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13th September 2004, 01:55 AM
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIZB UT-TAHRIR (HT)
HOW THEY DIFFER WITH AHL AS-SUNNAH WA’L JAMA’AH
1. As long as you believe in Khilafah, you can have a deviant Aqeedah (The Muslim Creed or Beliefs) and still join HT even if you are a Jafari Shi'i who insults the Sahabah (1).
2. HT asked the kafir Ayatullah Khomeini to be Khalifah of all the Muslims (2).
3. HT deny actions are part of Iman (3) and claim Iman cannot increase or decrease (4).
4. HT believe man creates his own actions not Allah subhaanahu wa ta'ala as they have stated in their book Shaksiyyah Islamiyyah Volume 1 (5).
5. HT say it is permissible to believe in, doubt in or REJECT articles of Aqeedah such as the fact that Adam alayhis salam was a prophet, Punishment of the Grave, the coming of Dajjal, Mahdi and the return of Isa (Jesus) alayhis salam as well as the vision of Allah Ta'ala on Yaum al-Qiyamah, the Sirat, ash-Shifa'ah, al-Hawd (6).
6. HT say that to call the Qur’an created is bid’ah (religious innovation) and not Kufr (apostasy) (7).
7. HT deny the Karamaat (miracles) of the Awliyah (the pious) (8).
8. HT say Mu'awiyah radhiallahu anhu was NOT a Companion of Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam (9).
9. HT allude to being the “Saved Sect” (prophesied in the ahadith ) in their book “The Da’wah Carrier” yet they have split up into many rival factions.
10. According to the former Emir of HT in America, two students of HT in New York, USA, became ATHEISTS. Most members of HT don’t even know this (10).
Produced by the Union of Former Hizb ut-Tahrir Members and Students (UFHTMS) on 19th August 2004. Visit us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UFHTMS/
E-mail UFHTMS-owner@yahoogroups.com for more information.
NOTES
(1) “The Shia divide the companions into three factions: first, are those who believed in Allah… The second group, are those who were Muslims but were not sincere in their acts… The third group, are those who became apostate after the death of Prophet… These are the hypocrites, like Abu Sufyan, his son Muawiya…” (A Shi'ite View of the Companions.)
(http://al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter4/2.html; Shi’i website accessed 19/8/04)
(2) In his book 'The Islaamic Government', Khomeini says: "Verily, the Imaam has a praised station, a supreme rank and universal sovereignty to which authority and command submit all the atoms of this universe. And of the imperatives of our religion is that our Imaams occupy a praised station which is accessible by neither a close angel nor a sent prophet ... And in accordance with the narrations and traditions that are in our possession, the greatest Messenger and the Imaams, peace be on them, were light before the existence of this world, then Allaah made them surround His Throne. It has been related to them that they have states with Allaah which are encompassed by neither a close angel nor a sent prophet" [pp. 52, Cairo, 1979 10]
(http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/aqeedah/0042.htm#3;accessed 13/8/04)
(3) According to the majority of scholars, deeds are a part of faith. In their support is the hadith, "Faith is seventy and some branches, the highest of which is saying there is no God but Allah and the lowest of which is removing something harmful from the road." [Narrated by Muslim, Abu Dawud and Nasa'i]
(http://webpages.marshall.edu/~laher1/iman2.html)
(4) “The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Qur'an) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Iman; and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone). (al-Anfaal:2)
(5) But Allah SWT says, “We have created everything by measure (bi-qadar).” (Al-Qamar: 49)” and “Lo! This is an Admonishment, that whosoever will may choose a way unto his Lord. Yet ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.” (Al-Insan: 29-30)
(6) The founder of Hizb-ut-Tahreer, Taqiyy-ud-Deen an-Nabahaani, said, "Indeed from them (the aahaad ahaadeeth) are those which require an action so it is acted upon. So from Abu Hurayrah who said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said: 'When any of you finishes the last tashahhud, he should seek refuge in Allah from four things: from the Punishment of the Hellfire, from the Punishment of the Grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil trials of the Dajjaal.' And from 'Aa'ishah: from the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam), that he used to make supplication in the Prayer saying: 'O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the Punishment of the Grave, I seek refuge in You from the trials of the Maseeh ad-Dajjaal, I seek refuge in You from the trials of life and death. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from debt and sin.' So these two ahaadeeth are aahaad narrations, and they contain the requirement of an action, i.e. to carry out this supplication after finishing the tashahhud. So it is recommended to make this supplication after finishing the tashahhud, and it is permissible to make tasdeeq (attest) of what is contained in them. However, what is haraam (prohibited) is to hold it with certainty - meaning: to have it as part of ones 'aqeedah - as long as it has only been reported in the aahaad hadeeth, a dhannee (non-mutawaatir) proof. However, if it occurs in mutawaatir form, then it is obligatory to make it part of ones 'aqeedah." (ad-Dawsiyyah, p. 6)
See Aqeedah Tahawiyah for the correct creed of Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l Jama’ah.
(http://www.ummah.net/Al_adaab/tahawi.html; accessed 18/8/04)
(7) “The Qur'an is the word of Allah. It came from Him as speech without it being possible to say how. He sent it down on His Messenger as revelation. The believers accept it, as absolute truth. They are certain that it is, in truth, the word of Allah. It is not created, as is the speech of human beings, and anyone who hears it and claims that it is human speech has become an unbeliever. Allah warns him and censures him and threatens him with Fire when He says, Exalted is He: `I will burn him in the Fire.' [al-Muddaththir 74:26] When Allah threatens with the Fire those who say `This is just human speech.' [al-Muddaththir 74:25] We know for certain that it is the Speech of the Creator of mankind and that it is totally unlike the speech of mankind.” (Aqeedah Tahawiyah by Imam Tahawi)
(http://www.ummah.net/Al_adaab/tahawi.html; accessed 18/8/04)
(8) Among the fundamentals of the people of the Sunnah and the Community is the belief in the miracles of the saints (Karamat al- Awliya): Allah created supernatural acts through them in all aspects of life, revelations (Mukashafat), power, and impressions. This is known of ancient nations in Surat al-Kahf (chapter 18) and in other Qur'anic chapters and is known of the early men of this Ummah amongst the Sahabah and the Tabi'un and amongst the rest of the generations of this Ummah. It will be with them to the Day of Resurrection. (Aqeedah Wasitiyah by Sheikh-ul-Islam ibn Taimiyah)
(http://iisca.org/knowledge/aqeedah/waasitiyyah_07_ahlulbait.htm; accessed 18/8/04)
(9) Hafiz Abul Qasim ibn 'Asakir has documented in Tarikh Dimashq that Imam an-Nasa'i was asked about Mu'awiyah. His reply was: "Islam is like a house with a door. The door of Islam is the Sahaba. Whoever speaks ill of the Sahaba seeks but to harm Islam, just like one who knocks a door to enter a house. As for Mu'awiyah, whoever speaks ill of him seeks to find a way to speak ill of the Sahaba." (Cited in Tahdhib al-Kamal, vol. 1 p. 339)
(http://www.albalagh.net/qa/amir_muawiyah_muhaditheen.shtm; accessed 18/8/04)
(10) Abu Mohammed was Emir of HT at the time he revealed this to one of his HT students so it cannot be said he had an axe to grind. The two apostates were also with the Party and were debating HT’s logical argument for Allah’s existence at the time they abandoned Islam which is a mandatory aspect of HT’s private syllabus.
HOW THEY DIFFER WITH AHL AS-SUNNAH WA’L JAMA’AH
1. As long as you believe in Khilafah, you can have a deviant Aqeedah (The Muslim Creed or Beliefs) and still join HT even if you are a Jafari Shi'i who insults the Sahabah (1).
2. HT asked the kafir Ayatullah Khomeini to be Khalifah of all the Muslims (2).
3. HT deny actions are part of Iman (3) and claim Iman cannot increase or decrease (4).
4. HT believe man creates his own actions not Allah subhaanahu wa ta'ala as they have stated in their book Shaksiyyah Islamiyyah Volume 1 (5).
5. HT say it is permissible to believe in, doubt in or REJECT articles of Aqeedah such as the fact that Adam alayhis salam was a prophet, Punishment of the Grave, the coming of Dajjal, Mahdi and the return of Isa (Jesus) alayhis salam as well as the vision of Allah Ta'ala on Yaum al-Qiyamah, the Sirat, ash-Shifa'ah, al-Hawd (6).
6. HT say that to call the Qur’an created is bid’ah (religious innovation) and not Kufr (apostasy) (7).
7. HT deny the Karamaat (miracles) of the Awliyah (the pious) (8).
8. HT say Mu'awiyah radhiallahu anhu was NOT a Companion of Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam (9).
9. HT allude to being the “Saved Sect” (prophesied in the ahadith ) in their book “The Da’wah Carrier” yet they have split up into many rival factions.
10. According to the former Emir of HT in America, two students of HT in New York, USA, became ATHEISTS. Most members of HT don’t even know this (10).
Produced by the Union of Former Hizb ut-Tahrir Members and Students (UFHTMS) on 19th August 2004. Visit us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UFHTMS/
E-mail UFHTMS-owner@yahoogroups.com for more information.
NOTES
(1) “The Shia divide the companions into three factions: first, are those who believed in Allah… The second group, are those who were Muslims but were not sincere in their acts… The third group, are those who became apostate after the death of Prophet… These are the hypocrites, like Abu Sufyan, his son Muawiya…” (A Shi'ite View of the Companions.)
(http://al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter4/2.html; Shi’i website accessed 19/8/04)
(2) In his book 'The Islaamic Government', Khomeini says: "Verily, the Imaam has a praised station, a supreme rank and universal sovereignty to which authority and command submit all the atoms of this universe. And of the imperatives of our religion is that our Imaams occupy a praised station which is accessible by neither a close angel nor a sent prophet ... And in accordance with the narrations and traditions that are in our possession, the greatest Messenger and the Imaams, peace be on them, were light before the existence of this world, then Allaah made them surround His Throne. It has been related to them that they have states with Allaah which are encompassed by neither a close angel nor a sent prophet" [pp. 52, Cairo, 1979 10]
(http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/aqeedah/0042.htm#3;accessed 13/8/04)
(3) According to the majority of scholars, deeds are a part of faith. In their support is the hadith, "Faith is seventy and some branches, the highest of which is saying there is no God but Allah and the lowest of which is removing something harmful from the road." [Narrated by Muslim, Abu Dawud and Nasa'i]
(http://webpages.marshall.edu/~laher1/iman2.html)
(4) “The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Qur'an) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Iman; and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone). (al-Anfaal:2)
(5) But Allah SWT says, “We have created everything by measure (bi-qadar).” (Al-Qamar: 49)” and “Lo! This is an Admonishment, that whosoever will may choose a way unto his Lord. Yet ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.” (Al-Insan: 29-30)
(6) The founder of Hizb-ut-Tahreer, Taqiyy-ud-Deen an-Nabahaani, said, "Indeed from them (the aahaad ahaadeeth) are those which require an action so it is acted upon. So from Abu Hurayrah who said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said: 'When any of you finishes the last tashahhud, he should seek refuge in Allah from four things: from the Punishment of the Hellfire, from the Punishment of the Grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil trials of the Dajjaal.' And from 'Aa'ishah: from the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam), that he used to make supplication in the Prayer saying: 'O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the Punishment of the Grave, I seek refuge in You from the trials of the Maseeh ad-Dajjaal, I seek refuge in You from the trials of life and death. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from debt and sin.' So these two ahaadeeth are aahaad narrations, and they contain the requirement of an action, i.e. to carry out this supplication after finishing the tashahhud. So it is recommended to make this supplication after finishing the tashahhud, and it is permissible to make tasdeeq (attest) of what is contained in them. However, what is haraam (prohibited) is to hold it with certainty - meaning: to have it as part of ones 'aqeedah - as long as it has only been reported in the aahaad hadeeth, a dhannee (non-mutawaatir) proof. However, if it occurs in mutawaatir form, then it is obligatory to make it part of ones 'aqeedah." (ad-Dawsiyyah, p. 6)
See Aqeedah Tahawiyah for the correct creed of Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l Jama’ah.
(http://www.ummah.net/Al_adaab/tahawi.html; accessed 18/8/04)
(7) “The Qur'an is the word of Allah. It came from Him as speech without it being possible to say how. He sent it down on His Messenger as revelation. The believers accept it, as absolute truth. They are certain that it is, in truth, the word of Allah. It is not created, as is the speech of human beings, and anyone who hears it and claims that it is human speech has become an unbeliever. Allah warns him and censures him and threatens him with Fire when He says, Exalted is He: `I will burn him in the Fire.' [al-Muddaththir 74:26] When Allah threatens with the Fire those who say `This is just human speech.' [al-Muddaththir 74:25] We know for certain that it is the Speech of the Creator of mankind and that it is totally unlike the speech of mankind.” (Aqeedah Tahawiyah by Imam Tahawi)
(http://www.ummah.net/Al_adaab/tahawi.html; accessed 18/8/04)
(8) Among the fundamentals of the people of the Sunnah and the Community is the belief in the miracles of the saints (Karamat al- Awliya): Allah created supernatural acts through them in all aspects of life, revelations (Mukashafat), power, and impressions. This is known of ancient nations in Surat al-Kahf (chapter 18) and in other Qur'anic chapters and is known of the early men of this Ummah amongst the Sahabah and the Tabi'un and amongst the rest of the generations of this Ummah. It will be with them to the Day of Resurrection. (Aqeedah Wasitiyah by Sheikh-ul-Islam ibn Taimiyah)
(http://iisca.org/knowledge/aqeedah/waasitiyyah_07_ahlulbait.htm; accessed 18/8/04)
(9) Hafiz Abul Qasim ibn 'Asakir has documented in Tarikh Dimashq that Imam an-Nasa'i was asked about Mu'awiyah. His reply was: "Islam is like a house with a door. The door of Islam is the Sahaba. Whoever speaks ill of the Sahaba seeks but to harm Islam, just like one who knocks a door to enter a house. As for Mu'awiyah, whoever speaks ill of him seeks to find a way to speak ill of the Sahaba." (Cited in Tahdhib al-Kamal, vol. 1 p. 339)
(http://www.albalagh.net/qa/amir_muawiyah_muhaditheen.shtm; accessed 18/8/04)
(10) Abu Mohammed was Emir of HT at the time he revealed this to one of his HT students so it cannot be said he had an axe to grind. The two apostates were also with the Party and were debating HT’s logical argument for Allah’s existence at the time they abandoned Islam which is a mandatory aspect of HT’s private syllabus.