Shaykh Muqbil bin Haadee al-Waadi'ee
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Question: The questioner asks: O noble Shaykh! There are those that say that the speech against the Hizbees (bigoted partisans), and warning against them is considered backbiting so what do you say in this?

Answer:
O brothers! I have become tired, and have answered this question many times, and I answered it previously in on this cassette that the Prophet said, “The Religion is sincere advice.” So the Messenger according to their madhhab backbites the people, but some of the  people don’t understand, it is true that some from the common folk don’t understand, by Allaah this is true. So listen, may Allaah bless you, the Messenger said said, “Are you a Fattaan O Mu’aadh?” 

And he said about the Khawaarij, “They will leave the Rel igion as the arrow passes through the game animal.” And he said about the Khawaarij, “They are the dogs of the inhabitants of the Hellfire.” And he said about the one who sought to enter upon him, “What an evil member of his tribe.” And he said to Aboo Dharr, “You are a man who has in him al-Jaahiliyyah.” And also he said to his women, “Indeed, you are like the women of Yoosuf.”

This is the speech of those who don’t know O brothers, may Allaah bless you. 

Yes the Messenger of Allaah said, “The Religion is sincere advice.” And Allaah says, “So that there will be from you an Ummah that calls to good and enjoins the good and forbids the evil and they are the successful.” And the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘Whoever from you that sees an evil let him change it with his hand and if he is unable then with his tongue and if he is unable then let him hate it in his heart and this is the weakest of faith.’ So praise be to Allaah we mentioned a good number [of  proofs] in the introduction of al-Makhraj.
    
Imaam ash-Shaafi’ee backbites the people, why? Because he said, “Narrating on Haraam Ibn ’Uthmaan is Haraam (unlawful).” Ash -Shafi’ee is far from backbiting except in the madhhab of these ignorant ones. And also some Soofies came to Imaam Ahmad and said to him, “You back bite the people.” 

He said, “No, rather if I remain quiet and so-and-so remained quiet, then who would clarify for the people.” So it is a must to clarify and stand against the hizbees. Yes, why criticize us and Sa’tar, may Allaah not bless him said: we work for America. And he said: we are the brothers of the communists, and the tapes are present with us. Like this they have slandered us and cursed us unjustly! 

Allaah says,
“There is no good in most of their secret talks save (in) him who orders charity, goodness, or conciliation between mankind; and he who does this, seeking the good pleasure of Allaah, We shall give him a great reward.” [Sooratun -Nisaa‘ 4:114]

We wish we could be quiet but it is not possible for us to b e quiet, and we know if we were to be quiet that the Ikhwaanee, the one from Jam’iyyatul -Hikmah, Jam’iyyatul-Ihsaan, also the securalist, and other than them perhaps would label us Shaykhul-Islaam, but we cannot be quiet even if they say what they say, and praise be to Allaah we are not concerned with them and their speech, we know that we have faults and that we are not infallible, and we also know that we are upon firmness in our Religion may Allaah give you all success in that which he loves and is pleased with and all praise is due to Allaah, Lord of the worlds.”