Prophet (saws) began his Da’wah by Disavowing the Tawagheet !

Ever since the Prophet (saws) made his da’wah public, he pronounced a clear enmity towards the mushrikeen, faulted their alleged gods, and warned them that if they persisted in their kuffr, they would be from the people of the Fire. Ibn Ishaq said, “When the Messenger of Allah (saws) first called his people to Islam and was public with that, as Allah ordered him to be, his people were not far from him. And they did not respond to him, according to what has reached me, until he mentioned their ‘gods’ and faulted them. When he did so, they regarded his act as an enormity and they rejected him. They unanimously agreed to oppose him and show hostility towards him, except those whom Allah protected with Islam, though they were few and hidden.” [Sirat Ibn Hisham]

The Muslims then were also weak and lacked the means. However, publicly calling to tawheed required that they declare their disavowal of the tawagheet and that they show enmity to their worshipers.When Quraysh came to the Prophet (saws) asking him to make exceptions in worship, such that he would worship their tawagheet sometimes and, in return, they would worship his god (Allah) for a time, Ayaat were revealed prohibiting that, showing there could be no convergence between tawheed and shirk.

Ibn Hisham said, “Al-Aswad Ibn al-Muttalib Ibn Asad Ibn ‘Abdil-‘Uzza, al-Walid Ibn al-Mughirah, Umayyah Ibn Khalaf, and al-‘As Ibn Wail as-Sahmi – who were all elders among their people – confronted Allah’s Messenger (saws) as he was walking around the Ka’bah. They said, ‘O Muhammad, come, let us worship what you worship and you worship what we worship, so that we can share in this matter. If that which you worship turns out to be better than what we worship, we will have had our portion of it, and if what we worship turns out to be better than what you worship, you will have had your portion of it.’

At that, Allah revealed, "Say, O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship. Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship. Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion." [Surah Al-Kafirun].”

The Muslims Fight Their Mushrik Relatives !

Takfeer is not restricted to the Scholars only !!!

TAKFEER IS NOT RESTRICTED TO THE SCHOLARS ONLY AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE TAKFEER DUE TO MANY REASONS !

There is a lie floating around that forces people into believing that only a scholar who is firmly grounded in knowledge is allowed to make Takfeer. This is a lie marketed by the wicked “scholars” because they are afraid that the Ummah will make Takfeer on their Kaafir paymasters.

The Ummah has no choice but to differentiate the Muslims from the Kuffaar because Allah said: "Shall We then treat the (submitting) Muslims like the Mujrimūn (criminals, polytheists and disbelievers, etc.)? What is the matter with you? How judge you?" [68:35-36]

In order to do so, he must be able to know in his heart, that the Kaafir has a false Aqeedah that does not agree with Islam.

If a Muslim sees a man wearing a cross around his neck he can make Takfeer on him because to wear a cross is a Christian concept. Therefore, you don’t have to be an Islamic scholar to make Takfeer on those who wear the cross. Likewise, if a Muslim hears a man saying the Qur'an got it wrong because Jesus was crucified, he is allowed to make Takfeer on this person. He doesn't have to be a scholar to know that a person who contradicts the Qur'an is a Kaafir. Though yes if someone himself is in the doubt and isn't aware of the matters of Kuffr and Shirk with clarity then the person should himself learn first his own Deen before passing a judgement upon others because indeed Takfeer is not a matter that should be played around with unless one is fully aware and has no doubt left.

THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKFEER : 

The scholars of Islam have collected many reasons establishing the importance of Takfeer:

Shia Muslim, Shia Islam - Myth, Mirage or Reality ?!?

The Shia Raafidah And Taqiyyah

Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajr (rahimahullah) said: "It (Taqiyya) is to be careful of making known to others what is in the heart with regards one’s creed or other than it." [Fathul bari 12/314]

According to the raafidi Kulayni, one of their leaders said, “Taqiyyah is from my religion and the religion of my forefathers, and there is no imaan for the one who does not have Taqiyyah.” [Al-Kaafi 2/219]

The raafidah consider this Taqiyya to be of lofty virtue and high station in their religion. Kulayni also said in Usool Al-kaafi (the main book containing their heretical and polytheistic beliefs) that nine - tenths of (their) religion is based on Taqiyya and one cannot be (ascribed to the raafidah religion) if he has no Taqiyya. [Usool Al-kaafi 2/217]

Beware of the deceitful political partisans

Some of the deceitful political partisans-those who have been blinded by corrupt political ambitions and love of leadership-seek to confuse the general masses or the least they try to dilute and destroy the correct stances obligated on a Muslim to employ against the heretical raafidah. So some of these deceitful political partisans say that Taqiyya is not something specific to the raafidah, rather it is something established in the religion of Islam. However, these satanic forces of deceit amongst the deceitful political partisans do not give the full details regarding the differences between the satanic Taqiyya employed by the heretical raafidah and the Taqiyyah permitted in the pure Islamic legislation. They do not make known the fact that the legislated permissible Taqiyya is a concession and not a conviction in one’s faith, as Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (ra) said: “Taqiyya was (employed by the believers at the time when) Islaam was new and before the Muslims gained authority; but as for today, Allah has strengthened Islam and the (believers) do not fear their enemies.” [Tafseer Al-Qurtubi 4/57]
 

The Sahabah, an example for those after them...

The Sahabah showed us the principles that one should adopt while believing in the matters of Unseen. They showed us the way to true servitude. They showed us that pure hearts are the ones that easily submit. When desires prevail, truth becomes obscure. The Shari`ah is complete and perfect for all times and places till the coming of the Hour.

In the Hadith of al-Dajjaal the Companions asked the Prophet (saws): How long would he stay on the earth? The Prophet (saws) said: ❝For forty days, one day like a year and one day like a month and one day like a week and the rest of the days would be like your days.❞ We said: Allah's Messenger, would one day's prayer suffice for the prayers of day equal to one year? Thereupon he (saws) said: ❝No, but you must make an estimate of time (and then offer the prayers).❞ [Sahih Muslim (7015)]

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen said:

The length of his (the Dajjaal’s) stay on the earth will be forty days only, one day will be like a year, and one day like a month, and one day like a week, and the remaining days will be like the ordinary days of ours. This is what the Prophet (saws) had conveyed. The Companion said: “O Messenger of Allah! Will one day’s prayer suffice us in this day which will be like a year? He (saws) said: ❝No, but you must make an estimate of time (and then offer the prayers accordingly).❞

Look at this exemplary behavior; we should learn a lesson from it – how they, the Companions, confirmed and complied with everything which the Prophet (saws) informed them about? They did not go about distorting the meaning, or misinterpreting it, or saying: “It is not possible for a day to grow longer because the Sun runs in its orbit and it does not change. It may (seem) long due to the hardships and the great (trials) involved on that day. Its length may be because it will be a difficult (day).” The Companions never misinterpreted it in such a way like how some wiseacres do. Rather, they believed that the day will really be equal to twelve months, without Tahreef (distorting the meaning) or Ta’weel (misinterpreting it). Such is the reality of the Believer; he becomes submissive to everything that Allah and His Messenger report of the Unseen, even if he cannot comprehend it. So it is a must to know that Allah and His Messenger’s reports never contain something that is illogical/impractical, rather it (may have) what mystifies the human mind, due to its lack of apprehension.
 

The Arrows of Shaytaan...

Shaytaan readies himself and chooses his prey carefully. He is determined as he shoots the arrows of looks to go through your eyes, tearing the veils of modesty and chastity. This arouses the desires of the weak heart, which commands the body to pursue the satisfaction of such desires. The tongue speaks, the legs walk, and thus, unlawful acts are committed and the soul falls into the mire of sin.

“That is purer for them” 

In order to ward off this Shaytaanic cycle, Allah instructed his believing slaves, both men and women, to lower their gaze. He told them that this would purify them. Allah says: "Tell the believing men to reduce (some) of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is acquainted with what they do. And tell the believing women to reduce (some) of their vision and guard their private parts." [24:30-31] 

Ibn Al-Qayyim said in his well-known book Al-Fawaa’id: A collection of Wise Sayings that Sahl ibn ‘Abdullah says, "Abandoning the order is greater than committing the prohibition in the Sight of Allah because Adam, may Allah exalt his mention, was forbidden to eat from the tree and when he, may Allah exalt his mention, ate from it Allah accepted his repentance, but Shaytaan was ordered to prostrate to Adam, when he refused and Allah did not accept his repentance." 

Again Ibn Al-Qayyim says in his another famous book in Ad-Daa’ wad-Dawaa’, “Look at the accuracy of the Quraanic expression in the order to lower the gaze, as if Allah reminds us that not lowering the gaze causes the doom of the doer and his suffering in this life and in the Hereafter. Failing to lower one’s gaze is the basis for the problems that afflict man. An unlawful look generates thoughts, then thoughts generate ideas, then ideas generate desires, then desires generate will, which develops into resolve and determination, then the action inevitably takes place if there is nothing to prevent it. 
 

The Foundation of Islam & its Principle, PART-5.

Insha’Allah this time we’ll start on the second half of the Risalah. The first part of the Risalah was talking about, how we deal with the ‘Ibadah of Allah, and how we deal with the Muslimin, and how our Wilayah is based upon that, and it had more to do with the worship of Allah, and the second half of the Risalah has to do more with Shirk, staying away from Shirk, avoiding the people who commit Shirk, so it’s the second half of that. Insha’Allah we’ll start with this and most likely we’ll finish today, we won’t need two lessons for this one, depending on how long it goes insha’Allah.

So, for this, the first thing we’ll talk about is that it’s the negation so it consists of four requisites. Two of them have to do with Shirk itself and two of them have to do with the people of shirk.

So, the first one is: Abandoning Shirk in ‘Ibadah to Allah and warning from it or warning against it.

So, this has to do with shirk itself and the way we as Muslimin deal with shirk. So, the thing we have to avoid it. So, this is the first point. There’s many evidences in the Qur’an and Sunnah and we know that this is the basis of our Din, avoiding shirk and worshipping Allah. And we know that the first order in the Qur’an if we look at it chronologically if we were to go through the Qur’an, it’s to worship Allah when Allah said,

“Say: I am commanded only to worship Allah and to not commit Shirk with Him, to Him I call and to Him is my return.”’ [13:36]

So, we see that again if we look at the Qur’an chronologically, that the first command in the Qur’an is to worship Allah, and the first forbiddance is from shirk.