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one who uses his tongue in attacking them, Allah will cause his heart to die even before
his death. “(Shurh-Muhuth-thab)
Maulana Abdulhay (Rahmatullah Alayh) writes in his “fatawa”: “If the object of him
who abuses the Ulema is to humiliate them because of their knowledge, then the Ulema,
of jurisprudence pass a verdict of Kufr against him. If however, he has any other object
then too there is no doubt in that person being a faasiq, (evildoer) sinful person, worthy of
Allah’s anger and deserving of the punishment in this world and the hereafter.”
Having written this Maulana Abduthay (Rahmatullah Alayh) in support of this statement
quoted some Quranic texts, Ahaadeeth and writings from other Ulema.
Imam Abdul Wahhab Shahrani (Rahmatullah Alayh), one of the greats among the Sufis
wrote a book on those covenants Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) took from his
Ummat. In that book he writes:
“Rasulullah (Sallallahu Akiyhi Wasallam) made a covenant with us wherein be made i
compulsory on us to treat the Ulema with respect and honour. We are not in the position
ever to repay them for theirfavours upon us, not even If we grant to them all our
possessions and serve them throughout our lives. ‘Jany students and mureeds fail to live
up to the demands of this covenant, so much so that not one person is found who
discharges the stipulated injunctions towards his master (Ustad). This is indeed a great
disease eating at our deen, which is indicative of our insult towards knowledge. And it is
indicative of our indifference toward the commands of that person ( Rasulullah)
(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) who commanded this.”
In this same book the writer says:
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