The Beliefs of a Shia Spiritual Guide

Question

A certain spiritual guide known by the name "Qatil" is widely known and famous. Investigation has shown that he belongs to the Rawafid (Shia) sect. On this basis he considers it obligatory and fard ‘ayn to erase and consign to oblivion the beliefs and fiqh of Ahl al-Sunna wal-Jama’a. Day and night he is engrossed in precisely this undermining, and he makes simple-hearted Muslims the prey of his false religion, leading them astray.

Answer

(1) It is not permissible to investigate without cause whether someone is legitimate or illegitimate [in birth]; and to suspect someone of illegitimacy, or to accuse him of it, without a shar‘i proof, is haram. If there is an Islamic government and the other conditions are also met, the hadd of qadhf (the punishment for slander)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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