Al Ahwaa’
(desires) is whatever disagrees with the Qur’aan and Sunnah of creeds, opinions
and thoughts. So everything that disagrees with the Qur’an and Sunnah of
opinions, creeds, thoughts, partisanship and the like is part of desires…
The
wars and division that took place among the Muslims came from the followers of
desires such as the Mu’tazilah, Khawaarij and others. They were ones who
caused the Fitnah. Fitan (tribulations) only came from them
and as a result of them.
Who
killed ‘Uthmaan (may Allah be pleased with him)? Who killed ‘Ali (may Allah be
pleased with him)? Who ignited the Fitnah
among the Muslims afterwards other than the followers of desires? Who incited
al-Ma’moon and those who came after to test the people of Sunnah so much so
that their Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) was pulled,
beaten and imprisoned other than the people of desires? Who imprisoned
Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) till he died in
prison other than the people of desires?
We
must therefore beware of these individuals because their evil, at the end, will
lead to disuniting the Muslims and revolting against the Muslims’ leader, as
well as the Muslims’ community, so that they would be divided into sects and
parties instead of being one Ummah.
Source:
A Gift to the Reader in Annotation of
Sharh As-Sunnah, vol. 2, p.230-231 by Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan. Translated by this writer.
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