Who Is The Extremist?

The Noble Scholar Shaykh Muqbil Ibn Haadi, Allah have mercy on him, was asked:

Question: Who is the extremist?

Answer: Extremism/harshness is (that a person) makes prohibited upon the people something that Allah didn’t make prohibited and he obligates upon the people something which Allah didn’t obligate. This is extremism/harshness (in the religion). As for holding on to the religion (as it has been revealed), this is not considered extremism (in the religion).


Source: Recording of As’ilah Shabaab Qaryah as-Sa’eed

Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
6th of Muharram, 1439 (09-26-2017)
Masjid Nur Allah, Queens, NYC

                                   Original Arabic

سؤال وجّه إلى معالي الشيخ العلامة

من هو المتشدد؟
قال الإمام مقبل الوادعي رحمه الله :
التشدد هو :
أن يحرم على الناس شيئا ما حرمه ﷲ .
ويوجب على الناس شيئا ما أوجبه ﷲ .
هذا هو التشدد .
أما التمسك بالدين فلا يعد تشدداً .
شريط : أسئلة شباب قرية السعيد