it may be useful to have the URL
here it is
thanks my dear Gilberto for your helpful resources
the URL is here
http://sunnipath.com/Resources/Questions/QA00002137.aspx
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=1898&CATE=164
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From: "Gilberto Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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If you look for rulings of more scholarly folks, you find more nuanced
attitudes. For example, from the Sunni Path webpage:
Are Shi'as considered Muslims? And can we pray behind them?
Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Leicester (UK)
Are Shi'as considered Muslims? And can we pray behind them?
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
According to the classical and the majority of contemporary scholars,
there are two types of Shi'as:
a)Those that hold beliefs that constitute disbelief (kufr) such as
having the belief that the Qur'an has been altered, Sayyiduna Ali
(Allah be pleased with him) is God, the angel Jibril made an error in
descending with the revelation on the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless
him & give him peace) rather than Sayyiduna Ali (Allah be pleased with
him), accusing Sayyida Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) of committing
adultery or denying the Companionship (suhba) of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
(Allah be pleased with him).
The great Hanafi jurist, Imam Ibn Abidin (Allah have mercy on him) states:
"There is no doubt in the disbelief (kufr) of those that falsely
accuse Sayyida Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) of adultery, deny the
Companionship of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr ( Allah be pleased with him),
believe that sayyiduna Ali (Allah be pleased with him) was God or that
the angel Jibril mistakenly descended with the revelation (wahi) on
the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give peace), etc… which is
apparent Kufr and contrary to the teachings of the Qur'an (Radd
al-Muhtar, 4/453).
Therefore, shi'as that hold such beliefs are without a doubt out of
the fold of Islam.
b)Those who do not hold beliefs that constitute Kufr such as believing
that Sayyiduna Ali (Allah be pleased with him) was the rightful first
Caliph after the demise of the Messenger of Allah, slander other
Companions (sahaba) belief in the twelve Imams, etc…
Such Shi'as can not be termed as out of the fold of Islam, rather they
are considered to be severely deviated and transgressors (fisq).
Imam Ibn Abidin states:
"It is difficult to make a general statement and judge all the Shi'as
to be non-believers, as the scholars have agreed on the deviation and
defection of the deviated sects" (ibid).
It should be remarked here that some members of the Shi'a community
display outwardly not to have believes that constitute Kufr, but keep
these beliefs in their heart, which they call Taqiyya.
The case with such people is that if they did have such beliefs that
constitute Kufr in their heart but outwardly denied them, them even
though according to Allah and in hereafter they will be regarded as
non-Muslims, but we will judge them according to their outward
statements and actions.
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) is reported
to have said:
"I have been ordered to judge people according to their outward condition"
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