[🧵] Ruling on the Rafida Shias by the early scholars of Islam
This is the view that majority of the great Muslim scholars have held throughout history, the likes of Imam Malik, Ahmed, al Bukhari, etc.

Hereunder I will present the exact quotations of the great scholars of Islam regarding the Rawafid who are otherwise known as the Twelvers
Al Khallal narrates from Abu Bakr al Marwadhi that he said:

I heard Abu ‘Abdullah saying that Malik said, “Those who curse the Companions of Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam have no name or share in Islam.”
Al Khallal narrates from Abu Bakr al Marwadhi that he said:I heard Abu ‘Abdullah saying that Malik said, “Those who curse the Companions of Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam have no name or share in Islam.”
Al Khallal narrates from Abu Bakr al Marwadhi that he said:I heard Abu ‘Abdullah saying that Malik said, “Those who curse the Companions of Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam have no name or share in Islam.”
Ibn Kathir mentions:

Imam Malik radiya Llahu ‘anhu has deduced from this verse that the Rawafid who hate the Sahabah are disbelievers, according one narration from him. He says, “Because they hate the Sahabah and whoever hates the Sahabah is a Kafir

T. Ibn Kathir v 13 p: 135
Ibn Kathir mentions: Imam Malik radiya Llahu ‘anhu has deduced from this verse that the Rawafid who hate the Sahabah are disbelievers, according one narration from him. He says, “Because they hate the Sahabah and whoever hates the Sahabah is a KafirT. Ibn Kathir v 13 p: 135
Ibn Kathir mentions: Imam Malik radiya Llahu ‘anhu has deduced from this verse that the Rawafid who hate the Sahabah are disbelievers, according one narration from him. He says, “Because they hate the Sahabah and whoever hates the Sahabah is a KafirT. Ibn Kathir v 13 p: 135
Imam Qurtubi says:

Imam Malik has made a profound statement and is indeed correct in his interpretation. whoever denigrates any of them or criticises him in his narrations has indeed rejected what Allah has said and has nullified the Shari’ah of Islam

زهرة البساتين 5/231
Imam Qurtubi says: Imam Malik has made a profound statement and is indeed correct in his interpretation. whoever denigrates any of them or criticises him in his narrations has indeed rejected what Allah has said and has nullified the Shari’ah of Islamزهرة البساتين 5/231
Imam Qurtubi says: Imam Malik has made a profound statement and is indeed correct in his interpretation. whoever denigrates any of them or criticises him in his narrations has indeed rejected what Allah has said and has nullified the Shari’ah of Islamزهرة البساتين 5/231
Imam Ahmad says:

I asked Abu ‘Abdullah regarding a person who reviles Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Aisha. He replied, “I don’t see him to be on Islam.”

زهرة البساتين 5/231
Imam Ahmad says: I asked Abu ‘Abdullah regarding a person who reviles Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Aisha. He replied, “I don’t see him to be on Islam.” زهرة البساتين 5/231
Imam Ahmad says: I asked Abu ‘Abdullah regarding a person who reviles Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Aisha. He replied, “I don’t see him to be on Islam.” زهرة البساتين 5/231
Abdul Malik ibn ‘Abdul Hamid heard from Imam Ahmad :

He who reviles, we fear disbelief upon him, like the Rawafid. He then said, “Whoever reviles the Companions of Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam we fear regarding him leaving the fold of Islam

المسائل والرسائل 2/358
Abdul Malik ibn ‘Abdul Hamid heard from Imam Ahmad : He who reviles, we fear disbelief upon him, like the Rawafid. He then said, “Whoever reviles the Companions of Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam we fear regarding him leaving the fold of Islamالمسائل والرسائل 2/358
Abdul Malik ibn ‘Abdul Hamid heard from Imam Ahmad : He who reviles, we fear disbelief upon him, like the Rawafid. He then said, “Whoever reviles the Companions of Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam we fear regarding him leaving the fold of Islamالمسائل والرسائل 2/358
Imam Bukhari says: I do not bother whether I read Salah behind a Jahmi and a Rafidi or behind the Jews and the Christians. They will not be greeted, they will not be visited, marriages cannot be contracted with them, they cannot testify and their slaughtered animals not be eaten
Imam Bukhari says: I do not bother whether I read Salah behind a Jahmi and a Rafidi or behind the Jews and the Christians. They will not be greeted, they will not be visited, marriages cannot be contracted with them, they cannot testify and their slaughtered animals not be eaten
Imam Bukhari says: I do not bother whether I read Salah behind a Jahmi and a Rafidi or behind the Jews and the Christians. They will not be greeted, they will not be visited, marriages cannot be contracted with them, they cannot testify and their slaughtered animals not be eaten
Abdullah ibn Idris said:

There is no right of Shuf’ah (Right of buying the house for the neighbour ) for a Rafidi but for a Muslim.

الصارم المسلول page 570
Abdullah ibn Idris said:There is no right of Shuf’ah (Right of buying the house for the neighbour ) for a Rafidi but for a Muslim.الصارم المسلول page 570
Abdullah ibn Idris said:There is no right of Shuf’ah (Right of buying the house for the neighbour ) for a Rafidi but for a Muslim.الصارم المسلول page 570
Ahmed ibn Yunus said:

If a Jew slaughters an animal and a Shia slaughters an animal, I would rather eat the slaughtered animal of the Jew and not eat the slaughtered animal of the Shia, because he is an apostate

الصارم المسلول page 1062
Ahmed ibn Yunus said:If a Jew slaughters an animal and a Shia slaughters an animal, I would rather eat the slaughtered animal of the Jew and not eat the slaughtered animal of the Shia, because he is an apostateالصارم المسلول page 1062
Ahmed ibn Yunus said:If a Jew slaughters an animal and a Shia slaughters an animal, I would rather eat the slaughtered animal of the Jew and not eat the slaughtered animal of the Shia, because he is an apostateالصارم المسلول page 1062
Abu Zur’ah al Razi said:

If you see a person denigrating any of the Companions of Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam then know that he is a heretic, because the implication of his statement is rendering the Qur’an and the Sunnah false.

بغية السائل page 2641
Abu Zur’ah al Razi said:If you see a person denigrating any of the Companions of Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam then know that he is a heretic, because the implication of his statement is rendering the Qur’an and the Sunnah false.بغية السائل page 2641
Abu Zur’ah al Razi said:If you see a person denigrating any of the Companions of Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam then know that he is a heretic, because the implication of his statement is rendering the Qur’an and the Sunnah false.بغية السائل page 2641
Qadi Abu Ya’la said:

As for the Rafidah, the ruling regarding them… is that if he excommunicates the Sahabah or impugns them in a way that necessitates Hell-fire; he is a disbeliever.

عقائد الشيعة page 104
Qadi Abu Ya’la said:As for the Rafidah, the ruling regarding them… is that if he excommunicates the Sahabah or impugns them in a way that necessitates Hell-fire; he is a disbeliever.عقائد الشيعة page 104
Qadi Abu Ya’la said:As for the Rafidah, the ruling regarding them… is that if he excommunicates the Sahabah or impugns them in a way that necessitates Hell-fire; he is a disbeliever.عقائد الشيعة page 104
Al Isfara’ini says:

The shias At the moment they are not upon anything of Din. And there is no extent of disbelief which is worse than this type of disbelief, for with it there is no remaining upon Din whatsoever.

أصول مذهب الشيعة page 1258
Al Isfara’ini says: The shias At the moment they are not upon anything of Din. And there is no extent of disbelief which is worse than this type of disbelief, for with it there is no remaining upon Din whatsoever.أصول مذهب الشيعة page 1258
Al Isfara’ini says: The shias At the moment they are not upon anything of Din. And there is no extent of disbelief which is worse than this type of disbelief, for with it there is no remaining upon Din whatsoever.أصول مذهب الشيعة page 1258
Qadi Ayaad says:

We definitively excommunicate the extremist Rafidah who aver that the Imams are better than the Ambiya’.

أصول مذهب الشيعة page 614
Qadi Ayaad says: We definitively excommunicate the extremist Rafidah who aver that the Imams are better than the Ambiya’.أصول مذهب الشيعة page 614
Qadi Ayaad says: We definitively excommunicate the extremist Rafidah who aver that the Imams are better than the Ambiya’.أصول مذهب الشيعة page 614
Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlawi says:

A person who discovers their despicable beliefs and what they entail will realise that they have no share in Islam and their disbelief will become evident to him.

أصول مذهب الشيعة page 1269
Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlawi says: A person who discovers their despicable beliefs and what they entail will realise that they have no share in Islam and their disbelief will become evident to him.أصول مذهب الشيعة page 1269
Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlawi says: A person who discovers their despicable beliefs and what they entail will realise that they have no share in Islam and their disbelief will become evident to him.أصول مذهب الشيعة page 1269
Theirs many scholars which I haven’t included like:

Shaykh Ibn Taymiyya
Abu Hamid Muhammad al Maqdisi
Al Razi
Abu al Mahasin Yusuf al Wasiti
Ali ibn Sultan al Qari
Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al Shawkani

And many more
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