The leading personalities from the People of Knowledge have criticised
the movement of al-Ikhwaan ul-Muslimeen because they do not have any
interest/activity in the da’wah to Tawheed and rejection against Shirk
and innovations. They have certain, specific ways which are impaired by
their lack of interest/activity in calling to Allaah, and turning to the
correct ‘aqeedah - that which the Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah are
upon. So it is necessary for the al-Ihkwaan ul-Muslimeen that they concern
themselves with the Salafi Da’wah, the da’wah to the Tawheed of
Allaah and rejection against the worshippers of graves, against the
attachment to the dead and seeking aid from the inhabitants of the graves,
such as al-Husain, al-Hasan, al-Badawi and what is similar to that.
And Shaikh Hamood at-Tuwaijaree - may Allaah have mercy upon him - authored a
book about Jamaa’at ut-Tabligh and called it: ‘The Profound Word in
Cautioning from Jamaa’at ut-Tabligh’ and he said in the
introduction:
This is a response to a book which some of the brothers sent to me,
consisting of a question about Jamaa’at ut-Tabligh and regarding many
of the statements that have been made about them - from those who speak for
them and for those who rejct their actions. And the questioner asked that he
read the fatwa of Shaikh Muhammad bin Ibraheem in which holding back from
them [is advised]. And the questioner said: Shall I advise him to go out
with them on khurooj inside the country of Saudi or outside of it or not?
And the answer: I say: As for Jamaa’at ut-Tabligh, then they are a
jamaa’ah of innovation and misguidance and they are not upon the
affair that the Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam), His Companions and
those following them in goodness were upon. But they are upon some of the
ways of the Soofees and their innovated methodologies.
Then we say: He [ash-Shaayijee] got excited [thinking] that a very clear
difference of opinion has occurred between the scholars. Is it not required from
the students of knowledge to look at the evidences of the scholars and at the
reality and true nature of these groups? Whilst holding onto the sharee’ah
principle ‘the burden of proof is upon the claimant’ or should they
support an opinion, from the many opinions, due to hawaa (desire) and the
blameworthy party-spirit (ta’assub)?!
And with the knowledge that many of the scholars besides those whom we have
quoted, clearly and openly perform tabdee’ (declaring to be innovatory) of
these groups - even those who do not deem the groups to be innovated sects, then
they are not pleased with the methodologies of these groups and with the fact
that many of the proponents/propounders of these groups deviate from the way of
the Salaf such as al-Qardaawi, al-Ghazaali, Sayyid Qutb, at-Tilmisaanee, Hasan
al-Banna etc. So why this exaggeration and [undue] excitation? Why such a
desperation to defend the Ahl ul-Bid’ah and to attack the scholars? Those
who expose - with evidences - the methodologies of these deviant groups by which
everyone who battles against our Righteous Predecessors has entered [into the
realm of da’wah] from amongst the Ash’arees, Soofees, the
Mu’tazilah, the worshippers of the graves and others...!!?
The scholars who do not have anything clear to say about these groups have
not criticised their brothers, the other scholars, who have spoken and exposed
and explained the misguidance of these groups, because they know that they have
a good and strong perception.
And no one defends these groups with such desperation and at the same time
attacks the Salafis, except the tails [back ends] of these groups, those who
conceal themselves with ‘Salafiyyah’ and there is no power nor
movement except by Allaah.