Al-Jarh Wa At-Tadeel: Clarifying The Public Errors Of Our Brother Muhammad Muneer Mufti

[Abu.Dawood.Abdullaah]

Muhammad Muneer said:

That if Jarh Wa Ta’deel does exist. If this individual is like this is like that. Tayyib. Laa b’as if you have your daleel. Laa B’as if you are sincere seeking Allah’s face. Laa b’as if you are qualified for that…

Jarh Wa Ta’deel if you believe that it exists today. If you have your proofs and your adillah. If you are qualified to do that. If you are sincere in that, then apply it whole-heartedly, and not just one piece.

Jarh Wa Ta’deel if you believe that it exists today

This approach of teaching is very strange.
How can a student of knowledge address such a crucial science from the sciences of the religion in such a vague and unscholarly fashion? Is he leaving it up to the common people, the nine to five Muslims, that he is addressing to decide whether they believe that Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta’deel exists today.

I hope that the words of the reviver of the Sunnah In Yemen, The Muhaddith Muqbil Ibn Haadee Al-Waadi’ee [may Allah have mercy upon him] will remove the doubts and apprehensions of our bother Muhammad Muneer relating to the existence of Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta'deel. It is ironical that these articles were translated many years ago when the suroorees were propagating the very same doubts.

Shaykh Muqbil said:

“These people know that they have been criticized. They agree with democracy, shaving the beard, wearing trousers, parliament, voting and elections, and have friendship with the communists and the sinful.

Those whose statements are relied upon have unanimously agreed upon [the legislation] of Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta’deel.

If the people of the Sunnah in this era do not arise with the [task] of Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta’deel, then your speech- O Sunni- who says, “Allaah said and the Prophet said” and the speech of Muhammad Al-Ghazaalee who fights against the Sunnah, the speech of Ash-Sha’raawee who changes and the speech of ‘Alee At-Tantaawee will be [viewed] as one [i.e. the same].

In reality, all of these individuals are accepted by the Hizbees (people of partisanship) and the common people because they are the scholars who speak on the radio, television and write in the papers and magazines.

So who are you compared to them in the eyes of the Hizbees and in the eyes of the common people!

Therefore, it is a necessary for the people of the Sunnah to establish Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta’deel.

Who is [qualified] to perform Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta’deel?

Verily it is the scholar who has understanding and who fears Allaah. It is not for anyone to put themselves forward to [perform] Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta’deel.”

Fadaa’ih Wa Nasaa’ih (p. 37-39)

Many benefits can be taken from the words and insight of this great Imam and specialist in Hadeeth.

1. Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta'deel still exists.

2. The common people need to be warned against the people of innovation otherwise they will not be able to differentiate between the people of truth and the people of falsehood.

3. It is necessary for the people of Sunnah to establish this noble science.

4. Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta'deel is for the scholar who has understanding and who fears Allaah. It is not for anyone to put themselves forward to [perform] Al-Jarh Wa At-Ta’deel.