Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah on the Meaning of the “Fiṭrah”

ولا يلزم من كونهم مولودين على الفطرة أن يكونوا حين الولادة معتقدين للإسلام بالفعل فإن الله أخرجنا من بطون أمهاتنا لا نعلم شيئا ولكن سلامة القلب وقبوله وإرادته للحق : الذي هو الإسلام بحيث لو ترك من غير مغير لما كان إلا مسلما . وهذه القوة العلمية العملية التي تقتضي بذاتها الإسلام ما لم يمنعها مانع : هي فطرة الله التي فطر الناس عليها

He (رحمه الله) said:

“It is not binding from [the fact] that they are born upon the fiṭrah (original disposition), that they practically believe in Islām at the moment of birth, for Allāh brought us out of the wombs of our mothers while we know nothing. However, it is the safety of the heart and its acceptance of and desire for the truth which is Islām in the sense that if it was left without anything to change it [from this disposition), it would not be except a Muslim. This [innate] strength [of the heart’s] knowledge and action which by itself necessitates Islām, so long as no obstacle prevents it, is the fiṭrah of Allāh upon which He created mankind.” Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā (4/247).

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On Smallpox and Injecting Impure, Harmful Substances into the Body: Verdicts from Scholars of the Daʿwah to Tawḥīd:

We present some fatāwā (legal verdicts) from the scholars of the daʿwah to Tawḥīd in the Arabian peninsula, from the early 19th century. These rulings were based on what was known through direct experience and instinctually, by what the fitrah naturally and instinctively deems repugnant, that pus and putrefaction could never be used as medicine. We also provide additional evidence for the truth of what is contained in their verdicts, in what follows at the end of their statements.

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We present below some fatāwā (legal verdicts) from the scholars of the daʿwah to Tawḥīd in the Arabian peninsula, from the early 19th century, on smallpox inoculations.

The Caliph ʿUmar Repelling Belief in Contagion from Himself

Quote: “For I have seen ʿUmar bin al-Khāṭṭāb call for a vessel in which there was water, and Muʿayqīb would drink from it—and this disease [of leprosy] had taken hold in him—then he [ʿUmar] would drink from it, and would deliberately place his mouth on the same spot [of the vessel] where [Muʿayqīb had placed his] mouth…”

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The Caliph ʿUmar would seek to push out and repel any notion or idea of contagion from his mind, in order to gain certainty in the statement of the Prophet [sas] in negation of the superstition of contagion.

Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn’s Clarification on Takfīr of Rulers Who Institute Secular Laws (1999)

The Shaykh elaborates on his view in light of the doubts and misconceptions of those put to trial with hasty, unwarranted takfīr on the heels of the fitnah of the Quṭbiyyah, Surūriyyah.

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Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn clarifies his position on the issue of the rulers instituting secular laws, replacing the Sharīʿah with them and when takfīr can be made of them.

Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn on Instituting and Enforcing a General Legislation Upon People and Judging in Specific Issues

The following is one of the views of Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn on the subject matter of ruling by other than what Allāh revealed, instituting opposing legislations and making them obligatory upon people to follow. Towards the end of his life, the Shaykh (رحمه الله) was asked to provide clarification of his views in the heels of the fitnah of the Quṭbiyyah, Surūriyyah who were using these issues to make unrestricted, generalized takfīr of rulers and governments, without following the legislated procedures of making takfīr of a specific individual...

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Is there a difference between a specific issue in which the qāḍī (judge) passes judgement with other than what Allāh revealed and between issues that are considered general legislation.

Shaykh Al-Fawzān Clarifying the Issue of Replacing the Sharīʿah and Making Takfīr of Rulers Using His Speech

IN THE YEARS GONE BY, the Qutubiyyah, used as evidence for their position the following passage from "Kitāb al-Tawḥīd" of Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān to justify their unrestricted and generalised, absolute takfir of the rulers who judge by other than what Allāh has revealed....

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Justifying Genocide and Slaughtering of Women and Children in Holy War: Rabbi Eliyahu Mali on the Jurisprudence of Genocide

Quote: "The same thing…and that’s because you can’t play clever with the Torah. When the Torah says: “Do not spare any soul”, then you must not spare any soul. Today he is a child, today he is a youth, and tomorrow a fighter."

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Shaykh and Imām, Muḥammad al-Amīn al-Shanqīṭī on the Approach to Modern Scientific Theories

“New inventions have appeared and claims have been made by the propounders of new theories [regarding which] people are divided into two categories: A category that hastens with rejection, and another that hastens with acceptance.”

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Daniel Shapiro, Benjamin Haqiqatjou, the Rāfiḍah and the Weapon of Taqiyyah (Dissimulation) for Concealing Beliefs and Advancing Agendas

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