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Abuz Zubair
13th May 2007, 03:20 PM
قال شيخُ الإسلام ابن تيمية: «فالرادُّ على أهل البدع مجاهدٌ، والمجاهدُ قد يكون عدلاً في سياسته، وقد لا يكون.وقد يكون فيه فُجُورٌ ..


"The one who refutes the heretics is a Mujahid; and a Mujahid may be politically just or otherwise. He may even perpetrate shameful deeds"

I find this statement very profound and so applicable to us. A Mujahid is still a human being and he may err in his judgement, and he may even commit major sins or even shameful deeds. But just because he commits shameful deeds, it doesn't mean he is no longer a Mujahid. Likewise, just because someone is a Mujahid, it doesn't mean he cannot commit shameful deeds.

And the same goes for all of us who may have praiseworthy characteristics and blameworthy ones. A person with an acute sense of justice should remember not to let someone's faults overshadow his good, and vice versa.

Tuwaylib
14th May 2007, 02:24 AM
very profound quote........

source please

jazakAllahu khair

Abuz Zubair
14th May 2007, 02:54 AM
مجموع الفتاوى (4/13) .

Skillganon
14th May 2007, 02:57 AM
Assalamu alaikum

I am not entirely clear by this statement ""The one who refutes the heretics is a Mujahid"

What does it exactly mean? I don't understand how somone refutes a heretic aas a Mujahid?

I do understand the rest.

Abuz Zubair
14th May 2007, 01:04 PM
Well, the Mujahid is the one who physically defends the religion against enemies. The one who refutes the heretics ideologically defends the religion against the enemies.

ykhan
14th May 2007, 02:28 PM
Well, the Mujahid is the one who physically defends the religion against enemies. The one who refutes the heretics ideologically defends the religion against the enemies.

It is textually confirmed that the Scholars of the first three generations of Muslims [Salaf] used to consider refuting innovators as an action of Jihaad. I am sure more knowledgeable users can provide the references insha'Allah.