Canary said, "O my brothers and sisters, we have heard about the hypocrites delivered by the chameleon. We know that hypocrisy is a disease, and I want to know, are there still other diseases suffer this ummah? Or are there heretical sects undermine this ummah? Are there any among you who want to share about these?"
The birds silenced, but a few moments later, the eagle, one of the elders of Kampong Bayan, came forward. After saying salaam, he said, "All praise is due to Allah, the One who set the scale of justice in the hands of those who contemplate, and sent Messengers with glad tidings of good reward, and warnings of punishment. He revealed to them, Books, to clarify error and correctness. And He made Shari'ahs perfect, with no defciency or fault.
I praise Him, the praise of someone who knows that it is He who initiates the causes, and I bear witness of His Oneness, a testimony that is sincere and free of doubt, and I bear witness that Muhammad (ﷺ) is His servant and messenger. He sent him after kufr had veiled the face of iman. So he (ﷺ), by the will of Allah, eliminated the darkness with the light of truth, and removed the veil, and directed people to that which was revealed to them, and clarifed the ambiguities of the Book, leaving them on a white platform in which there are no cracks or delusions. So may Allah's Blessings be upon him (ﷺ), his entire Family and all the Companions, and may His Blessings be upon their righteous followers until the Day of Gathering and accountability.
As for what follows,
Truly, the greatest blessing to humankind is the intellect, because it is the sole instrument by which Allah, the Most Glorious, is known, and the only way by which belief in the Prophets is realized. However since the intellect can’t take responsibility for everything humankind requires, messengers were sent and divine books were revealed. That is, the divine law is like the sun and the intellect like the eye which sees the sun, if the eye is open and healthy. When the true message of the prophets is accepted by the intellect after exposure to miraculous proofs, it submits to the prophets and depends on them for understanding the hidden and unseen world.
As Allah, the Mighty and the Majestic, had blessed mankind with havingintellect, He made their father, Adam, 'alayhissalam, a Prophet. He taught Allah's Revelation in order for mankind to be guided upon the straight path; until Qabil decided to fllow his desires and killed his brother. Then peoples' desires branched out, causing them to scatter in the deserts of falsehood; to the pint of worshiping idols. They deviated over issues of creed, action and disagreed with their Messengers, hence their own intellect. They followed their desires, swayed towards their habits and mimicked their elders. Iblees's expectation of them came true, so they followed him, except a group of believers.
Know O brothers and sisters, that Messengers brought suffcient clarifcations, confonted disease with healing medicine, and agreed over a consistent doctrine. So, the devil Iblees came forth, mixing the clarifcation with doubt and medicine with poison and the clear path with areas of falsehood and doubt. He continued to meddle with people's minds until he disintegrated them with igorance, leading them towards many folish paths and hideous innovations. So they worshiped idols in the Sacred House, and theymade forbidden to them bahirah, sa'ibah, wasilah and ham. Allah said,
They adopted burying their daughters alive, and deprived them fom their share on inheritance. In addition, they innovated many forms of falsehood of which Iblis had convinced them.مَا جَعَلَ اللّٰہُ مِنۡۢ بَحِیۡرَۃٍ وَّ لَا سَآئِبَۃٍ وَّ لَا وَصِیۡلَۃٍ وَّ لَا حَامٍ ۙ وَّ لٰکِنَّ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡا یَفۡتَرُوۡنَ عَلَی اللّٰہِ الۡکَذِبَ ؕ وَ اَکۡثَرُہُمۡ لَا یَعۡقِلُوۡنَ"Allah has not appointed [such innovations as] bahirah or sa'ibah or wasilah or ham. But those who disbelieve invent falsehood about Allah, and most of them do not reason." - [QS.5:103]
Then, Allah, the Mighty and the Majestic, sent the Prophet (ﷺ) to remove al things that are appalling, and to decree all things advantageous. His Companions walked with him and after (his death) they walked though the illumination of his light, free fom their enemy (Iblees) and his deception.
However, when the light of the Messengers' presence vanished after their departure, the haze of darkness arrived, and desires returned to generate innovations and to make narrow a path that had always been wide. So, the majority disputed over matters of religion and became different sects, and Iblees became active. He deceived and camouflaged, and he gathered and divided. He was only able to do so while creeping during the night of ignorance. Had the dawn of knowledge shone on him, he would have been exposed."
Canary asked, "You have praised the Sunnah and condemned bid'ah, so what are the definitions of Sunnah and bid'ah?" Eagle said, "According to Ibn Al-Jawzi, the linguistic meaning of Sunnah is 'the path'. No doubt that those who specialise in compiling narrations of the Prophet (ﷺ) and the righteous predecessors and following the traditions of Allah's Messenger and his Companions are the people of Sunnah (Ahlu'l-Sunnah). This is because they adhere to the doctrine that was free fom things newly invented, and innovations were only introduced after (the death) of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and his Companions.
Bid'ah, on the other hand, is defned as a practice that was not originally there, but later innovated (i.e. has no orign in Shari'ah). Bid'ah mostly contradicts Shari'ah because they imply that it is deficient and is in need of addition or subtraction. If something was innovated without contradicting Shari'ah, and did not imply its deficiency, then still most of the righteous predecessors (Salaf) disliked it. They used to turn away from ever innovaton even if it was demed permissble. This is to ensure compliance with the rule of adherence to the Sunnah and not to innovated maters. The Salaf, used to avoid all bid'ah, even if they were not harmful in order to avoid innovating that which was not fom the Sunnah. However, the Salaf did not see harm in practicing some innovations that did not contradict Shari'ah, and did not imply its deficiency.
On the authority of Anas Ibn Malik, radhiyallahu 'anhu, that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Children of Israil split to seventy one sects, of which seventy were destroyed (because of their deviance) and one was saved. My naton will split into seventy two sects, of which seventy one will be destroyed, and one will be saved." They asked, 'O Messenger of Allah! Which sect wl that be?' He (ﷺ) replied, "Aljama'ah."
Canary asked, "Are these sects known?" Eagle said, "We do not know the names of all of these sects and their doctrines, but we know that some of the roots of these sects are al-Haruureeyyah; al-Qadareeyyah; al-Jahmeeyyah; al-Murjee'ah; al-Raafidah; adn al-Jabreeyyah. Some scholars said that the root of all deviant sects are these six sects. Each sect split into twelve sects. The total is seventy two sects.
Al-Haruureeyyah split into twelve sects. Al-Azraqiyyah claimed that no one (other than their followers) was a believer, and they declared all followers of Islam to be non-believers. Al-lbaadiyyah claimed that whoever adopted their beliefs is a believer, and whoever did not was a hypocrite. Al-Tha'labiyyah claimed that Allah, the Mighty and the Majestic, did not decree. Al-Hazimiyyah claimed that they did not understand belief (iman), and all humans were excused for not believing. Al-Khalafiyyah claimed that whoever did not practce jihad, whether male o female, is a non-believer. Al-Kuziyyah claimed that no one was to touch anyone else because there was no way to know a pure person (taahir) fom a non-pure person (najis). He was not to eat with him until he performed ablution (ghusl) and repents.
Al-Kinziyyah claimed that no one was to donate money to any one else, because there was no way to ensure that he was deserving of it. Instead, he was to save the money underground until the people of truth appeared. Al-Shimrakiyyah said that it was permissible to touch foreign women because they were flowers!
Al-Akhnasiyyah claimed that a deceased person is not followed (held responsible) by good or evil. Al-Hakamiyyah claimed that whoever sought the judgment of another human was a non-believer. Al-Mu'tazila were a sect of al-Haruuriiyah. They became confused regarding the ordeal of 'Ali and Mu'awiyah, so they declared themselves to be innocent fom both parties. Al-Maymuniyyah claimed that a leader was not to be appointed without the approval of those whom they loved.
As for al-Qadareeyah, they split into twelve sects as well. Al-Ahmadiyyah claimed that it was a condition of Allah's Justice to give His servants full control over their affairs, and that He prevents them fom falling into sin. Al-Thanawiyyah claimed that good was from Allah, and evil was from lblis. Al-Mu'tazilah claimed the creationism of Qur'an, and denied seeing Alah (in the Hereafter). Al-Kaysaniyyah claimed that they were not certain whether actions (performed by humans) were performed by Allah or by humans, and that they did not know whether humans would be rewarded or punished. Al-Shaytaniyyah claimed that Allah did not create the devil. Al-Shirikiyyah claimed that all sins were predestined except disbelief (kufr). Al-Wahmiyyah claimed that human actions and speech had no essence, and that good and bad deeds had no essence.
Al-Rawandiyyah claimed that it was permissible to act upon any of the books revealed fom Allah, whether these books were abrogated or not. Al-Minbariyyah claimed that whoever committed a sin then repented, that his repentance would not be accepted. Al-Nakithiyyah claimed that whoever broke Allah's covenant was not a sinner. Al-Qasitiyyah preferred going after this world (increasing in wealth) over asceticism. Al-Nazamiyyah followed Ibrahim lbn al-Nazam in claiming that whoever says that Allah was a thing then he is a disbeliever (Kaafir).
Al-Jahmeeyyah also split into twelve sects. Al-Mu'attilah claimed that anything on which human attributes may apply was a creature, and whover claimed that Allah could be seen was a disbeliever (kaafir). Al-Mirrisiyah claimed that most of Alah's attributes were created. Al-Multaziqah claimed that the Creator (the Mighty and the Majestic) was everywhere. Al-Waridiyyah claimed that whoever knew his Rabb, he would never enter the Hellfre. And that whoever entered the Hellfre would never leave it. Al-Zanadiqah claimed that no one could confirm a god, because such confirmation may not take place except through the five senses, and that which may not be sensed is not a god, and that which may not be sensed may not be confirmed. Al-Harqiyyah claimed that a disbeliever wil be (fuly) burnt by the Hellfre once then continue to be burnt through eternity without feeling the heat of the Hellfre. Al-Makhluqiyyah claimed that the Qur'an was a creature. Al_Faniyyah claimed that Paradise and the Hellfre would (eventually) vanish. Some of them claimed that both of them were not created yet. Al-Irriyyah denied prophecy, and claimed that Prophets were only wise men. Al- Waqifiyyah claimed that the Qur'an could not be confrmed whether to be a creature or not. Al-Qabriyyah denied the turmoil of the grave ('adhab al-qabr and denied intercession (shafaa'ah). Al-Lafziyyah said that pronunciation of the Qur'an was created.
Al-Murji'ah split into twelve sects. Al-Tarikiyyah claimed that the only obligation that Allah has imposed on His creatures was to believe in Him. So whoever believed in Him may behave in whatever way he pleased. Al-Sa'ibiyyah claimed that Allah, the Mighty and the Majestic, has left His creation to act as they pleased. Al-Rajiyyah claimed that we must not describe a person as an obeyer or a disobeyer because we could never tell his true status (as Allah knows it). Al-Shakiyyah claimed that performing acts of obedience was not a part of belief (iman). Al-Bayhasiyyah claimed that belief (iman) was nothing more than knowledge, and whover did not know truth fom falsehood; and that which was permissible (halal) fom that which was not permissible (haram) was a non-believer (kaafir). Al-Amaliyyah claimed that belief (iman) was action. Al-Manqusiyyah claimed that iman neither increased nor decreased. Al-Mustathniyyah denied the permissibility of saying "I am a believer, Inshaallah"."
Al-Mushabbihah claimed that Allah's Sight was just like our sight, and that His hand was just like our hand. Al-Hashawiyyah claimed that every individual act of worship was iman i its entirety. To them, one who did not perform voluntary acts was just as the one who did not perform obligatory acts. Al-Zahiriyyah denied qiyaas (analogcal deduction). Al-Bid'iyyah were the frst to innovate things in Islam.
Al-Raafidah split into twelve sects. Al-'Alawiyyah claimed that the message (of Islam) was supposed to be delivered to 'Ali (radhiyaallahu 'anhu), and that [Angel] Jibril ('alayhissalam) erred in deliverng the message to Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Al-Amriyyah claimed that 'Ali (radhiyaallahu 'anhu) was a partner of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) in his affair (of prophecy) . Al-Shi'iyyah claimed that 'Ali (radhiyaallahu 'anhu) was the viceroy of Allah's Messenger, and that the (Muslim) nation became disbelievers because they pledged allegiance to someone other than 'Ali. Al-Ishaqiyyah claimed that prophecy would continue until the Judgment Day. Everyone who acquired the knowledge of the Prophet's Family (Ahlu'l-Bayt) was a Prophet. Al-Nawusiyyah claimed that 'Ali (radhiyaallahu 'anhu) was the best person in the nation, and if someone preferred anyone else over 'Ali (radhiyaallahu 'anhu) then he was a disbeliever. Al-lmamiyyah claimed that the world would always have an Imam (followed leader) from the offspring of al-Husayn (radhiyallahu 'anhu). And that Jibril ('alayhissalam) would teach the Imam until his death. Afterwards a new Imam would take his place. Al-Zaydiyyah claimed that the male offspring of al-Husayn (radhiyallahu 'anhu) would all be leaders in prayer (Imams). If one of them was present, then it would not permissible to pray behind anyone else, whether he was righteous or not. Al-Abbasiyyah claimed that al-'Abbas (radhiyallahu 'anhu) was most worthy of becoming the Khalifh. Al-Mutanasikhah believed in reincarnation of spirits. The spirit of a righteous person would exit his body (upon death) and enters a body in which it enjoys life. And the spirit of an unrighteous person enters a body in which it suffers. Al-La'inah curse 'Uthman, Talhah, al-Zubayr, Mu'awiyah, Abi Musa, 'A'ishah, and others, radhiyallahu 'anhum. Al-Mutarabbisah wore the clothing of Sufis and appointed a leader in every time period claiming that he was the Mahdi of this nation. When he would die, they appoint another leader.
Al-Jabriyyah split into twelve sects. Al-Mudtariyyah claimed that a human does nothing, and that it is Allah who does everything. Al-Af'aliyyah claimed that human actions were not controlled by humans and instead, we are driven to do things just like cattle are driven by the rope with which they are tied. Al-Mafrighiyyah claimed that all things have been created and that nothing was being created. Al-Najjariyyah claimed that Allah punishes humans for that which He did; not for what they did. Al-Mannaniyyah said focus on what crosses your mind and act upon what you feel is most appropriate fom it. Al-Kasliyyah claimed that servants did not gain reward or punishment. Al-Sabiqiyyah claimed that whoever wanted to do somethng then let him do it, and whoever wants to abstain fom something than let him not do it. A fortunate person will not be harmed by his sins, and an unfortunate person will not benefit fom his righteous deeds. Al-Hibbiyyah said whoever drinks fom the glass of Allah's Love, then all forms of obligatory worship are dropped off him. Al-Khawfiyyah said whoever loves Allah then he is not to fear Him, because a lover must not fear his loved one. Al-Fikriyyah claimed that whoever increases in knowledge a certain amount then the same amount of rituals are dropped off him. Al-Hisbiyyah claimed that humans were all equal in all things. They each inherited the same thing fom their father, Adam. Al-Ma'iyyah claimed that humans acted, and had control over their actions.
Know O my brothers and sisters, that desires and urges were built into humans in order for them to seek benefcial things. Anger was instilled in them so they would use it to repel harm. And a human's intellect tames him and orders him to be fair in that which he seeks and avoids.
The devil entices the human to be excessive in general. So a wise person must be cautious of this enemy who has declared his animosity since the time of Adam, alayhissalam, and has dedicated his life to the corruption of the Adam's children. Allah, the Mighty and the Majestic, has cautioned fom the devil. He said,
یٰۤاَیُّہَا النَّاسُ کُلُوۡا مِمَّا فِی الۡاَرۡضِ حَلٰلًا طَیِّبًا ۫ۖ وَّ لَا تَتَّبِعُوۡا خُطُوٰتِ الشَّیۡطٰنِ ؕ اِنَّہٗ لَکُمۡ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِیۡنٌ"O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy." - [QS.2:168]
اِنَّمَا یَاۡمُرُکُمۡ بِالسُّوۡٓءِ وَ الۡفَحۡشَآءِ وَ اَنۡ تَقُوۡلُوۡا عَلَی اللّٰہِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ"He only orders you to evil and immorality and to say about Allah what you do not know." - [QS.2:169]
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