The Audacity of Ignorance. - Rawdah

Consequently when an individual lacks the fear of Allah necessary to maintain the boundaries Hehas set in order to secure the rights of His creation, they fail miserably at weighing the benefits anddetriments (i.e. Masaalih and Mafaasid) of every situation they find themselves in. So when peoplelike Abu Khadeejah, who has a degree of influence over people, expresses his ill sentiment aboutone of the most reputable scholars of Ahlus Sunnah of our time, it creates a number of issues forhimself as well as the rest of the Ummah:Firstly: It exposes his lack of tact and respect when dealing with the honor as delicate as that of thescholars. Generally if you feel a particular way about someone, it is not wise to express it to themor to others, because it will be seen as blatantly insulting to them, in addition to its rude andinsolent nature, which is far more emphasized when dealing with the scholars of Ahlus Sunnah.When a man came to the house of the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa salam) and A’isha(Radiyallahu anha)informed him of who it was, the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa salam) said:“How unfortunate is it for his family to have him as a brother! And how unfortunate is it for hisfamily to have him as a son!”Then the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa salam) told A’isha to let him in. And when he entered, the Prophetentertained him as a noble guest. He smiled at him and was cordial with him, and when he left,A’isha said: “O Messenger of Allah, how is it that you said what you said about him beforehand,but when he entered you dealt with him so cordially?” And the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa salam) repliedwith what is considered to be the astute etiquette of diplomacy (i.e. Siyaasah) in Islam, which theMuslim should employ when dealing with everyone, more specifically the scholars of AhlusSunnah:“O A’isha, when have you ever known me to be imprudent and disrespectful?! Indeed the peoplewith the worst station on the Day of Judgment with Allah are those who the people distancethemselves from them fearing their insolent behavior.” (Collected in Saheeh Al Bukhari)Secondly: His claim that Shaykh Waseeallah oppressed him –which is clearly beneath contemptand above idiotic- is insubstantial and about as fragile as the house of a spider. The indignant attackof Abu Khadeejah on the honor of this noble scholar is a direct result of Shaykh Waseeallah’srefusal to entertain or endorse Abu Khadeejah’s global campaign as a self proclaimed da’ee.Shaykh Waseeallah is one of the very few scholars who went to Britain himself and visited AbuKhadeejah and was well aware of his ambition to spread Salafi books and his enthusiasm to giveda’wah but he was also aware of his lack of legislative knowledge which disqualifies him from givingda’wah effectively, especially on such a massive scale as the one he has been embarking upon,evidenced by the advice of the Shaykh to Abu Khadeejah personally:9 | P a g e w w w . r a w d a h . o r g