Who is a Hizbi? Shaykh Ahmad Ibn Yahyaa an-Najmi

“The one who reject the statements of the well known scholars is deemed a hizbi.”

Shaykh Ahmad Ibn Yahyaa an-Najmi (Rahimahullah) said:

‘Verification is obligatory when it comes to the narration of the faasiq, and as for the narration of the trustworthy person, then it is to be taken. So how much more so if the narrators were a group?

And from the best of people in society? And from its most eminent and most excellent in knowledge and trustworthiness? It is then incumbent to accept the narration; and whomsoever rejects it, has indeed rejected it due to a desire within himself. So, he is blamed and deemed a hizbi (bigoted partisan) as a result of this rejection. He should be counted among them and considered one of them. And with Allah lies all success.’

[al-Fatāwā al-Jaliyyah, 2/33, no. 5.]

Your Salafiyyah is not sound if you do not forbid the evil

Question:

Some of those who claim that they are Salafees say: We are Salafees but we do not speak about those who fall into errors and we do not disparage (make jarh) of anyone?

Answer:

Say to them, your Salafiyyah will be not be sound whilst [holding that] no one is to be disparaged. Loving for Allaah and hating for Allaah and allegiance for Allaah and enmity for Allaah – if a person is devoid of these four matters, then that means that his Islaam is weak. And the Messenger, salallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam, said: “Whomsoever amongst you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; if he is not able, then [let him change it] with his tongue [by speaking against it with knowledge]; and if he is not able, then with his heart [by hating it for Allaah’s sake], and that is the weakest of Eemaan.”* – The weakest of Eemaan is that you forbid falsehood with your heart. However as for the one who does not forbid falsehood with his heart, then where is the Eemaan in his heart?!! Meaning that his Eemaan is weak, of no benefit. And we ask Allaah for pardon and good health, and Allaah is sufficient for us and what a fine trustee He is.

Shaykh Ahmad bin Yahyaa an-Najmee

‘Al-Fataawa Al-Jaliyyah ‘an Manaahij Ad-Da’wiyyah’, Daarul-Minhaaj. Gathered and notes added by Hasan Ibn Mansoor ad-Daghreeree. Second volume, page 139.