on the same footing as those acting on an interpretation, concerning whom ʿAlī ibn Abī Tālib proclaimed on the Day of the Camel that he would not kill those who fled, finish off their wounded, take their wealth as booty, or enslave their offspring. Those people had an admissible interpretation, whereas these people have no admissible interpretation. People like the former merely rebel against the ruler’s authority, whereas these people have departed from the law and Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

They are worse than the Tatars in numerous respects, but the Tatars are more numerous and more powerful, so the extent of their evil is more apparent. Much of the Tatars’ corruption results from these people’s association with them, as happened in the time of Ghāzān, Hūlākū, and others. For they took from the Muslims’ wealth many times what was taken from their own. Their land is fay’ (property accruing to the public treasury).

Many of the early generations stated that the Rāfidah have no share in fay’, because Allah assigned it only to the Emigrants, the Helpers, and:

“Those who came after them, saying, ‘Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith, and do not place in our hearts any resentment toward those who believe. Our Lord, You are indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful.’”

Anyone whose heart is not free of ill will toward them and whose tongue does not seek forgiveness for them is not among these people.

Their trees were cut down “because when the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, besieged Banū al-Nadīr, his Companions cut down their date palms and burned them. The Jews said, ‘This is corruption, yet you