Why did 'Ali burn the followers of Ibn Saba'?
Questioner:
"'Ali (رضي الله عنه) burned the followers of 'Abdullah ibn Saba'..."
Shaykh Bin Baaz:
"That was wrong, and the companions criticized him for that. Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) said: "I wish he had killed them with the sword."
This was Ijtihad[1] from him ('Ali رضي الله عنه) due to his severe anger[2] for the sake of Allah. Thereupon he burned them.
Perhaps the affair was unknown to him; it didn't reach him. Perhaps the clear prohibition of that act didn't reach him. That is the best explanation with regards to this matter. That the prohibition didn't reach him (رضي الله عنه)."
Footnotes by translator:
[1] Juristic effort to infer expert legal rulings.
[2] Ibn Saba's followers declared 'Ali to be Allah!
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin 'Abdullah bin Baaz, may Allah have mercy upon him
Translated by 'Abdurrahīm Ibn Muhammad Al-Hadhramī.
Published on Salafi-Dawah.com.
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"'Ali (رضي الله عنه) burned the followers of 'Abdullah ibn Saba'..."
Shaykh Bin Baaz:
"That was wrong, and the companions criticized him for that. Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) said: "I wish he had killed them with the sword."
This was Ijtihad[1] from him ('Ali رضي الله عنه) due to his severe anger[2] for the sake of Allah. Thereupon he burned them.
Perhaps the affair was unknown to him; it didn't reach him. Perhaps the clear prohibition of that act didn't reach him. That is the best explanation with regards to this matter. That the prohibition didn't reach him (رضي الله عنه)."
Footnotes by translator:
[1] Juristic effort to infer expert legal rulings.
[2] Ibn Saba's followers declared 'Ali to be Allah!
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin 'Abdullah bin Baaz, may Allah have mercy upon him
Translated by 'Abdurrahīm Ibn Muhammad Al-Hadhramī.
Published on Salafi-Dawah.com.
Use the player below or download the MP3 here.
السائل: علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه حرق السبئية
الجواب: هذا غلط. إنتقده الصحابة في هذا. قال بن عباس رضي الله عنهما أحب أن يكون قتلهم بالسيف. هذا إجتهاد منه من شدة غضبه لله فأحرقهم. ولعل خفي عليه ما بلغه أو لعل ما بلغه النهي الثابت. هذا أحسن ما يحمل عليه. أنه رضي الله عنه ما بلغه النهي
الجواب: هذا غلط. إنتقده الصحابة في هذا. قال بن عباس رضي الله عنهما أحب أن يكون قتلهم بالسيف. هذا إجتهاد منه من شدة غضبه لله فأحرقهم. ولعل خفي عليه ما بلغه أو لعل ما بلغه النهي الثابت. هذا أحسن ما يحمل عليه. أنه رضي الله عنه ما بلغه النهي
