al-Burjis: Rather, Their Accusations Carry No Weight At All

Follow @AhleDhikr Shaykh Abdus-Salam bin Burjis (may Allah have Mercy on him) said:

We have been tested in these times by some of those who attribute themselves to Salafiyyah but are extreme in placing the label of "innovation" on people. To the extent that they class whole communities as being innovators. This is despite the fact that a ruling cannot be placed on anyone until the methodology of the alleged is first made clear. These (extremists) are ignorant of the Sharia. They are ignorant in understanding the terminologies used by scholars in relation to innovation and its people. So their accusations are of no authority. Rather, their accusations carry no weight at all. Al-Allamah Shaykh Abdul-Mushin bin Hamad al-Abbad has exerted effort in giving advice to them and warning them against their methodology in his book, 'People of the Sunnah, be Kind with One Another'. I ask Allah, the Most High's protection from all forms of extremism.

Extract from Buhooth Nadwah Athr al-Quran al-Karim fi Tahqiq al-Wasatiyyah, Pg. 218