To: Fatwa Department Jamia Rahmania Arabia Sat Mosjid, Muhammadpur, Dhaka-1207
Subject: Regarding the operations of deviant groups.
I want to inform you that followers of deviant groups are growing in number each day compared to followers of authentic scholars. I have some important questions for you:
- Should people who claim to follow authentic scholars but actually follow deviant groups be allowed to conduct activities in the mosque in the name of Da’wah and Tabligh?
- Is it permissible to join or support their activities such as Waz (sermons), Talim (education), Mashwara (consultation), Muzakara (discussion), songs, etc., or help them in any way?
- Is it permissible under Shariah for the mosque committee’s president/general secretary or Mutawalli to allow them to conduct any programs?
Applicant:
Qazi Nazim Hossain
Rampur Resident 01737-XXXXXX
Answer
Solutions to the questions:
We should follow only Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). A person who explains Shariah laws can be followed as a scholar, but not blindly. We can follow someone only in matters that Shariah approves. No one has authority to be followed in matters against Shariah. Following the correct paths from Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), while having faith in Allah, is invalid if it goes against these paths. (Musnad Ahmad-1085)
We can follow a person only as long as they stay true to the Quran and Sunnah. When that person speaks against the Quran and Sunnah, they are no longer worthy of being followed.
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Maulana Saad Saheb is a scholar who interprets Quran verses and Prophet Muhammad’s (SAW) sayings incorrectly. He misleads people from the true path by making controversial statements in the name of Dawah. According to Shariah law, he is a misguided person. Following a misguided person is also deviation and misguidance.
Here are specific reasons for their misguidance:
- They don’t warn against singing in Ijtema Keram events. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said singing is Satan’s work [Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No: 48]. If singing is satanic for ordinary Muslims, it is even more forbidden in religious gatherings. Hazrat Ibn Ilyas (R.A.) said: “Judging Muslims’ values and criticizing Ulema-e-Keram in our Tabligh work is a worldly matter. We should respect every Muslim for their faith and Ulema-e-Keram for their religious knowledge.” [Malfoozat by Maulana Ilyas, Page: 50]
- They eagerly travel to non-Muslim countries for Ijtema Keram, which Islam forbids. They draw people away from Ulema-e-Keram through various excuses, causing people to stray from the right path.
- They follow specific individuals and consider their method of Tabligh as the only religious work. They neglect other religious duties like Waz, Talim, Tarbiyah, and education. Their extreme self-righteousness prevents them from accepting true Islamic scholars’ teachings.
Their aggressive behavior, speech, and practices aimed at pushing their agenda create social disorder. The group called “Tabligh’s Deviation” is a deviant group. When people associate with deviants, their faith and beliefs may be harmed. The mosque is a place for spreading true religious teaching. Allowing a deviant group to operate there means helping spread misguidance. Allah says, “Help one another in righteousness and piety, but do not help one another in sin and transgression.” [Sura Maida, Verse: 2]
If a mosque committee allows them to conduct activities and someone learns their deviant teachings, the mosque authorities will be responsible. While everyone can pray in any mosque, dawah work must happen under the leadership of that mosque’s Ulema-e-Keram. Deviant groups should not be allowed to conduct dawah work in the mosque. To protect Muslims’ faith, mosque committees should not provide opportunities for deviants’ activities. According to Shariah, it is not permissible to join or support their activities such as Waz, Talim, Mashwara, Muzakara, songs, etc., or help them in any way.
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Shariah Evidence:
Allah’s saying: “So after this reminder, do not sit with wrongdoing people.” (Surah Al-An’am: 68)
Allah’s saying: “And do not mix truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know it.” (Surah Al-Baqarah: 42)
Sahih Bukhari (Hadith No. 48): From Abdullah, that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Singing is disbelief, and doing it is transgression.”
Sahih Bukhari (Hadith No. 100): From Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying: “Allah does not take away knowledge by snatching it from people. He takes away knowledge by taking away the scholars. When no scholar remains, people will take ignorant ones as leaders. They will be asked questions and give answers without knowledge, going astray and leading others astray.”
Imam Ali Al-Qari said in “Sharh Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar” (p. 173): And in “Al-Khulasa”: “Whoever hates a scholar without clear reason, there is fear of disbelief upon him.” I – Al-Qari – say: “It is clear that he becomes a disbeliever because when he hates a scholar without any worldly or religious reason, his hatred becomes hatred for religious knowledge. There is no doubt about the disbelief of one who hates it, let alone one who hates its bearer.”
Mirqat Al-Mafatih Sharh Mishkat Al-Masabih, Chapter on What Should Be Avoided from Abandonment (1/230) Rashidiya Library: Al-Khattabi said: “A Muslim may be angry with his brother for three nights, but not longer unless the issue involves Allah’s rights… The scholars agree that if someone fears that speaking to or maintaining relations with someone will harm their religion or bring worldly harm, it is permissible to avoid them. Sometimes noble avoidance is better than harmful association.”
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Fatawa Mahmudi (2/333) [compiled]:
Question: If a Muslim criticizes a Shariah scholar, or criticizes all scholars claiming they lack knowledge, and says there are no real religious scholars except some specific ones he names – what is the ruling for such criticism when he spreads false accusations and causes disruption? What is the ruling for this person?
Answer: A common Muslim should not criticize any scholar. When someone is a scholar of Hadith with proper knowledge, no one should criticize them for worldly reasons. When someone criticizes a person who speaks truth and shows signs of faith, there is fear of disbelief, so repentance is necessary.
From Malfoozat Hazrat Maulana Ilyas Rahmatullah by Maulana Manzoor Nomani, Page 53: If Hazrat Ilyas notices someone holding objections against scholars, he tells them that we need experts even for worldly work and don’t accept inexperienced people. When we see others busy serving knowledge, we should accept they are there for righteous reasons and go to them for religious matters.
He also said: When a Muslim criticizes without reason, it leads to dangerous objections against scholars. Our way teaches respect for Muslims and Islamic honor, which is the honor of every Muslim who serves Islam, and we should show them great respect.
He added: Knowledge and work with purpose has reached our predecessors, which is a great blessing. Through this method, these people and their knowledge and actions should be remembered. We should follow their ways and benefit from their knowledge and love.
And Allah knows best what is right
Prepared by: Mushtaq Ahmad ibn Said Ahmad
Trainee at Darul Ifta (7th Year)
Jamia Rahmania Arabia Bora Ka Date: 19/6/1446 H – 19/1/2024
Approval:
