| likewise dividing the Ummah
and putting it through tests on the basis of things which
were not commanded by Allah and His Messenger (sallAllahu
'alayhi wa sallam) [is not permitted]: for example saying
to a man: "Are you a Shukaily or a Qirfandy?"
These names are false and
Allah (Subhanaahu wa Ta'aala) has not sent any authority
for their use, and there is neither in the Book of Allah
nor in the Sunnah of His Messenger (sallAllahu 'alayhi
wa sallam) nor in any of the known narrations from the
Salaf of this Ummah any [mention of the names] Shukaily
and Qirfandy.
The obligation of the Muslim
if he is asked about this is to say:
"I am neither a Shukaily
nor a Qirfandy, I am a Muslim who follows the Book of
Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (sallAllahu 'alayhi
wa sallam)."
It is narrated that Mu'aawiyah
asked 'Abdullaah ibn 'Abbaas (radhiAllahu 'anhum):
"Are you in 'Ali's
group, or in Uthmaan's group?" He said:
"I am neither in 'Ali's
group, nor in Uthmaan's group, I am in the group of the
Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam)."
Likewise each of the Salaf
would say: "All these 'ahwaa' (whims, or sects) are
in the fire."
Another would say:
"I do not know which
is the greater Blessing?... That Allah (Subhanaahu wa
Ta'aala) has Guided me to Islam, or that he has prevented
me from these 'ahwaa'."
Moreover, Allah (Subhanaahu
wa Ta'aala) has called us in the Qur'an: the Muslims,
the Believers, the Slaves of Allah, so we do not leave
these names that Allah has given us and adopt names which
some people and their parents have innovated, and which
Allah (Subhanaahu wa Ta'aala) has given no authority [for
their use].
Indeed the names which
might be desirable to use such as those indicating the
affiliation of people to an Imam like Hanafi, Maaliki,
Shaafi'i, Hanbali, or a Shaykh like Qadiri or 'Adawi etc,
or affiliation to a tribe like Qaisi or Yamaani, or a
country, like Syrian, Iraqi, Egyptian - No one is allowed
to put the people through tests on the basis of these
names, neither can they show walaa' [allegiance] or show
enmity on the basis of these names;
Indeed, the most honoured
of people in the sight of Allah (Subhanaahu wa Ta'aala)
are those with the most taqwa [fear and consciousness
of Allah], whichever group they belong to.
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