"An Equitable Word" Message


From the People of the Sunnah of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)


 to the Shi'a

“Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects —you are not associated with


them in anything. Their affair is only with Allah; then He will inform them about what they used to do.” (Surah Al-An’am: 159)

Prepared by:


Muhammad Al-Sayyid Muhammad


 


" An Equitable Word " Message From the People of the Sunnah of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to the Shi'a


To unify the people of Islam and those who adhere to it based on what Almighty Allah has instilled in the balanced human soul, through a logical, rational perspective.


•    Looking at the great challenges facing the Islamic nation in our contemporary era, including the attacks of its enemies, the manipulation of its resources, the weakening of its power, the occupation of its lands, and the vandalism of its sanctities—especially the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first Muslims' direction of prayer and the place of mounting of the Master of Messengers, Muhammad (PBUH). This requires unification under one banner—Islam—and agreement on the single word of truth, upon which no one can disagree. Therefore:


•    Based on our devotion to Almighty Allah, free from whims and fanaticism, and according to what rational minds and pure natures agree upon, we, the followers of the Sunnah of the beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), call upon all Shiites, regardless of their sects, to:


- Being one based on what Almighty Allah has instilled in the human soul before it has been altered and tampered with—every child is born with a natural disposition—in light of the absence of nullification to the power of thought, which Almighty Allah has bestowed upon man especially when it relates to the belief for which man will be questioned and held accountable by his God and Creator, the Almighty. This enables man to distinguish between what is correct, wrong, good or bad, and thus to make wise choices based on what man is naturally inclined to believe, to achieve the best, most sublime, and most noble belief that is worthy of acceptance by Almighty Allah and that He is pleased with from His servants.


Through a logical, rational perspective, and without prejudice to any textual evidence - such as hadiths and other such texts - in terms of their authenticity, weakness, and objectionability, we raise an important question for distinguishing between truth and falsehood, as follows:


- Which of the two beliefs is closest to the clear, sound, and rational mind, and does not conflict with or clash with it, nor does it find any contradictions within it? 


- Which of the two beliefs is closer to what the pure human soul was created with and what God has placed in the pure soul that is devoted to Almighty Allah in terms of reaching the best, most refined, and most sublime in the belief that is worthy of acceptance by Almighty Allah?!


The beliefs of the Shiite Rafidah and the sects that follow them, which are based on:


1- Belittling the comprehensiveness of Allah, the Creator's knowledge, and the perfection of His wisdom, as in the doctrine of Badā' (the emergence of the new view), meaning that a new view may appear to Almighty Allah to be more correct in matters other than what He had previously decreed. This is as in what the Shiite Rafidah narrated from one of their imams, Ja'far, after the death of his son Ismail, who had claimed that he would be the Imam after him: "Nothing appeared to Allah in any matter as it did regarding my son Isma'il, whom He took during my lifetime to make it known that he is not an Imam after me." (as if the Creator God does not possess absolute knowledge of the past, present and future, to the point that He would be hesitating in His actions and behavior, God forbid). 


2- And based on the hatred of one of the closest angels of Almighty Allah (as in the belief of one of the Shiite sects), indeed, the best of angels, namely the trustworthy Gabriel, PBUH, who was charged with bringing down revelation to the prophets and messengers, including the Holy Qur’an, which dominates all heavenly books and was sent down to the most honorable and final of the messengers, Muhammad, PBUH. This is based on the allegation that he made a mistake or betrayed the trust - according to the difference in their claim - by sending down the message to the Prophet, PBUH, instead of sending it down to his cousin, Ali ibn Abi Talib (as if the matter were a game in which there is a possibility of rightness and error, trustworthiness and betrayal... and other things that are not in accordance with Almighty Allah’s Will, and thus belittling the status of the Creator God, glory be to Him, His absolute power and the perfection of His knowledge and wisdom). 


3- The claim that attributes distortion to the Holy Qur’an (the word of Almighty Allah, the final of all heavenly books, and the greatest miracle of the Prophet Muhammad, PBUH, which bears witness to the truth of his prophethood and message until the Day of Judgment), and the claim that the true Qur’an was with Imam Ali and the Imams after him and that it is hidden from the nation to this day, (as if Islam is not the final preserved message from distortion and loss. Islam that calls all people to itself, especially through the preservation of its final heavenly book that dominates all previous heavenly books). 


4- And the one who insults and slanders the honor of the Messenger of God, PBUH, by slandering his wife, the Mother of the Believers, Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, (as if Lady Aisha was not the wife whom Almighty Allah, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, preserved in the protection of His Prophet until the moment of his death. He was pleased with her and was nursed when he was sick in her room in response to his desire. It is known that Lady Aisha was the most beloved of the Prophet’s wives, and he did not marry a virgin other than her). 


5- The one based on insulting and cursing those whom Almighty Allah chose to support and aid His noble Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and spread his message, namely his noble Companions (may Almighty Allah be pleased with them all), who supported the Messenger and advocated his message. (It is as if Almighty Allah did not make a good choice in selecting righteous companions for His final Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who would carry the banner of Islam after him and take it to all corners of the earth - God forbid! - and it is as if the Prophet Muhammad did not choose his companions well and failed to raise them according to the correct path that the nation would follow after him.)


- Is it reasonable that if any of the followers of previous religions (such as Judaism) were asked: Who are the best among the people of your faith? They would say: The Companions of Moses. Or (Christianity) were asked: Who are the best among the people of your faith? They would say: The disciples of Jesus. Meanwhile, if any of the Shiites were asked: Who are the worst among the people of your faith?? They would say: The Companions of Muhammad!! As if all goodness lies outside the religion of Islam, due to the Shiites’ claim that Islam has failed to educate, purify, and cleanse souls, as they claim about most of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, PBUH.


6- And the one based on the permissibility of sex through marriage that Almighty Allah and His Messenger, PBUH, have forbidden (called temporary marriage), which is no different from adultery, as that marriage is temporary for a specific period, even if it is a short period, and then the contract is dissolved after that, like adultery, whose time expires with the expiration of the time for satisfying the desire of the man and woman, (so can the Shiite Imams accept the permissibility of enjoying their daughters through that marriage that they have permitted for enjoying the daughters of their common people?!! Absolutely, it is not possible for a free, jealous person - who is not a pimp - to accept such a marriage for any of his daughters, sisters, or any of his family members). 


7- And the one based on consuming people's wealth unjustly and accumulating enormous sums of money for those who claim to be representatives of the Hidden Imam, by taking one-fifth of the profits under the pretext of holding them for the last of their Imams (the Twelfth) - who is alleged to have disappeared after escaping in a cellar more than a thousand years ago - until his appearance at the end of time (so where did this fabricated legislation come from which did not exist during the era of the Prophet Muhammad, PBUH, or any of the Shiite Imams before that, especially since their last Imam disappeared from them in a fabricated, unacceptable and unreasonable story, and without the slightest evidence of its authenticity, whether natural or rational? Imagine the amount of this money that has been imposed for more than 1,000 years to be held by those who claim to be representatives of the Imam without being distributed to the poor and needy Muslims!! Where is it?! And how can it be monitored?!) 


8- And those based on blasphemies and polytheism, through extremism and glorification of people whose holiness and benefit are claimed after their death, resorting to them, seeking their help through their graves and shrines, and circumambulating them... and other fabrications and allegations that contradict pure human nature and the lowest levels of reason. (It is as if the call of the Prophet (PBUH) never bore fruit, since there is no difference between what the Shiites are doing in our contemporary era and what the polytheists and idolaters were doing at the time of the call of the Prophet Muhammad. Those polytheists resorted to idols, sought their help, and made them intermediaries between themselves and the Creator, the Almighty and Exalted.) 


9- And the one based on the belief that rule at the end of time will be through their Hidden Imam (who is alleged to have fled and been absent for more than 1,000 years inside a cellar due to the large number of his enemies seeking him, and who did not appear at the time of the emergence of Shiite states capable of preventing and protecting him) will not be by the rule of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through the heavenly book that sealed the previous books and dominated them, namely the Holy Quran, but rather it will be by the rule of the family of David - David and Solomon -!! (This is in line with the whims and plans of the Jews) and will lead to the sword's use against the Arabs through killing and bloodshed!! (This also aligns with the whims and plans of the Jews, as well as the hatred of the Magians toward the Arabs, who destroyed their empire—the Persian Empire—during their conquests during the era of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and their spread of Islam.)


- Hence, the true origin of the Shiite belief is revealed through the Jewish Ibn Saba' who was mentioned in the books and references of the Shiites themselves. He hypocritically claimed to be a Muslim to fight Islam and its people by attempting to distort it and change its course—as they had done with Christianity before—to align with the whims, plans, and ambitions of the Freemasons, seeking revenge against Islam and its followers, the Muslims.


- Note: If the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his friend Abu Bakr did not emerge from the cave during his three-night hide-and-stay, while the polytheists sought to kill him, no one would have believed in him. How can one claim to believe in the Imamate of someone who has allegedly been absent for nearly 1,200 years and has never appeared to date, and no one has seen him?!! Not only that, but his rule will not be according to the law of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). How can a rational, logical mind believe in him?!!


10- And the one based on performing religious rituals that contradict reason and are rejected by sound instincts, making their practitioners a laughingstock and a target of ridicule by those who watch them on the media, even if they are polytheists or atheists. An example of this is the celebrations that involve cutting off heads and shedding blood by striking people with chains and swords, as in the celebrations of the Day of Ashura.


Perhaps the reader of what we have written will be astonished by such a thing, wondering:


Is what I am reading true, or is it an exaggeration? Does this really happen?!


And what religion orders such absurdity?!


- Did the Prophet Muhammad, PBUH, bring the true Islam and its tolerant law to order such nonsense that would deter people from reverting to Islam and even make its adherents the laughingstock of nations from East to West?


- What we have mentioned is the very truth. If the reader is astonished by what we have mentioned, he can witness such celebrations firsthand, especially in the age of satellite television and the internet. He will then not only be astonished but also horrified by the sight of bloodshed among men and women, even among children and infants. No religion on the face of the earth commands such nonsense. Rather, it is the whims that, if not governed by the controls of Almighty Allah’s law, will lead their owner to randomness and confusion, diverting him from the straight path of God.


Or the beliefs of the people of the Sunnah of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which are based on the opposite of what we have mentioned. These beliefs are based on:


(1) Glorifying Almighty Allah and believing in the perfection of His attributes, including His absolute power and the eternal, comprehensive knowledge of the past, present, and future that entails. Consequently, He possesses perfect wisdom in all His actions and wills, and He is not ignorant of any great or small, good or evil, and nothing is hidden from him.


(2) This belief is based on belief in all angels and not belittling their status. The best and most honorable of them is Gabriel (PBUH), the trustee of the heavenly revelation, since he is the chosen one of Almighty Allah to bring down revelation and divine scriptures, especially the most honorable and final of the heavenly scriptures, the Noble Qur'an. 


(3) It is based on belief in the Holy Qur'an and its preservation by Almighty Allah until the Day of Judgment, as there is no other heavenly book after it that humanity can be guided by. Thus, it was Almighty Allah's wisdom that He promised its preservation (i.e., Allah, Glorified and Exalted, guaranteed its protection from distortion and loss).


(4) It is based on love for the pure and righteous family of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and recognizing the value of all of them, including the Prophet Muhammad's wives,  Aisha and Hafsa, may God be pleased with them and with all the Mothers of the Believers. Therefore, it is based on reverence for the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).


- Can a rational mind accept loving and honoring Lady Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), without loving and honoring her mother, Lady Khadija (may God be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet Muhammad whom Almighty Allah, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, preserved in His protection until her death? And the claim that she is not from the family of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)? Certainly not.


- The same applies to all the wives of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), whom Almighty Allah, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, preserved in the infallibility of His Prophet Muhammad until he died, with His knowledge and decree. Among them are Lady Aisha and Hafsa, may God be pleased with them, with all the Mothers of the Believers, and with the entire family of the Prophet Muhammad. 


(5) And based on honoring those whom Almighty Allah has chosen to be the companions of His Prophet Muhammad with His knowledge and wisdom, so may Almighty Allah be pleased with them all, and at the forefront of them are those whom Almighty Allah has honored, according to His knowledge and wisdom, to lead the nation through the Rightly-Guided Caliphate, which is based on the method of prophecy that the Prophet Muhammad, gave good tidings of, and they are: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, and al-Hasan ibn Ali, and knowing their right and virtue, and taking any disagreement that arose between the companions of the Prophet Muhammad with the good intentions for each of them - because in the end they are human beings who can be right and wrong - within the framework that whoever is right has a double reward for his effort and his rightness, and whoever is wrong has a reward for his effort only, so they were the first to believe in the Messenger of God and supported and aided him until his call and message spread. Then they carried the banner of this great religion, and with it they traveled to the horizon east and west, north and south. Supported by the victory of Almighty Allah, they fulfilled the prophecies of the Prophet Muhammad regarding expeditions and conquests, and the people embracing God's religion in multitude.


- This is what people of sound reasoning agree upon, as the best of people are those whom Almighty Allah chose to be companions of His prophets, support His messengers, aid them, and spread their religion after them, just as He did with the companions of Moses and the disciples of Jesus Christ (peace be upon them). Foremost among them are the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who accompanied him at the time the Holy Qur'an was revealed to him. He nurtures them, purifies them, and cleanses them, fresh and new.


- Islam is the religion of Almighty Allah, which came to bring people out of darkness into the light, purifying and cleansing their souls. The best witnesses to this are the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).


(6) And it is based on the prohibition of adultery and sexual permissiveness, through the prohibition of what Almighty Allah has prohibited, which is called temporary marriage, which is like adultery, the time of which ends with the end of the time for satisfying the desire of the man and woman. No honorable free man with a sense of protective jealousy can accept that any of his daughters or any of his sisters or any of his family members be taken for pleasure under that cover called temporary marriage.


(7) And based on the wise divine legislation through which people recognize the wisdom of Islam and then its credibility and the truthfulness of the one who was sent with it, namely the Prophet Muhammad, and then people enter it in multitudes and embrace it, as in the obligation of zakat that Almighty Allah imposed on the wealthy Muslims to be given to their poor, as well as the fifth of the spoils of war that is spent on the needy Muslims and their interests, and not eating people’s money unjustly through what the Shiite imams promote by using the term: the fifth so that this is like a pretext for the spread of deception based on allegations that are not attested to by instinct or reason regarding the escape of their twelfth imam and his absence for more than 1000 years, through which vast sums of money are withheld without anything being known about them, and then people are turned away from that religion that they see as involving such absurdity. 


(8) It is based on complete and pure monotheism for Almighty Allah, and not making any intermediary between the servant and his Creator God. This contradicts the practices of the polytheists and idolaters before Islam and the practices of the Shiites, who resort to and seek help from the dead people in their graves and circumambulate their shrines, claiming their sanctity and benefit after their death. 


(9) It is based on the fact that judgment belongs to Almighty Allah through His heavenly book, the final and dominant of all heavenly books, namely the Holy Qur'an, which Almighty Allah has pledged to preserve from loss or distortion until the Day of Judgment. This is due to the distortion and loss suffered by previous heavenly books when their preservation was entrusted to the children of Adam. This is because Islam is the religion of Almighty Allah, and there is no other heavenly book after the Holy Qur'an, and there is no other prophet or messenger after the Prophet Muhammad, PBUH. 


(10) And based on divine legislation that is in accordance with pure nature and includes guiding acts of worship that bring relief and contemplation of the authenticity of Islam, without disturbing the sound mind through bloody celebrations that repel pure souls and a cause for non-Muslims to turn away from Islam.


(11) And based on everything that is in accordance with pure nature and does not conflict with clear reason and does not contradict rationality??!


The undisputable, unquestionable, and undoubted answer is:


- Verily, pure and sound natures, clean and pious souls devoted to Almighty Allah, and sound and rational minds cannot accept anything other than the pure and clear belief of the people of the Sunnah of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), free from blemish or impurity. They will never be satisfied with anything else.


• Finally, a question for any Shiite:


- What prevents you from considering the belief of the people of the Sunnah of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) impartially and honestly, and considering whether it provides you with the belief appropriate to Almighty Allah's acceptance and approval of it from His servants (which you do not find in the beliefs of other sects affiliated with Islam)???


This is because you will be held accountable before Almighty Allah for your beliefs and for seeking sincerity and devotion in your choices. 


- What harm would it do you, as a monotheist, if you were to win the love of the noble Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who were chosen by Allah, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, to accompany and support His Prophet (PBUH) and spread His religion after him, and to have good faith in them, and you did not lose your love for the family of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and your reverence for the Mothers of the Believers, Lady Aisha (the Prophet Muhammad's beloved wife), Hafsa, and the rest of the Mothers of the Believers, whom Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, preserved with His knowledge and wisdom in the protection of His Prophet until he passed away while He was pleased with them—may Allah be pleased with them all—and you did not ignore their value and status??? 


May Allah send blessings and peace upon His beloved and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), his pure and virtuous family, his noble Companions, and all those who followed in his footsteps, who were guided by his guidance, and followed his practices until the Day of Judgment. 


- May Allah guide us all to make good use of the blessings He has bestowed upon us, especially the blessing of reason, and to use it to distinguish between the true and the false, between good and bad, and to achieve what the pure soul is naturally inclined to, namely, achieving the best, most sublime, and most noble belief befitting the acceptance and approval of Almighty Allah from His servants. 


May Almighty Allah guide us all to what is good and right.


- Please refer to the book: "For God... Then for History" by Sayyid Hussein al-Musawi, who was a Shiite scholar in Najaf before embracing the Sunni creed of the beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).