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Al-Jarh wat-Ta`deel: The Issue Of Narrations From The InnovatorsBy Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer – with notes on the text between brackets from
the [‘Allaamah Ahmad Shaakir], and the [[‘Allaamah Muhammad Nasir
ad-Deen al-Albaani.]] From Al-Baa`ith al-hatheeth
Prepared by Dar al-Kitab wal-Hikmah
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In the Name of Allah The Merciful the Beneficent, and what follows is the
text:
ISSUE: The mubtadi`, if his bid`ah is kufr, then there is no confusion over
rejecting his narrations.
When it is not kufr, then if he allows lying, his narrations are also rejected.
If he does not allow lying, then is he acceptable or not? Or is there a difference
between his being a caller or not being a caller?
Regarding this, there is an early and a present-day debate. Most distinguish
between the caller and one who is not a caller.
This has been mentioned in a quote from ash-Shaafi`i – and Ibn Hibbaan
mentioned that there was a consensus about it, he said: “It is not allowed
to use him (meaning the mubtadi` who calls to his bid`ah) as evidence with
our great Imaams, and I do not know any disagreement among them about it.”
Ibn as-Salaah said: (`Uloom al-Hadeeth p. 104) “And this is the most
just of opinions and the best of them, [[Al-Albaani says: “Rather it
is the less-preferred view, as comes shortly from Ibn Katheer.”]], and
the opinion of absolute rejection is far off, far from what is known from the
Imaams of hadeeth, for their books are full of narrations from the mubtadi`ah
who aren’t callers. In the Two Saheehs are many of their hadeeths, used
as witnessing narrations as well as foundational narrations. And Allaah Knows
best.”
I say (Ibn Katheer): Ash-Shaafi`i has said: “I accept the witness of
the people of desires except for the Khattaabiyyah from the Raafidhah, because
they see it permissable to bear witness to falsehood for those that agree with
them.”
So in this quote, ash-Shaafi`i did not make a distinction between the callers
and others.
Also, what is the difference in meaning between them? While here is al-Bukhaari
who reported from ‘Imraan bin Hittaan al-Khaariji, the one who praised ‘Abdur
Rahmaan bin Muljim, ‘Ali’s killer. And he is among the worst of
the callers to bid`ah! And Allaah Knows best.
[Ahmad Shaakir said here: “Regarding the people of bid`ah and desires,
if their bid`ah is from that which deserves the ruling of ‘kufr’ for
the one who holds it, then his narrations are not accepted by consensus, as
an-Nawawi mentioned. In at-Tadreeb, as-Suyooti refuted him for claiming consensus,
and he quoted another view in which they are accepted absolutely, and another
one in which they are accepted if they believe in the prohibition of lying.]
Then he quoted from Ibn Hajr (an-Nuzhah) that he said:
[‘And what is correct is that not everyone is rejected because of his
bid`ah. This is because every group claims that those that oppose them are
mubtadi`ah, and they go even further and make takfeer. So if this is taken
absolutely it would necessitate making takfeer of all of the groups. What is
relied upon here, is that the one whose narrations are rejected is the one
who rejects something mutawaatir from the law which is known from the religion
by necessity, or he believes the opposite of it. As for one who is not like
this – and it is added to that that he is precise in what he narrates – while
having fear and taqwa, then there is nothing to prevent his being acceptable...’
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