Dr. Abdur-Razzaaq considers that the various Islamic groups such as
al-Ikhwaan, at-Tabligh, at-Takfeer, at-Tahreer, at-Tawaqquf, at-Tabayyun etc.
are from Ahl us-Sunnah. As for declaring them to be from the Ahl ul-Bidah
due to their opposition to the Salafi manhaj, then this [in his estimation] is a
principle from the principles of misguidance. And here is the text of his
words: "And amongst these principles - that is the
principles of misguidance - is that every jamaaah of dawah to
Allaah at the present time is an organisation of innovations and misguidance and
that they are offshoots of the sects of the pasts that were outside of
Islaam" (p.3)
Then you should know right at the beginning that these words - in this
particular way - not a single one of the scholars has said them, nor the
well-known students of knowledge and those upon the way of the Salaf. No one has
said that Ansaar us-Sunnah is an astray sect. Or that the Ahl ul-Hadeeth in
India and Pakistan is an extension of the sects of the past. And similarl, none
of them have said that al-Ikhwaan or at-Tabligh are astray sects that are
outside the fold of Islaam!! Rather, what they have said is that they are from
Ahl us-Sunnah but are not upon the way of the Salaf us-Saalih, and these are
merely calculated and devised ways [on behalf of ash-Shaayijee] and great
exaggerations.
And there is no doubt that the groups "at-Tabligh, al-Ikhwaan,
at-Tawaqquf, at-Tabayyun, Hizbut-Tahrir, at-Takfeer wal-Hijrah and others"
have reached the level of innovating in the religion and as such placing them
within the umbrella of the Islamic sects in opposition to the guidance of the
Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) is correct and justified. And this has
been said by the scholars of Madinah and also other than them. In fact a group
from the scholars has made this clear and amongst the strongest of those who
have done this and have clarified and explained this matter in such a way that
no more explanation is required is Shaikh Bikr Abu Zaid - may Allaah grant him
success - and ash-Shaayijee affiliates himself with the Shaikh a lot. So the
Shaikh authored a book: The Ruling on Membership to Sects, Parties and
Groups and here are some of his words:
Then let us consider/assert them as sects not as the
Jamaa'atul-Muslimeen because the Jamaaat ul-Muslimeen (main body
of Muslims) is one and does not separate into many groups - upon the likes of
what the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) and His Companions (radiallaahu
anhum) were upon - and whatever is other than the Jamaaat ul-Muslimeen
then they are from the sects of the Jamaaat ul-Muslimeen. (p.14)
And amongst the scholars who have said the same thing is Shaikh al-Albaanee
in many of his cassettes, and amongst his sayings is:
And I say then, that it is not correct for it to be said that al-Ikhwaan
ul-Muslimeen are from Ahl us-Sunnah, because they fight against the Ahl
us-Sunnah [From the tape: Debate with a Suroori]
And similarly, Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan when he said:
And the end part of that is what we are living in now, the arrival of
strange and suspectful ideas in our land in the name of
dawah - through the hands of the various groups which
are called by various names such as al-Ikhwaan al-Muslimeen, Jamaaat
ut-Tabligh and the Jamaaah of such and such. And the goal of all of
them is the one and same and that is to drive away the dawah of
Tawheed and to take up is place [with something else]. And in reality, the
purpose/intent of these groups is not different from the purpose/intent of
those who have preceded them from amongst the enemies of this blessed
dawah - all of them desire to put an end to it. However the
difference between them is only with respect to their plans/modes of action.
And if not, then if these groups had desired - truthfully - dawah to
Allaah, then why do they overlook and abandon their own countries - from
where they are dispatched to us? And yet these same countries are most in
need of dawah and rectification. They overlook their own countries
and then they come out to battle against the land of Tawheed, desiring to
change its correct course of rectification to one that is twisted - and they
desire to deceive its youth and to bring about fitnah and enmity between
them... [Haqeeqat ud-Dawah ilallaah of Sad Abdur-Rahmaan
al-Haseen]
And the Shaikh and Alaamah, Bin Baaz has some strong words in the magazine
al-Majallah where he said:
Refuting Shayijee : Part 3 - Concerning the Groups of Innovation
