What does “Rafidah” mean?

Question:

What is meant by the word “Rafidah” (ุฑุงูุถุฉ)?

Answer:

The word “Rafidah” (ุฑุงูุถุฉ) or also “Rawafid” (ุฑูˆุงูุถ) is the plural of “Rafidi” (ุฑุงูุถูŠ) and comes from “rafada” (ุฑูุถ), meaning “to reject”. The “rejector” (Rafidi) has a high position in true Islam.

Utaibah reported that Imam As-Sadiq (a.) said: “By God, what an excellent name that God has granted you as long as you follow our word and do not make up lies about us.” Utaibah said: “Abu Abdillah As-Sadiq (a.) told me this when I told him about a man who told me: “Be careful to be a rejector (Rafidi)!” [Bihar-ul-Anwar of Al-Majlisi, Volume 65 page 96 Hadith 1]

ุนู† ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ุฃุณุจุงุทุŒ ุนู† ุนุชูŠุจุฉ ุจูŠุงุน ุงู„ู‚ุตุจุŒ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ุงู„: ูˆุงู„ู„ู‡ ู„ู†ุนู… ุงู„ุงุณู… ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู…ู†ุญูƒู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู…ุง ุฏู…ุชู… ุชุฃุฎุฐูˆู† ุจู‚ูˆู„ู†ุงุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุชูƒุฐุจูˆู† ุนู„ูŠู†ุง ู‚ุงู„: ูˆู‚ุงู„ ู„ูŠ ุฃุจูˆ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ู‚ูˆู„ุŒ ุฃู†ูŠ ูƒู†ุช ุฎุจุฑุชู‡ ุฃู† ุฑุฌู„ุง ู‚ุงู„ ู„ูŠ:ย ุฅูŠุงูƒ ุฃู† ุชูƒูˆู† ุฑุงูุถูŠุง

Zaid Ash-Shahham reported that Abu Al-Jarud said: “May God make my ears as deaf as my eyes blind if I did not hear a man say to Abu Ja’far Al-Baqir (a.): “He has given us a name.” He said: “What name is it?” The man said: “He named us as the rejectors (Rafidah).” Abu Ja’far (a.) put his hand on his chest and said: “I too am one of the rejectors (Rafidah) and he belongs to me. He repeated this three times.” [Bihar-ul-Anwar of Al-Majlisi, Volume 65 page 97 Hadith 2]

ุนู† ุงุจู† ูŠุฒูŠุฏุŒ ุนู† ุตููˆุงู†ุŒ ุนู† ุฒูŠุฏ ุงู„ุดุญุงู…ุŒ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุงู„ุฌุงุฑูˆุฏ ู‚ุงู„:ย ุฃุตู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฃุฐู†ูŠู‡ ูƒู…ุง ุฃุนู…ู‰ ุนูŠู†ูŠู‡ ุฅู† ู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ุณู…ุน ุฃุจุง ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูˆุฑุฌู„ ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ุฅู† ูู„ุงู†ุง ุณู…ุงู†ุง ุจุงุณู…ุŒ ู‚ุงู„: ูˆู…ุง ุฐุงูƒ ุงู„ุงุณู…ุŸ ู‚ุงู„: ุณู…ุงู†ุง ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉุŒ ูู‚ุงู„ ุฃุจูˆ ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุจูŠุฏู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุตุฏุฑู‡: ูˆุฃู†ุง ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉ ูˆู‡ูˆ ู…ู†ูŠ ู‚ุงู„ู‡ุง ุซู„ุงุซู‡ุง

Abu Basir reported that he said to Imam Al-Baqir (a.): “My life is sacrificed to you, we are given a name by which the rulers allow the shedding of our blood, the dispossession of our property and our torture.” He said: “What is it?” I said: “The rejectors (Rafidah).” He said: “70 men from Pharaoh’s camp rejected Pharaoh and came to Moses (a.) and none of the people of Moses (a.) strove harder than they did and none of his people was more fierce in their love for Aaron (a.) than they were and that is why they called the people of Moses (a.) rejectors (Rafidah). Thereupon Moses (a.) received a revelation from God confirming this name to them in the Torah: “I have granted it to them. And God also grants you this name.” [Bihar-ul-Anwar of Al-Majlisi, Volume 65 page 97 Hadith 3]

ุนู† ุงุจู† ูŠุฒูŠุฏุŒ ุนู† ุงุจู† ู…ุญุจูˆุจุŒ ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุณู„ูŠู…ุงู†ุŒ ุนู† ุฑุฌู„ูŠู† ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุจุตูŠุฑ ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ู„ุช ู„ุฃุจูŠ ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุฌุนู„ุช ูุฏุงูƒ ุงุณู… ุณู…ูŠู†ุง ุจู‡ ุงุณุชุญู„ุช ุจู‡ ุงู„ูˆู„ุงุฉ ุฏู…ุงุกู†ุง ูˆุฃู…ูˆุงู„ู†ุง ูˆุนุฐุงุจู†ุงุŒ ู‚ุงู„: ูˆู…ุง ู‡ูˆุŸ ู‚ุงู„: ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉุŒ ูู‚ุงู„ ุฃุจูˆ ุฌุนูุฑ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุฅู† ุณุจุนูŠู† ุฑุฌู„ุง ู…ู† ุนุณูƒุฑ ูุฑุนูˆู† ุฑูุถูˆุง ูุฑุนูˆู† ูุฃุชูˆุง ู…ูˆุณู‰ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ููŠ ู‚ูˆู… ู…ูˆุณู‰ ุฃุญุฏ ุฃุดุฏ ุงุฌุชู‡ุงุฏุง ูˆุฃุดุฏ ุญุจุง ู„ู‡ุงุฑูˆู† ู…ู†ู‡ู… ูุณู…ุงู‡ู… ู‚ูˆู… ู…ูˆุณู‰ ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉุŒ ูุฃูˆุญู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ูˆุณู‰ ุฃู† ุฃุซุจุช ู„ู‡ู… ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุงุณู… ููŠ ุงู„ุชูˆุฑุงุฉ ูุงู†ูŠ ู†ุญู„ุชู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆุฐู„ูƒ ุงุณู… ู‚ุฏ ู†ุญู„ูƒู…ูˆู‡ ุงู„ู„ู‡

Sulaiman Al-A’mash reported that he told Imam As-Sadiq (a.): ” May my life be sacrificed to you, people name us as the rejectors (Rafidah), but who are the rejectors (Rafidah)? He said: “By God, it was not they who gave you this name, but God Himself who gave you this name in the Torah and in the Gospel through the tongue of Moses (a.) and the tongue of Jesus (a.). 70 men among the people of Pharaoh rejected Pharaoh and joined the faith of Moses (a.), and for this reason God called them the rejectors (Rafidah). Thereupon Moses (a.) received a revelation from God confirming this name to them in the Torah until it passed over the tongue of Muhammad (s.). God divided them into numerous groups and they multiplied into numerous nations, rejecting the good, but you rejected the bad and remained steadfast with the people of the house of your prophet (a.). Whatever path you took, your Prophet (s.) also took it and you chose whom God and His Messenger (s.) chose. Therefore, I proclaim to you the good news and again I proclaim to you the good news, because the mercy of God encompasses you.The accepted one is the good among them, and the recipient of forgiveness is the one who is guilty among them, and whoever does not meet God with the one you have met, He does not accept his good deeds from him, nor does He forgive him his wrongdoings. O Sulaiman, shall I entrust something to you?” I said: “Increase my knowledge, may my life be sacrificed to you!” He said: “The angels ask the forgiveness of God for you until you are purified from sin, just as the leaf of a tree is torn away on a windy day, and that is the Word of God: “Those who bear the throne and those who stand around it glorify the praise of their Lord and believe in Him. They ask forgiveness for those who believe: “Our Lord! You embrace all things in Your mercy and knowledge. So forgive those who have been converted and have followed Your path, and protect them from the chastisement of Hell. Our Lord! let them enter the Gardens of Eden, which You have promised them, as well as the righteous from their fathers, their wives, and their offspring: You are the Mighty, the Wise. And protect them from wrongdoing. On that day, whom You save from wrongdoing, You have had mercy on them, and that is the great success.” (40:7-9) These are our followers and by God, it is for you. O Sulaiman, shall I entrust something to you?” I said: ” May my life be sacrificed to you, increase my knowledge!” He said: “No one follows the confession of Abraham (a.) except us and our followers and the rest of mankind has nothing to do with it.” [Bihar-ul-Anwar of Al-Majlisi, Volume 65 Page 97 – 98 Hadith 4]

ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ู‚ุงุณู… ุจู† ุนุจูŠุฏุŒ ุนู† ุงู„ุญุณู† ุจู† ุฌุนูุฑุŒ ุนู† ุงู„ุญุณูŠู†ุŒ ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ูŠุนู†ูŠ ุงุจู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุญู†ุธู„ูŠุŒ ุนู† ูˆูƒูŠุนุŒ ุนู† ุณู„ูŠู…ุงู† ุงู„ุฃุนู…ุด ู‚ุงู„: ุฏุฎู„ุช ุนู„ู‰ ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฌุนูุฑ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ู‚ู„ุช: ุฌุนู„ุช ูุฏุงูƒ ุฅู† ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ูŠุณู…ูˆู†ุง ุฑูˆุงูุถุŒ ูˆู…ุง ุงู„ุฑูˆุงูุถุŸ ูู‚ุงู„: ูˆุงู„ู„ู‡ ู…ุง ู‡ู… ุณู…ูˆูƒู…ูˆู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ูƒู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุณู…ุงูƒู… ุจู‡ ููŠ ุงู„ุชูˆุฑุงุฉ ุงู„ุฅู†ุฌูŠู„ ุนู„ู‰ ู„ุณุงู† ู…ูˆุณู‰ ูˆู„ุณุงู† ุนูŠุณู‰ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุง ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูˆุฐู„ูƒ ุฃู† ุณุจุนูŠู† ุฑุฌู„ุง ู…ู† ู‚ูˆู… ูุฑุนูˆู† ุฑูุถูˆุง ูุฑุนูˆู† ูˆุฏุฎู„ูˆุง ููŠ ุฏูŠู† ู…ูˆุณู‰ ูุณู…ุงู‡ู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉุŒ ูˆุฃูˆุญู‰ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ูˆุณู‰ ุฃู† ุฃุซุจุช ู„ู‡ู… ููŠ ุงู„ุชูˆุฑุงุฉ ุญุชู‰ ูŠู…ู„ูƒูˆู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ู„ุณุงู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡. ููุฑู‚ู‡ู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูุฑู‚ุง ูƒุซูŠุฑุฉ ูˆุชุดุนุจูˆุง ุดุนุจุง ูƒุซูŠุฑุฉุŒ ูุฑูุถูˆุง ุงู„ุฎูŠุฑ ูุฑูุถุชู… ุงู„ุดุฑ ูˆุงุณุชู‚ู…ุชู… ู…ุน ุฃู‡ู„ ุจูŠุช ู†ุจูŠูƒู… ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ูุฐู‡ุจุชู… ุญูŠุซ ุฐู‡ุจ ู†ุจูŠูƒู…ุŒ ูˆุงุฎุชุฑุชู… ู…ู† ุงุฎุชุงุฑ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุฑุณูˆู„ู‡ุŒ ูุฃุจุดุฑูˆุง ุซู… ุฃุจุดุฑูˆุง ูุฃู†ุชู… ุงู„ู…ุฑุญูˆู…ูˆู†ุŒ ุงู„ู…ุชู‚ุจู„ ู…ู† ู…ุญุณู†ู‡ู… ูˆุงู„ู…ุชุฌุงูˆุฒ ุนู† ู…ุณูŠุฆู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆู…ู† ู„ู… ูŠู„ู‚ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู…ุซู„ ู…ุง ู„ู‚ูŠุชู… ู„ู… ุชู‚ุจู„ ุญุณู†ุงุชู‡ ูˆู„ู… ูŠุชุฌุงูˆุฒ ุนู† ุณูŠุฆุงุชู‡ุŒ ูŠุง ุณู„ูŠู…ุงู† ู‡ู„ ุณุฑุฑุชูƒุŸ ูู‚ู„ุช: ุฒุฏู†ูŠ ุฌุนู„ุช ูุฏุงูƒุŒ ูู‚ุงู„: ุฅู† ู„ู„ู‡ ุนุฒ ูˆุฌู„ ู…ู„ุงุฆูƒุฉ ูŠุณุชุบูุฑูˆู† ู„ูƒู…ุŒ ุญุชู‰ ุชุชุณุงู‚ุท ุฐู†ูˆุจูƒู…ุŒ ูƒู…ุง ุชุชุณุงู‚ุท ูˆุฑู‚ ุงู„ุดุฌุฑ ููŠ ูŠูˆู… ุฑูŠุญุŒ ูˆ ุฐู„ูƒ ู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฐูŠู† ูŠุญู…ู„ูˆู† ุงู„ุนุฑุด ูˆู…ู† ุญูˆู„ู‡ ูŠุณุจุญูˆู† ุจุญู…ุฏ ุฑุจู‡ู… ูˆ ูŠุณุชุบูุฑูˆู† ู„ู„ุฐูŠู† ุขู…ู†ูˆุง ู‡ู… ุดูŠุนุชู†ุง ูˆู‡ูŠ ูˆุงู„ู„ู‡ ู„ู‡ู… ูŠุง ุณู„ูŠู…ุงู†ุŒ ู‡ู„ ุณุฑุฑุชูƒุŸ ูู‚ู„ุช: ุฌุนู„ุช ูุฏุงูƒ ุฒุฏู†ูŠ! ู‚ุงู„: ู…ุง ุนู„ู‰ ู…ู„ุฉ ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุฅู„ุง ู†ุญู† ูˆุดูŠุนุชู†ุงุŒ ูˆุณุงุฆุฑ ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ู…ู†ู‡ุง ุจุฑุฆ

In order to oppose this, the innovators came up with some ideas.

Evidence:

Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani writes: “Shiaism is the love for Ali Ibn Abi Talib and the preference of him over all the companions of the Prophet (s.), and whoever regards him better than Abu Bakr and Umar is an exaggerator in his Shiite inclination and is called a rejector (Rafidi) and if not, then he is just a Shiite.” [Muqaddamat Fath Al-Bari Fi Sharh Sahih Al-Bukhari, page 460]

ู‚ุงู„ ุงุจู† ุญุฌุฑ ุงู„ุนุณู‚ู„ุงู†ูŠ: ูˆุงู„ุชุดูŠุน ู…ุญุจุฉ ุนู„ู‰ ูˆุชู‚ุฏูŠู…ู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุตุญุงุจุฉ ูู…ู† ู‚ุฏู…ู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ุฃุจู‰ ุจูƒุฑ ูˆุนู…ุฑ ูู‡ูˆ ุบุงู„ ููŠ ุชุดูŠุนู‡ ูˆูŠุทู„ู‚ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุฑุงูุถูŠ ูˆุฅู„ุง ูุดูŠุนูŠ

Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.) reported that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said: “Before the hour comes, a group called Rejectors (Rafidah) will appear. They have nothing to do with Islam.” [Dala’il-un-Nubuwwah of Al-Baihaqi, Hadith 2934]

ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ุง ุฃุจูˆ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุญุงูุธ, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุฃุจูˆ ุงู„ุนุจุงุณ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ูŠุนู‚ูˆุจ, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุฅุณุญุงู‚ ุงู„ุตุบุงู†ูŠ, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุงู„ุฃุณูˆุฏ ุจู† ุนุงู…ุฑ, ู‚ุงู„: ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ูŠ ุฃุจูˆ ุณู‡ู„, ู‚ุงู„: ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ูŠ ูƒุซูŠุฑ ุงู„ู†ูˆุงุก, ู‚ุงู„: ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ุง ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ุจู† ุงู„ุญุณู†, ุนู† ุฃุจูŠู‡, ุนู† ุฌุฏู‡, ู‚ุงู„ : ู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…: ูŠุฎุฑุฌ ู‚ุจู„ ู‚ูŠุงู… ุงู„ุณุงุนุฉ ู‚ูˆู… ูŠู‚ุงู„ ู„ู‡ู…: ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉ ุจุฑุขุก ู…ู† ุงู„ุฅุณู„ุงู…

Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.) reported that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said: “In the end-times, a group named as the Rejectors (Rafidah) will appear, because they reject Islam.” [Al-Musnad of Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Hadith 787]

ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุฌุนูุฑ ุงู„ูˆุฑูƒุงู†ูŠ ููŠ ุณู†ุฉ ุณุจุน ูˆุนุดุฑูŠู† ูˆู…ุงุฆุชูŠู†, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุฃุจูˆ ุนู‚ูŠู„ ูŠุญูŠู‰ ุจู† ุงู„ู…ุชูˆูƒู„, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุณู„ูŠู…ุงู† ู„ูˆูŠู† ููŠ ุณู†ุฉ ุฃุฑุจุนูŠู† ูˆู…ุงุฆุชูŠู†, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุฃุจูˆ ุนู‚ูŠู„ ูŠุญูŠู‰ ุจู† ุงู„ู…ุชูˆูƒู„, ุนู† ูƒุซูŠุฑ ุงู„ู†ูˆุงุก, ุนู† ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ุจู† ุญุณู† ุจู† ุญุณู† ุจู† ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ุฃุจูŠ ุทุงู„ุจ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡, ุนู† ุฃุจูŠู‡, ุนู† ุฌุฏู‡, ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ุงู„ ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ุฃุจูŠ ุทุงู„ุจ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡: ู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…: ูŠุธู‡ุฑ ููŠ ุขุฎุฑ ุงู„ุฒู…ุงู† ู‚ูˆู… ูŠุณู…ูˆู† ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉ, ูŠุฑูุถูˆู† ุงู„ุฅุณู„ุงู…

Abdullah Ibn Abbas reported that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said: “In the end times, a group named as the Rejectors (Rafidah) will appear, because they reject Islam and call themselves Muslims. Kill them, for they are idolaters!” [Al-Musnad of Abu Ya’la, Hadith 2560]

ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุฒู‡ูŠุฑ, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ู‡ุงุดู…, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุนู…ุฑุงู† ุจู† ุฒูŠุฏ ุงู„ุชุบู„ุจูŠ, ุญุฏุซู†ูŠ ุงู„ุญุฌุงุฌ ุจู† ุชู…ูŠู…, ุนู† ู…ูŠู…ูˆู† ุจู† ู…ู‡ุฑุงู†, ุนู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู† ุนุจุงุณ, ุนู† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…, ู‚ุงู„: โ€œูŠูƒูˆู† ููŠ ุขุฎุฑ ุงู„ุฒู…ุงู† ู‚ูˆู… ูŠู†ุจุฒูˆู† ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉ: ูŠุฑูุถูˆู† ุงู„ุฅุณู„ุงู… ูˆูŠู„ูุธูˆู†ู‡ ูุงู‚ุชู„ูˆู‡ู… , ูุฅู†ู‡ู… ู…ุดุฑูƒูˆู†

Fatimah (a.) reported that the Messenger (s.) said to Ali (a.): “O son of Abu Talib, you and your followers are in the Garden of Paradise. There will be people who first ascribe love for you to themselves and then leave from Islam just as the arrow leaves the bow. They have a notorious name and are named as the rejectors (Rafidah). If you meet them, kill them, for they are idolaters!” [Al-Manaqib of Al-Khawarizmi Al-Hanafi, page 355 – 356 Hadith 367]

ูˆุจู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุงุณู†ุงุฏ ุนู† ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ุญุณูŠู† ู‡ุฐุงุŒ ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ุง ุฃุจูˆ ุณุนูŠุฏ ุงู„ู…ุงู„ูŠู†ูŠุŒ ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ุง ุฃุจูˆ ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุนุฏูŠุŒ ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ุง ุฃุจูˆ ูŠุนู„ู‰ ูˆุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ุญุณู† ุงู„ุตูˆููŠ ู‚ุงู„ุง: ุญุฏุซู†ูŠ ุฃุจูˆ ุณุนูŠุฏ ุงู„ุฃุดุฌุŒ ุญุฏุซู†ูŠ ุชู„ูŠุฏ ุจู† ุณู„ูŠู…ุงู†ุŒ ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุงู„ุฌุญุงูุŒ ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุนู…ุฑูˆ ุงู„ู‡ุงุดู…ูŠุŒ ุนู† ุฒูŠู†ุจ ุจู†ุช ุนู„ูŠุŒ ุนู† ูุงุทู…ุฉ ุจู†ุช ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู‚ุงู„ุช: ู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุขู„ู‡ ู„ุนู„ูŠ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…: ุฃู…ุง ุงู†ูƒ ูŠุง ุจู† ุฃุจูŠ ุทุงู„ุจ ูˆุดูŠุนุชูƒ ููŠ ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉุŒ ูˆุณูŠุฌุฆ ุฃู‚ูˆุงู… ูŠู†ุชุญู„ูˆู† ุญุจูƒ ู‚ุจู„ ุซู… ูŠู…ุฑู‚ูˆู† ู…ู† ุงู„ุงุณู„ุงู… ูƒู…ุง ูŠู…ุฑู‚ ุงู„ุณู‡ู… ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑู…ูŠุฉุŒ ู„ู‡ู… ู†ุจุฒ ูŠู‚ุงู„ ู„ู‡ู… ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉ ูุงู† ู„ู‚ูŠุชู‡ู… ูุงู‚ุชู„ู‡ู… ูุฅู†ู‡ู… ู…ุดุฑูƒูˆู†

Fatimah (a.) reported that the Messenger (s.) said to Ali (a.): “He is in the garden of paradise, but among his followers there is a group who know Islam and reject it afterwards. They have a notorious name and they are named as the Rejectors (Rafidah). Whoever meets them, let him kill them, for they are idolaters!” [Al-Musnad of Abu Ya’la, Hadith 6707]

ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุฃุจูˆ ุณุนูŠุฏ ุงู„ุฃุดุฌ, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุงุจู† ุฅุฏุฑูŠุณ, ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุงู„ุฌุญุงู ุฏุงูˆุฏ ุจู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนูˆู, ุนู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุนู…ุฑูˆ ุงู„ู‡ุงุดู…ูŠ, ุนู† ุฒูŠู†ุจ ุจู†ุช ุนู„ูŠ, ุนู† ูุงุทู…ุฉ ุจู†ุช ู…ุญู…ุฏ, ู‚ุงู„ุช: ู†ุธุฑ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฅู„ู‰ ุนู„ูŠ, ูู‚ุงู„: ู‡ุฐุง ููŠ ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉ , ูˆุฅู† ู…ู† ุดูŠุนุชู‡ ู‚ูˆู…ุง ูŠุนู„ู…ูˆู† ุงู„ุฅุณู„ุงู…, ุซู… ูŠุฑูุถูˆู†ู‡, ู„ู‡ู… ู†ุจุฒ ูŠุณู…ูˆู† ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉ, ู…ู† ู„ู‚ูŠู‡ู… ูู„ูŠู‚ุชู„ู‡ู… ูุฅู†ู‡ู… ู…ุดุฑูƒูˆู†

Abdullah Ibn Abbas reported that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said: “O Ali, there will be a group in my community that will be committed to love the people of the house. They have a notorious name and they are named as the rejectors (Rafidah). Go and fight against them, for they are idolaters!”Nur-ud-Din Al-Haithami writes: “According to its chain, the tradition is good (Hasan).” [Majma’-uz-Zawa’id, Hadith 16434]

ูˆุนู† ุงุจู† ุนุจุงุณ ู‚ุงู„: ูƒู†ุช ู…ุน ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ โ€“ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€“ ูˆุนู†ุฏู‡ ุนู„ูŠ, ูู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ โ€“ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… -: ูŠุง ุนู„ูŠ, ุณูŠูƒูˆู† ููŠ ุฃู…ุชูŠ ู‚ูˆู… ูŠู†ุชุญู„ูˆู† ุญุจ ุฃู‡ู„ ุงู„ุจูŠุช, ู„ู‡ู… ู†ุจุฒ ูŠุณู…ูˆู† ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉ, ู‚ุงุชู„ูˆู‡ู… ูุฅู†ู‡ู… ู…ุดุฑูƒูˆู†. ู‚ุงุงู„ ู†ูˆุฑ ุงู„ุฏูŠู† ุงู„ู‡ูŠุซู…ูŠ: ุฑูˆุงู‡ ุงู„ุทุจุฑุงู†ูŠ, ูˆุฅุณู†ุงุฏู‡ ุญุณู†

Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.) reported that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said: “After me a group will appear with a notorious name and they will be named as the Rejectors (Rafidah). When you meet them, go and fight against them, for they are idolaters!” I said: “O messenger of God, by what sign can they be recognized?” He said: “They say about you what is not fitting for you and they attack my companions and insult them.” [Kitab As-Sunnah of Amr Ibn Abi Asim, Hadith 813]

ุญุฏุซู†ุง ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ู…ูŠู…ูˆู†, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุฃุจูˆ ุณุนูŠุฏ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุฃุณุนุฏ ุงู„ุชุบู„ุจูŠ, ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุนุจุซุฑ ุจู† ุงู„ู‚ุงุณู… ุฃุจูˆ ุฒุจูŠุฏ, ุนู† ุญุตูŠู† ุจู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ู†, ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ู† ุงู„ุณู„ู…ูŠ, ุนู† ุนู„ูŠ, ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…: ุณูŠุฃุชูŠ ุจุนุฏูŠ ู‚ูˆู… ู„ู‡ู… ู†ุจุฒ ูŠู‚ุงู„ ู„ู‡ู…: ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉ, ูุฅุฐุง ู„ู‚ูŠุชู…ูˆู‡ู… ูุงู‚ุชู„ูˆู‡ู…, ูุฅู†ู‡ู… ู…ุดุฑูƒูˆู† ู‚ู„ุช: ูŠุง ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡, ู…ุง ุงู„ุนู„ุงู…ุฉ ููŠู‡ู… ู‚ุงู„: ูŠู‚ุฑุถูˆู†ูƒ ุจู…ุง ู„ูŠุณ ููŠูƒ, ูˆูŠุทุนู†ูˆู† ุนู„ู‰ ุฃุตุญุงุจูŠ ูˆูŠุดุชู…ูˆู†ู‡ู…

Abu Sulaiman Al-Hamdani reported that Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.) said: “In the end times, a group will appear with a notorious name, for they are named as the rejectors (Rafidah). They say that they are our followers, but they are not our followers, and a sign of this is that they revile Abu Bakr and Umar. Wherever you find them, you must kill them, for they are idolaters!” [Talbis Iblis of Ibn Al-Jawzi, Hadith 62]

ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ุง ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ุง ุณุนุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู† ุนู„ูŠ, ู†ุง ุงู„ุทุฑูŠุซูŠุซูŠ, ู†ุง ู‡ุจุฉ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ุทุจุฑูŠ, ู†ุง ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ู†, ู†ุง ุงู„ุจุบูˆูŠ, ุซู†ุง ุณูˆูŠุฏ ุจู† ุณุนูŠุฏ, ุซู†ุง ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุญุงุฒู…, ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุฎุจุงุจ ุงู„ูƒู„ุจูŠ, ุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ุณู„ูŠู…ุงู† ุงู„ู‡ู…ุฏุงู†ูŠ, ุนู† ุนู„ูŠ ูƒุฑู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุฌู‡ู‡, ู‚ุงู„: ูŠุฎุฑุฌ ููŠ ุขุฎุฑ ุงู„ุฒู…ุงู† ู‚ูˆู… ู„ู‡ู… ู†ุจุฒ ูŠู‚ุงู„ ู„ู‡ู…: ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉ ูŠู†ุชุญู„ูˆู† ุดูŠุนุชู†ุง, ูˆู„ูŠุณูˆุง ู…ู† ุดูŠุนุชู†ุง ูˆุขูŠุฉ ุฐู„ูƒ ุฃู†ู‡ู… ูŠุดุชู…ูˆู† ุฃุจุง ุจูƒุฑ ูˆุนู…ุฑ ู„ุนู†ุฉ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ู…ุงย ุฃูŠู†ู…ุง ุฃุฏุฑูƒุชู…ูˆู‡ู… ูุงู‚ุชู„ูˆู‡ู… ุฃุดุฏ ุงู„ู‚ุชู„, ูุฅู†ู‡ู… ู…ุดุฑูƒูˆู†

Ali Ibn Umar Ad-Daraqutni says: “Abu Bakr and Umar are undoubtedly better than the two (Uthman and Ali) and anyone who dissagrees with this is through and through a Shiite. Whoever is angry with Abu Bakr and Umar, although the correctness of their leadership (Imamah) is part of the faith, is a disgusting rejector (Rafidi). Whoever insults Abu Bakr and Umar and does not consider them to be imams of the right guidance is among the exaggerators of the rejecters (Rafidah), may God destroy them.” [Siyar A’lam An-Nubala’ by Adh-Dhahabi, Volume 16 page 458]

ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุฅู…ุงู… ุงู„ุญุงูุธ ุฃุจูˆ ุงู„ุญุณู† ุนู„ูŠ ุจู† ุนู…ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงุฑู‚ุทู†ูŠ: ูˆุงู„ุฃูุถู„ ู…ู†ู‡ู…ุง ุจู„ุง ุดูƒ ุฃุจูˆ ุจูƒุฑ ูˆุนู…ุฑุŒ ู…ู† ุฎุงู„ู ููŠ ุฐุง ูู‡ูˆ ุดูŠุนูŠ ุฌู„ุฏุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุฃุจุบุถ ุงู„ุดูŠุฎูŠู† ูˆุฃุนุชู‚ุฏ ุตุญุฉ ุฅู…ุงู…ุชู‡ู…ุง ูู‡ูˆ ุฑุงูุถูŠ ู…ู‚ูŠุชุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุณุจู‡ู…ุง ูˆุฃุนุชู‚ุฏ ุฃู†ู‡ู…ุง ู„ูŠุณุง ุจุฅู…ุงู…ูŠ ู‡ุฏู‰ ูู‡ูˆ ู…ู† ุบู„ุงุฉ ุงู„ุฑุงูุถุฉุŒ ุฃุจุนุฏู‡ู… ุงู„ู„ู‡

Ibn Abd Rabbih Al-Andalusi writes: “They are given the name Rejectors (Rafidah) because they reject Abu Bakr and Umar, and of those who have gone astray, none but them rejects them.” [Aqd-ul-Farid, Volume 2 Page 245]

ู‚ู€ุงู„ ุงุจู† ุนุจู€ุฏ ุฑุจู€ู‡ ุงู„ุฃู†ุฏู„ุณูŠ: ูˆุฅู†ู…ุง ู‚ูŠู„ ู„ู‡ู… ุฑุงูุถุฉุŒ ู„ุฃู†ู‡ู… ุฑูุถูˆุง ุฃุจุง ุจูƒุฑ ูˆุนู…ุฑุŒ ูˆู„ู… ูŠุฑูุถู‡ู…ุง ุฃุญุฏ ู…ู† ุฃู‡ู„ ุงู„ุฃู‡ูˆุงุก ุบูŠุฑู‡ู…

Al-Buwaiti reported that he asked Muhammad Ibn Idris Ash-Shafi’i: “May I pray behind the rejector (Rafidi)?” Ash-Shafi’i replied: “Do not pray behind the rejector (Rafidi), the Qadri and the Murji’!” Al-Buwaiti said: “Describe these people to us!” Ash-Shafi’i replied: “Whoever says that faith (Iman) consists only of words (without deeds) is a murji’: Whoever says that Abu Bakr and Umar are not imams is a rejector (rafidi) and whoever makes the will depend only on himself (without destiny) is a qadri.” [Siyar A’lam An-Nubala’ by Adh-Dhahabi, Volume 10 page 31]

ุงู„ุณุงุฌูŠ: ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ุจู† ุฒูŠุงุฏ ุงู„ุงุจู„ูŠุŒ ุณู…ุนุช ุงู„ุจูˆูŠุทูŠ ูŠู‚ูˆู„: ุณุฃู„ุช ุงู„ุดุงูุนูŠ: ุฃุตู„ูŠ ุฎู„ู ุงู„ุฑุงูุถูŠุŸ ู‚ุงู„: ู„ุง ุชุตู„ ุฎู„ู ุงู„ุฑุงูุถูŠุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุงู„ู‚ุฏุฑูŠุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุงู„ู…ุฑุฌุฆ. ู‚ู„ุช: ุตูู‡ู… ู„ู†ุง. ู‚ุงู„: ู…ู† ู‚ุงู„: ุงู„ุงูŠู…ุงู† ู‚ูˆู„ุŒ ูู‡ูˆ ู…ุฑุฌุฆุŒ ูˆู…ู† ู‚ุงู„: ุฅู† ุฃุจุง ุจูƒุฑ ูˆุนู…ุฑ ู„ูŠุณุง ุจุฅู…ุงู…ูŠู†ุŒ ูู‡ูˆ ุฑุงูุถูŠุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุฌุนู„ ุงู„ู…ุดูŠุฆุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ู†ูุณู‡ุŒ ูู‡ูˆ ู‚ุฏุฑูŠ

Muhammad Ibn Isma’il Al-Bukhari writes: “There is no difference for me whether I pray behind a follower of Jahm Ibn Safwan and a rejector (Rafidi) or behind the Jews and Nazarenes. One does not give them the greeting of peace nor does one return their greeting of peace. Neither do we marry them, nor give them witness, nor eat of their slaughtered flesh.” [Khalq Af’al Al-Ibad, page 13]

ู‚ุงู„ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุฅุณู…ุงุนูŠู„ ุงู„ุจุฎุงุฑูŠ: ู…ุง ุฃุจุงู„ูŠ ุตู„ูŠุช ุฎู„ู ุงู„ุฌู‡ู…ูŠ ูˆุงู„ุฑุงูุถูŠุŒ ุฃู… ุตู„ูŠุช ุฎู„ู ุงู„ูŠู‡ูˆุฏ ูˆุงู„ู†ุตุงุฑู‰ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุณู„ู… ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ูˆู„ุง ูŠุนุงุฏูˆู† ูˆู„ุง ูŠู†ุงูƒุญูˆู† ูˆู„ุง ูŠุดู‡ุฏูˆู† ูˆู„ุง ุชุคูƒู„ ุฐุจุงุฆุญู‡ู…

Ibn Hajar Al-Haitami writes: “According to the school of law of Abu Hanifah, he who rejects the succession of Abu Bakr and Umar is an disbeliever, contrary to what some of them say, and the statement is correct that he is an disbeliever. In the legal opinions regarding the innovators, it says that “the one who rejects the leadership of Abu Bakr is an infidel and some of them say that he is an innovator, but it is true that he is an infidel and so is the one who rejects the succession of Umar.” [As-Sawa’iq-ul-Muhriqah, page 359]

ู‚ุงู„ ุงุจู† ุญุฌุฑ ุงู„ู‡ูŠุซู…ูŠ: ูู…ุฐู‡ุจ ุฃุจูŠ ุญู†ูŠูุฉ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ุฃู† ู…ู† ุฃู†ูƒุฑ ุฎู„ุงูุฉ ุงู„ุตุฏูŠู‚ ูˆุนู…ุฑ ูู‡ูˆ ูƒุงูุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุฎู„ุงู ุญูƒุงู‡ ุจุนุถู‡ู… ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ุตุญูŠุญ ุฃู†ู‡ ูƒุงูุฑ. ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู‡ูŠุซู…ูŠ: ูˆููŠ ุงู„ุชูุงูˆู‰ ุงู„ุจุฏูŠุนูŠุฉ ู…ู† ุฃู†ูƒุฑ ุฅู…ุงู…ุฉ ุฃุจูŠ ุจูƒุฑ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ูู‡ูˆ ูƒุงูุฑ ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุจุนุถู‡ู… ู‡ูˆ ู…ุจุชุฏุน ูˆุงู„ุตุญูŠุญ ุฃู†ู‡ ูƒุงูุฑ ูˆูƒุฐู„ูƒ ู…ู† ุฃู†ูƒุฑ ุฎู„ุงูุฉ ุนู…ุฑ

Ahmad Ibn Muhammad At-Tahawi writes: “The rejector of the succession of Abu Bakr is just as much an disbeliever as the rejector of the night journey (Mi’raj) of the Prophet.” [Hashiyyat At-Tahawiyyah, page 303]

ู‚ุงู„ ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ุทุญุงูˆูŠ ุงู„ุญู†ููŠ: ูˆุฅู† ุฃู†ูƒุฑ ุฎู„ุงูุฉ ุงู„ุตุฏูŠู‚ ูƒูุฑ ูƒู…ู† ุฃู†ูƒุฑ ุงู„ุฅุณุฑุงุก

Mulla Ali Al-Qari writes: “Should anyone reject the succession of Abu Bakr and Umar, he will be declared an disbeliever.” [Sharh Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar, page 198]

ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู…ู„ุง ุนู„ูŠ ุงู„ู‚ุงุฑูŠ: ูˆู„ูˆ ุงู†ูƒุฑ ุฎู„ุงูุฉ ุงู„ุดูŠุฎูŠู† ูŠูƒูุฑ

Kamal Ibn Al-Hamam says: “As for the rejecters (Rafidah), anyone who puts Ali higher than Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman is an innovator and anyone who rejects the succession of Abu Bakr and Umar is an disbeliever.” [Fath-ul-Qadir, Volume 1 Page 350]

ู‚ุงู„ ูƒู…ุงู„ ุจู† ุงู„ู‡ู…ุงู… : ูˆููŠ ุงู„ุฑูˆุงูุถ ุฃู† ู…ู† ูุถู„ ุนู„ูŠุง ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุซู„ุงุซุฉ ูู…ุจุชุฏุน , ูˆุฅู† ุฃู†ูƒุฑ ุฎู„ุงูุฉ ุงู„ุตุฏูŠู‚ ุฃูˆ ุนู…ุฑ โ€“ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ู…ุง โ€“ ูู‡ูˆ ูƒุงูุฑ

Nizam Al-Jilali writes: “Whoever rejects the leadership (Imamah) of Abu Bakr is an unbeliever, and some claim that he is only a innovator and not an disbeliever, but in reality he is an disbeliever.” [Al-Fatawa Al-Hindiyyah, Volume 2 Page 264]

ู‚ุงู„ ู†ุธุงู… ุงู„ุฌู„ุงู„ูŠ : ู…ู† ุฃู†ูƒุฑ ุฅู…ุงู…ุฉ ุฃุจูŠ ุจูƒุฑ ุงู„ุตุฏูŠู‚ โ€“ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ โ€“ ูู‡ูˆ ูƒุงูุฑ , ูˆุนู„ู‰ ู‚ูˆู„ ุจุนุถู‡ู… ู‡ูˆ ู…ุจุชุฏุน ูˆู„ูŠุณ ุจูƒุงูุฑ ูˆุงู„ุตุญูŠุญ ุฃู†ู‡ ูƒุงูุฑ

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