Belief Regarding the Three Caliphs

Question

(1) What is the ruling of the Sacred Law concerning those Rafidis who do not regard the Holy Qur’an as distorted, do not deny the companionship of Hazrat Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ﵁, and do not assert the ifk (the slander [against ‘A’isha ﵂]), yet on the basis of certain corrupt interpretations and narrations from Shi‘i books regard the three caliphs ﵃ as hypocrites and explain away the texts about the virtues of the three caliphs?

Answer

(1) To acknowledge Hazrat Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ﵁ as a Companion and yet regard him as a hypocrite is a plain contradiction and extreme deception (talbis); Shi‘a of this kind are outside iman. (2) These Shi‘a are outside iman; [so] if such a person adopted this creed after having held correct iman, his marriage with his former wife stands annulled and she may marry elsewhere — no…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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