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Fatwa
of the Shaykh Muhammed Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee regarding
the Jamaa'ah at-Tableegh
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Question:
What is your opinion concerning the Jamaa'ah
at-Tableegh? Is it permissible for a student of knowledge
or other than him to go out with them under the guise of inviting
to (the path of) Allaah?
Response:
The Jamaa'ah
at-Tableegh does not uphold the manhaj
of the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah
of His Messenger (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) and that which our Pious Predecessors
were upon.
And
if the situation was such, then it is not permissible to go
out with them because it defies our manhaj
in calling to the manhaj
of the Pious Predecessors. So in the path of inviting to Allaah,
then an 'aalim
can go out with them but as for those (ignorant - without
knowledge) who go out with them, then it is obligatory upon
them to remain in their countries and (study Islaam) seek
knowledge in their masaajid until there graduates from amongst
them people of knowledge who hold study circles inviting to
the path of Allaah.
As
long as the situation is like that, it is upon the student
of knowledge to invite these people (those from Jamaa'ah
at-Tableegh) to study the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah
and invite people to it.
And
the Jamaa'ah
at-Tableegh, with respect to da'wah
to the Book and the Sunnah,
do not intend by it a starting point, rather they consider
that to be a divided call (da'wah)/approach;
And because of this, they most resemble the Jamaa'ah
of al-Ikhwaan al-Muslimeen.
They
say their da'wah
is based upon the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah,
however this is mere idle talk for certainly they have no
'aqeedah
upon which they are united (which unites them) - so you find
some are Maatureedee, others are Ash'aree, whilst others are
Soofee and even some who have no madhhab
(affiliation to any particular ideology).
This
is because their da'wah
is built upon amassing (the people), then gathering together
and culturising/instructing them, and in reality they do not
really have any culture. More than half a century has passed
and there has not appeared from amongst them a scholar.
As
for us, then we say instruct them, then gather together, such
that the gathering together is based upon a foundation in
which there is no doubt.
So
the da'wah
of the Jamaa'ah
at-Tableegh is that of the Soofiyyah, they call to good manners,
as for correcting the differing 'aqeedah
of the group, then they do not exert themselves one iota.
This is because they believe this will cause differences (and
splitting apart).
It
came to pass that a brother, Sa'd al-Husayn had much correspondence
with the leader of the Jamaa'ah
at-Tableegh in India or Pakistan and it became clear from
that they acknowledge (belief in) intercession and seeking
help (from other than Allaah) and many other such things.
And they require their people (members) to make bay'ah (oath
of allegiance) based upon four issues: amongst them the Naqshbandiyyah
methodology. So it is upon every tableeghee (one who ascribes
to the Jamaa'ah
at-Tableegh) to make bay'ah of these fundamentals (issues).
A
questioner may ask: Indeed this group has corrected its faults
(returned to Allaah) as a result of the efforts of many individuals
and quite possibly many non-Muslims have accepted Islaam at
their hands. Is this not sufficient (proof) for the permissibilty
of going out with them and participating in that which they
call to?
So
we say: Indeed we know these words and hear them a lot and
know them to emanate from the Soofiyyah! For example, there
is a Shaykh whose 'aqeedah
is incorrect and does not know anything about the Sunnah.
Instead they deceitfully take from the wealth of the people,
so together with this, many open sinners seek forgiveness
from them!
So
every group which invites to good, then it is imperative they
should be in adherence (to the Qur.aan and the Sunnah),
and (this) our approach is pure, so what are they (others)
calling to?
Are
they calling to adherence to the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah
of the Messenger (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) and the ;aqeedah of the Pious Predecessors,
abandoning blind following of the madhhabs
to such an extent that they adhere to the Sunnah
over and above their madhhab!?
So the Jamaa'ah
at-Tableegh do not have a knowledge-based (manhaj),
rather, their manhaj
is according to the place where they are to be found, so they
change their "colours" to suit themselves.
al-Fataawa
al-Imaaraatiyyah of al-Albaanee
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