It can not be denied (by anyone with understanding) that there is always a nexus between those of contemporary times who have the beliefs of Ahlul Hadeeth wal Athar and cling tenaciously to their minhaaj, that they will be in consonant with the people of the past who adhered to the same beliefs and methodology.
Likewise, the people today who have strayed, they also have a connection to their counterparts of days gone by. Those who have adopted the variant paths and who have disobeyed the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu'alaihe wa sallam by using their incisor or canine teeth to hold on to his Sunnah and the Sunnah of his Companions, instead of clinching on to it with their molars.
One of the traits of those who went astray is that they supported each other, defended each other, aided each other or were silent about the evil or harm that emanated from those who were in violation of injunctions or commandments. This was because they had the same goals and objectives.
As Aboo Alee ad-Daqqaaq said: “The one who is silent about the truth (doesn't speak it when he knows it) is a dumb shaytaan and the one who speaks falsehood is an eloquent shaytaan!”
Some of them today have tried to get slick when caught, will quickly pull out of their smoke screen bag of tricks or suitcase of diversionary tactics statements like:
“I didn't mean that”
“I don't remember saying that”
“That was five years ago when I said that”
“I was exaggerating when I said that”
“I meant that in the linguistic sense or meaning, not in the shar’ee or legal sense of the word”
The person, who makes erroneous statements or commit acts of treachery must make a clear repentance. Stay away from the people of desires as a sign of their tawbah. Another sign of their true repentance is, realigning oneself with the people of truth and guidance, sitting with them, aiding them, supporting them, honoring them, speaking in their defense and loving them.
For there is no doubt, that the Salaf would make a judgment of an individual by his companionship. Since a man is with whom he loves as our Messenger sallallaahu ‘alaihe wa sallam informed us.
Abood Dardaa’, radiyallaahu ‘anhu said:
“ It is from the fiqh (understanding of a person) that he [chooses] those whom he walks with, whom he enters upon (visits) and whom he sits with.”
Taken from al-Ibaanah (2/477).
Imaam al-Awzaa'ee, rahimahullaah said:
”Whoever hides his innovation from us will not be able to hide his companionship from us.”
al-Ibaanah (2/476)
Muhammad ibn Ubaid al-Ghulaabee rahimahullaah said:
“Ahlul Ahwaa (People of Desires) hide everything except their intimate friendship and companionship.”
al-Ibaanah (2/482)
Allaah the Most High has said: “You will not find a people who believe in Allaah and the Last Day, making friendship with those who oppose Allaah and His Messenger, even though they were their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred (people)…”
Sooratul Mujaadilah 58:22
The Messenger also warned against the people of innovation, from befriending, supporting or taking from them saying:
“Whoever innovates or accommodates an innovator then upon him is the Curse of Allaah, His Angels and the whole of mankind.”
Reported by Imaams al-Bukhaaree and Muslim.
We also find the Noble Companions and the Taabi’een after them warning from the danger of innovations upon the Ummah and its people.
Ibn Abbaas, radiyallaahu 'anhu said: “Indeed the most detestable of things to Allaah are the innovations.”
Reported by al-Bayhaqee in as-Sunan al-Kubraa (4/316)
Sufyaan ath-Thawree said:
“Innovation is more beloved to Iblees than sin, since a sin may be repented from but innovation is not repented from.”
Reported by al-Laalikaa'ee (no. 238)
Al-Fudayl bin 'Iyaad said: ”I met the best of people, all of them people of the Sunnah and they used to forbid from accompanying the people of innovation.”
Reported by al-Laalikaa'ee (no.267)
Al-Hasan al-Basree said: “Do not sit with the people of innovation and desires, nor argue with them, nor listen to them.”
Reported by ad-Daarimee in his Sunan (1/121)
Ibraaheem bin Maysarah said: “Whoever honors an innovator has aided in the destruction of Islaam.”
Reported by al-Laalikaa'ee (1/139).
Al-Fudayl bin 'Iyaad said: “Whoever sits with a person of innovation, then beware of him and whoever sits with a person of innovation has not been given wisdom. I love that there was fort of iron between me and a person of innovation. That I eat with a Jew and a Christian is more beloved to me than that I eat with a person of innovation.”
Reported by al-Laalikaa'ee (no.1149)
And again he said:
“ Whoever honors an innovator has assisted in the demolition of Islaam”
Al-Layth bin Sa'd (d. 175H) said: “If I saw a person of desires (i.e. innovations) walking upon the water I would not accept from him." So Imaam as-Shaafi'ee then said: "He (al-Layth) has fallen short. If I saw him walking in the air I would not accept from him.”
Reported by as-Suyootee in al-Amr bil 'Ittibaa wan-Nahee anil Ibtidaa'.
Shaikh Saalih Aal ash-Shaikh, may Allaah preserve him said:
“Muslims are of two groups: Salafees and Khalafees. As for the Salafees, then they are the followers of the Salafus Saalih. As for the Khalafees, then they are the followers of the understanding of the Khalaf and they are (also) called Innovators. Since everyone who is not pleased and satisfied with the path of the Salafus Saalih, in knowledge and action, understanding and fiqh, then he is a khalafee, an innovator!
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