , such as if one says: “A Jew is not a kaafir or a Christian is not a kaafir, then the likes of this one disbelieves, because he is a denier of the Quraan, and indeed Allaah has declared them to be disbelievers in the Quraan. However, if someone says that the one who abandons the prayers is not a kaafir, and another one says that he is, then this is an issue that our scholars have disagreed upon.
Also see:

Whoever does not declare a Kafir to be a Kafir is a Kafir himself.

Whoever does not declare an innovator to be an innovator is an innovator himself.

Whoever is not with us is against us. To be added shortly Insha-Allaah

Translator: Nadir Ahmad, Abu Abdul-Waahid

Date Published: Tuesday, 01 February 2005

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هجر من لم يهجر المبتدع

الشيخ مقبل بن هادي الوادعي

ÇáãÑÌÚ: الاجوبة السديدة في فتاوى العقيدة: ص: 169

ÇáÈÇÈ: المنهج

علمت أن هجر المبتدعة واجب إذا أصر على بدعته، ولكن هل يصح هجر من لم يهجر المبتدع وهو لا يعمل بعلمه، ولكن يخالطهم ولم يهجرهم؟

قبل هذا هجر المبتدع كان ضيقاً على عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وتوسع فيه الناس كيف ذلك؟ مثلاً مبتدع وأنت ترى انك تدعوه إلى الله وربما رجع، أو ترى انك لو تركته وهجرته ربما يتمادى في ضلاله، أو ربما يحتضنه الأحزاب الأخرى وأنت تنظر إلى مصلحة الإسلام والمسلمين، ولا تهجره من اجل مصلحة نفسك، فالرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: (( حق المسلم على المسلم خمس)) ومنها: : ((إذا لقيته فسلم عليه)) أما إذا كنت ترى انك إذا هجرته سيرجع إلى الله- سبحانه وتعالى- ويتوب فلك أن تهجره، والهجر كما سمعت كان مضيقاً على عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم هجر الثلاثة الذين خلفوا، وهجر نساءه شهراً، وهجر م تضمخ بالخلوق، والله المستعان. فما ينبغي إن نتوسع في الهجر حتى ما نكون سبباً لنفور الناس عن السنة وعن الخير. بقي ماذا؟ أن تهجر الذي لم يهجر المبتدع: توسعت بارك الله فيك ما عندك دليل من لم يهجر المبتدع هجرناه حتى المثال الذي يقال من لم يكفر الكافر فهو كافر أيضا لم يستقيم، بل من لم يكفر الكافر المتفق عليه مثل أن يقول اليهودي ما هو كافر أو النصراني ما هو كافر مثل هذا يكفر لأنه مكذب للقرآن: لكن شخصاً يقول أن تارك الصلاة ليس بكافر، وآخر يقول تارك الصلاة كافر فهي مسالة اختلف فيها علماؤنا- رحمهم الله-.

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