A serious effort should be made to enlighten those of the group’s followers
who may be genuinely seeking the light of pure Islaam, but as a result
of the group’s brainwashing have fallen into its clutches.
Whatever has been said in this booklet is not to be taken lightly, since
this is a matter that could take a person completely outside of the fold
of Islaam into Kufr (disbelief). This is not mere opinion of laymen but
the verdict of the Ulamaa’ of Islaam, who have pronounced anyone holding
such weird beliefs, which contradict the very fundamentals of Islaamic
belief, and continue to persist in such beliefs even after the evidence
has been clearly shown to them, risks falling outside of the fold of
Islaam. It should be kept in mind that the above statements are being made
for conveying knowledge only and not to make declaration of Kufr (disbelief)
of any people.
It is compulsory on the `Ulamaa’ to make an effort to inform the public
through all means available about the group’s deviant nature. Articles
exposing the group should be written and distributed. Many Muslims have
passively sat by for a long time, believing that the group would soon fizzle
out and disappear. Instead, its cancerous growth has continued unabated
and unchecked. As for those who in spite of what they have read, continue
to have misgivings about exposing the group due to their desire to maintain
an image of unity with respect to Islaam, then let them reflect on the
following incident, "When some people mentioned to Imaam Ahmad ibn
Hanbal (rahimahullaah) that they felt uneasy about criticizing people (who
had deviated in their beliefs), he replied - "If I were to remain
silent, how then would the masses know truth from falsehood?" (Reported
by Imaam Ibn Taymeeyah in Majmoo`ah ar-Rasaa’il wa al-Masaa’il, vol 4,
Page 10, Arabic). According to the unanimous agreement of Muslim scholars,
those who introduce deviant writings and religious rites, contrary to the
Qur’aan and Sunnah have to be exposed and the Muslm nation warned against
them. In fact, when Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rahimahullaah) was asked if
one who fasted, prayed and secluded himself in the Masjid was dearer to
him than one who spoke out against people involved in deviations, he replied,
when one fasts, prays and secludes oneself, he does so for himself alone;
but if he speaks out against deviations, he does so for Muslims in general,
which is more noble.
With this we end this article. After having read this article, if you
believe it is your duty and responsibility to Allaah, to warn your brothers
and sisters, then please do not be a silent spectator, spread the truth
to the best of your ability. Perhaps you may save a soul or two from the
deviant clutches of the group.
Finally, we ask Allaah to give all of us the towfeeq to recognize the
truth, to understand it, to implement it and to call to it.
Wal hamdulillaahi Rabbil `Aalameen