A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
The principle of loyalty and disavowal (al-wala’ wa-l-bara’) regarding the Batini sects.
The Batiniyyah, including the Rafidah, the Ismailis, and the Druze.
As well as the extremist polytheistic Sufis and their likes among the proponents of heretical innovations that constitute disbelief.
None of these have any share in Islam.
They are not considered part of the people of the Qiblah.
This is due to their involvement in various forms of polytheism and disbelief that expel one from the fold of the religion.
They invoke others besides Allah and show allegiance to the enemies of Allah.
They claim their Imams are infallible and possess knowledge of the unseen.
They allege that the Qur'an has been corrupted and harbor hatred and hostility toward the Ahl al-Sunnah.
Indeed, they declare them to be disbelievers.
Some of these sects declare the foremost predecessors among the Companions of the Messenger, peace be upon him, to be disbelievers.
Therefore, if they are in this state,
they are like the disbelievers.
It is not permissible to show them loyalty, love, or support.
Rather, the obligation regarding them is to hate them and disavow them and their polytheism.
This does not contradict the desire to invite them to the truth and guide them.
For if they are guided and abandon their acts of disbelief,
they become our brothers.
They are then entitled to the obligatory love and support.
Someone might say,
"They do not manifest these beliefs of disbelief."
To him it is said:
They manifest them in some of their books,
and when they feel secure from punishment.
As for when they are in a state of weakness,
they conceal that as a form of taqiyyah (dissimulation).
If they were to gain power in the lands of the Sunnah,
they would then reveal their true nature.
They would declare the disbelief of everyone who opposes them,
wage war against them,
and deem their blood and wealth lawful.
Despite the clear falsehood of the beliefs of these Batiniyyah,
and their malicious objectives,
especially in recent years,
in the regions of their influence and dominance,
there are still some among the sons of the Sunnah
who think well of them and defend them,
and refuse to declare them disbelievers.
They even call for rapprochement with them,
and for aligning with them against global disbelief.
This does not stem from anyone except one who is ignorant
of the reality of the Batiniyyah and their false beliefs,
or one who is heedless and naive,
deceived by their lies and their taqiyyah,
and their proclaimed hostility toward the Jews and the Americans.
Even though the relationship between the Rafidah and the Christians
has been known throughout history,
and their alignment with them against the Ahl al-Sunnah is well-documented.
The Rafidah have never been known to wage jihad against the Crusaders.
In the modern era,
evidence has emerged regarding these secret relations between them.
Some of those who defend the Rafidah
know of their malice and hatred toward the Ahl al-Sunnah,
yet they justify their relationship with them
by claiming these are political stances,
not theological ones.
To them we say:
Politics must not be at the expense of creed,
nor should it contradict it.