QUESTION: O Noble Shaykh! May Allaah preserve you. What do you advise those who establish attacks upon this Masjid, Masjid As-Salafi [Salafi Publications], accusing it of hizbiyyah or that it is hizbee or that they are pseudo-Salafis or new-age Salafis? May Allaah reward you with good.   ANSWER: I begin with the name of Allaah and all praise is for Allaah – I say that this attack or criticism, just as I said a little while ago, ‘Establish the throne then debate!’ So you say that this Masjid [of Salafi Publications] has hizbiyyah – where’s the evidence?! What is this hizbiyyah? Hizbiyyah is that they make walaa’ (allegiances) meaning al-walaa’ (allegiance) and al-baraa’ (enmity) utilizing or upon other than the obedience to Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, or upon other than the Book of Allaah or other than Allaah or upon other than His Messenger or His Book – meaning that they have a person, if he was to say, ‘It is night’, they would say, ‘Night’. And if he was to say, ‘Day’, they would say, ‘Day!’ – regardless of if the matter opposed the speech of Allaah, and if this is present, then it is hizbiyyah – i.e. that their affairs in that which oppose the speech of Allaah and the Messenger (salallaahu ‘alaihi wassallam) and they are obeyed in that, then that is hizbiyyah. If that is the case, then inform us! And then I will not pray here (the Shaikh laughs)! The evidence [therefore] is necessary, “O you who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with news, then verify it’s correctness.” (Sooratul-Hujaraat) It is NOT correct, my brothers, that accusations are made against people, haphazard, random accusations – these are not from the characteristics of the people of Imaan. So no doubt, there has to be verification and ascertaining the correctness of claims. So if he says [there is] hizbiyyah, say to him, ‘Come! Where is the evidence that they have hizbiyyah?’ Do they have obedience [to an appointed leader], do they have the bai’ah (the pledge of allegiance to their appointed leader) upon allegiance and enmity? Do they have hearing and obeying in other than the Book of Allaah or upon other than the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah? If they do, then this is hizbiyyah – hearing and obeying even if it opposes the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, even if it opposes the Madhhab of the Salaf? So they do not have hizbiyyah, they do not have hizbiyyah and neither are they pseudo or new-age Salafis, and all praise is for Allaah! As for the ancient Salafiyyah of old, then it is known and written down. So if they have [at al-Maktabatus-Salafiyyah] anything new that opposes the [Salafiyyah of] old, then show us [and tell us saying:] ‘Here is point one, two, three etc.’ and say, ‘this opposes the [Salafiyyah of] old’ – So that is the meaning of new-age pseudo Salafiyyah (Salafiyyah Jadeedah). And here I say to you, for example, so and so from the people, ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Abdul-Khaaliq. Yes, he has this new-age, pseudo Salafiyyah – he himself said: ‘The Salafiyyah of taqleed, blind-following of old, wages war upon the [worship] of graves and the New Salafiyyah makes war upon the Palaces [of the Kings]’. He is one who said it! He says that there is a Salafiyyah of old and a Salafiyyah which is new, that wages war upon what? Wages war upon the Palaces and wages war upon the Rulers! He himself said it upon his own tongue in his own book! He wrote it in a booklet. And all praise is for Allaah. So also these people [at Al-Maktabatus-Salafiyyah] do they have something new that opposes that which is old? And that which is old [from the Salafi manhaj and ‘aqeedah] is written and known, everything, and nothing is hidden! So establish for us that which they have which is new that opposes the old [Salafi way] that we know of, then we will say, ‘As-salaamu ‘alaikum’! Then I advise [the one who makes these accusations and attacks] – Safe from you are the Ahlul-Bid’ah wal-Ahwaa, and the Shee’ah, and the Raafidhah in this land and the Kuffaar! – And you found no one else to attack except your brothers, the Salafiyeen?! (Tape recording with Salafi Publications)

WHO IS ASH-SHAIKH FALAAH IBN ISMAA’EEL AL-MUNDIKAAR

The Noble Shaykh, may Allaah preserve him, started upon his sitting and taking from the ‘Ulamah at the age of 15. He graduated from the Islamic University of Madeenah at a time when the great ‘Ulamah were teaching there. He attained under them his degree and then his Masters and then completed his Doctorate. His PhD thesis was entitled: “The Connection Between Soofism and Shee’ism” – and he received the highest accolade for that.

He took from those ‘Ulamah the knowledge of: ‘Aqeedah, Fiqh, Usoolul-fiqh, Qawaa’idul-Fiqhiyyah, Arabic Grammar, Sarf, Balaaghah, Hadeeth, the Sciences of Hadeeth and Tajweed.

His Shaikhs include amongst others:

Shaikhul-Islaam Abdul-’Azeez Ibn Baaz.
Ash-Shaikh Al-Imaam Muhammad Naasirud-Deen Al-Albaanee
Ash-Shaikhul-’Allaamah al-Faqeeh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-Uthaimeen
Ash-Shaikh ‘Abdul-Qaadir As-Sindee
Ash-Shaikh Al-Muhaddith Hammaad Ibn Muhammad al-Ansaaree
Al-’Allaamah Muhammad Amaan Ibn ‘Alee al-Jaamee
Ash-Shaikhul-’Allaamah ‘Abdul-Muhsin Al-’Abbaad
Ash-Shaikhul-’Allaamah al-Imaam  Rabee’ Ibn Haadee al-Madkhalee
Ash-Shaikhul-’Allaamah ‘Alee Naasir al-Faqeehi

A GREAT BENEFIT FROM OUR FATHER:
ASH-SHAIKHUL-’ALLAAMAH
RABEE’ IBN HAADEE AL-MADKHALEE

The noble Scholar, the Imaam of the sciences of Jarh wa Ta’deel, stated regarding these types of baseless attacks:

“You are asked regarding specific individuals who are well-known amongst the people for Salafiyyah and calling to it… and you remove them from Salafiyyah and this taking them out is a severe Jarh (disparaging criticism) upon them that requires proofs. And if you do not come with evidences that show the reasons for this Jarh (disparaging criticism), then the people will see that you have oppressed them, and have transgressed against them, and have attacked them in their Religion without any due right..”