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The
Qadariyyah
In the latter days of the Sahabah, there emerged the despicable sect of the Qadariyyah.
The deniers of Divine
Pre-Determination who claimed that Allaah has no power of His creation and that
mankind is totally independent of His Will and Power. Qadariyyah are people who claim that Allaah forces us to choose the wrong religion.
The
sect was initiated at the hands of Ma`bad al-Juhani, and they denied destiny.
Ja`d ibn Dirham, another pioneer of the sect, was the first to claim the Quran
is created. The remaining Sahabah, among them `Abdullah ibn `Umar, Jabir ibn
`Abdullah, Abu Hurayrah, `Abdullah ibn `Abbas and Anas ibn Malik, abjured the
Qadariyyah. They instructed people not to greet them with salaam, nor to pray
over their dead, nor even to visit their sick.
Our religion is a religion of following. It is not a religion of
innovation
or invention. That is to accept whatever Allah and His Messenger have said,
not to go beyond this.
"O you who believe! Do not put (yourselves) forward
before Allah and His Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) .."
In the Qur’an Allah describes the most excellent person to be the one who
submits himself to His commands completely.
"And who can be better in religion than one who
submits his face (himself) to Allah (i.e. follows Allah's Religion);"
And one who adopts the saying of Allah flees away from using his own ‘Aql
(intellect) and from innovation.
When the Messenger of Allah was not authorized to introduce in this religion
from his own intellect, then who else is there who claims such a right.
"It is only an Inspiration that is inspired."
"I but follow what is revealed to me by
inspiration.. "
"Follow that which is inspired in you from your
Lord."
History and Experience have proven that those who have adopted a way of
using their own intellect instead of the pure way of following (the Qur’an
and Sunnah) have deviated. And not only did they misguide themselves but
they became the cause of abasement of many others and after blackening their
records of deeds they departed from this world.
In this introduction we do not want to give a lengthy argument or else
many examples could be given to prove this point, however we will suffice
with one example.
In this ummah, the first sect which deviated on the basis of using ones
intellect and opinion is known by the name of “Qadariyyah”. With regards to Qadr, instead of accepting the Shar’iah rulings apparently, these people
started thinking about it using their own intellect. The more they thought,
deeper they got into their errors, up until some of the impatient elements
amongst them even rejected the Qadr. In contrast, with regards to it, some
of them declared man to be totally helpless. For them the worship and sins
of Allah’s slaves are equal.
The Messenger of Allah said about them:
Such people (i.e. the Qadariyyah) are the majoos
of this Ummah.
Once in front of His companion, Abdullah bin Umar (radiallaahuanhu)
Qadariyyah was mentioned, so he said:
"If I come across these people then I would break
their necks." And he said:
"Go and tell them that I am free from their
spurious way."
O noble Readers, This is the end of those who instead of accepting and
submitting the Shar’iah injunctions use their intellect and fall into the
sickness of this ill understanding. They spend time in long and futile
discussions and waste time in disputes and debates. Because of their taking
pleasure in logic, philosophy and rhetoric they remain deprived of the
sweetness and the taste of Eemaan and Ittibaa (following). What a good saying
did Whab bin Munbah say :
One who understands best the matter of Qadr
Is the one who remains most quiet about it.
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