Min Aalam al-Mujaddidin - Salih Al-Fawzan - (70)

Min Aalam al-MujaddidinSalih Al-Fawzan

As for the charge that the Shaykh makes blanket declarations of unbelief and wages war against Muslims, he replied: “With respect to takfīr, we only declare a person an unbeliever when he has understood the religion of the Messenger, then—after knowing it—reviles it, forbids it, and shows enmity toward those who practise it. Such a one alone I deem a disbeliever, while the vast majority of the ummah, praise be to Allah, are not like that. As for fighting, we have never fought anyone up to this day except in defence of life and honour. They were the ones who came against us in our own land and left us no means of escape. We may, however, meet some of them in retaliation, repaying an evil with its like, and we likewise fight anyone who openly reviles the religion of the Messenger after having come to know it. We make it clear to you that this is the incontestable truth, and that it must be spread among the people and taught to both men and women.1” End.

He also said, after proving the futility of what the grave-worshippers do: “This alone is what created disagreement between us and the people, until they went so far as to declare us unbelievers, fight us, and deem our blood and property lawful—until Allah granted us victory over them and we prevailed. It is to this very matter that we call the people, and it is for this that we fight them, but only after establishing the proof against them from the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Messenger, and the consensus of the righteous predecessors among the imams, acting upon His words: ‘Fight them until there is no persecution and all religion is for Allah alone.’2 Whoever does not respond to the call through proof and clarification, we fight with sword and spear, as the Exalted says: ‘We certainly sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and sent down with them the Scripture and the balance so that people may uphold justice; and We sent down iron, wherein is severe might and benefits for mankind, so that Allah may know who truly helps Him and His messengers though unseen. Surely Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty.’3” End.4

(1) Al-Durar al-Saniyya, vol. 1, p. 51. (2) Surah al-Anfal, verse 39. (3) Surah al-Hadid, verse 25. (4) Al-Durar al-Saniyya, vol. 1, p. 58.

٩- وأما اتهام الشيخ أنه يكفر بالعموم ويقاتل المسلمين، فقد أجاب الشيخ عنه بقول: وأما التكفير فإنا نكفر من عرف دين الرسول، ثم بعدما عرفه سبه ونهى عنه وعادى من فعله، فهذا هو الذي أكفر، وأكثر الأمة ولله الحمد ليسوا كذلك، وأما القتال فلم نقاتل أحداً إلى اليوم إلا دون النفس والحرمة، وهم الذين أتونا في ديارنا ولا أبقوا ممكناً، ولكن قد نقاتل بعضهم على سبيل المقابلة وجزاء سيئة مثلها، وكذلك من جاهر بسب دين الرسول بعدما عرف، فإنا نبين لكم أن هذا هو الحق الذي لا ريب فيه، وأن الواجب إشاعته في الناس وتعليمه الرجال والنساء١. انتهى. وقال أيضاً لما بين بطلان الذي يفعله القبوريون، فهذا الذي أوجب الاختلاف بيننا وبين الناس، حتى آل بهم الأمر إلى أن كفرونا وقاتلونا واستحلوا دماءنا وأموالنا حتى نصرنا الله عليهم وظفرنا بهم، وهو الذي ندعو الناس إليه ونقاتلهم عليه بعد ما نقيم عليهم الحجة من كتاب الله وسنة رسوله وإجماع السلف الصالح من الأئمة ممتثلين لقوله ﷾: ﴿وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ كُلّهُ لِلَّهِ﴾ ٢، فمن لم يجب الدعوة بالحجة والبيان قاتلنا بالسيف والسنان، كما قال تعالى: ﴿لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَنْزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ بِالْقِسْطِ وَأَنْزَلْنَا الْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُهُ وَرُسُلَهُ بِالْغَيْبِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ﴾ ٣ انتهى٤.

١ الدرر السنية ١/٥١. ٢ سورة الأنفال من الآية: ٣٩. ٣ سورة الحديد الآية: ٢٥. ٤ الدرر السنية ١/٥٨.