Speaking Ill of Salafee Scholars (Ashabul-Hadeeth) is from Zandaqah!

[Maher.ibn.Ahmad.Attiyeh]

Bismillaah Al-Hamdulillaah wa salatu wa salaamu 'ala rasulullaah
Amma-ba'd

Speaking Ill of Salafee Scholars (Ashabul-Hadeeth) is from Zandaqah!

Abu Uwais (rahimahullaah Ta'aala) said: It was mentioned to Abu Qatila [the topic of] "Ashabul-Hadeeth," and he said, 'Ashabul-Hadeeth are an evil people.' So Abu 'Abdullaah [Imam Ahmad, rahimahullaah] got up, shaking out his thobe, and said: "Zindeeq!, Zindeeq!, Zindeeq!, Zindeeq!," and kept on saying it until he entered his house. [A Zindeeq is one who tries to destroy Islaam from the inside.]

Later on in the tape, Abu Uwais returned to this specific topic, and said:

"How can Ashabul-Hadeeth be evil people, and they're on the Sunnah? How can they be evil and they're on the guidance of the Prophet (salallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam), and following his example? They're the ones who know the Deen of Allaah, Tabarak wa Ta'aala. [They are] most like the tabi'een, most like the Sahaaba, and most like the Prophets ('alaihim i salaam) who existed before the Prophet (salallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). These people are most like them. And you're going to say [about them] 'evil people?'

That statement there indicates that you're not on it [Salafiyyah], you don't understand what's happening. So Imam Ahmad called him a Zindeeq! - [one who] intends to destroy Islaam from the inside.

Why else would you talk about Ahlul-Hadeeth, and everybody else in the world is safe from your tongue? Why else would you pick on those who are inheritors of the Sunnah who restore the 'Aqeedah to its proper position? [Those] who call to Tawheed night and day? Why else would you talk about them?

You have nothing else to do? You have no one else to talk about? Zindeeq! And there are a lot of Zanadiqah around here nowadays. They have [no one] else to talk about but the Salafees. And Wallaahi, the Salafees are a mercy for the people, if they but knew."

Source: Tape: Ruling of the 'Ulamma Regarding Staying Away From The People Of Desires, #3; in this specific chapter, the topic stressed was the Salaf refuting Bid'ah as well as its people (Ahlul-Bid'ah) by name (beginning with Allaah's Messenger, salallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, who refuted Dhul-Khwaisrah).
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