How To Spot A Salafi/Wahhabi A Mile Away

THE REAL ENEMIES OF ISLAM AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

The real enemies of Islam nowadays are not Jews, Christians, Capitalists or Marxists, they are Muslims. A type of Muslims
who are
destroying Islam, most of them not even knowing that they are doing it. To stay with them, talk to them or even looking at
them
brings darkness to the heart. Arguing against them is the worst. In spite of their good intentions, and Allah Subhana wa ta
'ala and
His Prophet know best, they can't help it to be themselves victims of their own preaching. Moslems who have grown up in an
environment where from elementary school to Islamic Universities the curriculum is based on the destruction of Islam. An
environment where the Media in all its aspects, television, radio, newspapers and magazines --even the most "religious"
programs
and articles are based on a distorted, to say the least, version of Islam cannot bring up but enemies to Islam. They might still
call
their ways as Islamic.

Do not expect but the worse from this type of people, always. If Allah Subhana wa ta 'ala has written for some of them
guidance
and repentance, that would only be for either their belonging to the family of the Prophet Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa
Sallim or
through the Barakah of a Holy man they might have encountered during their lifetime and who looked at them with the eye of
Mercy
and put them under his wing for a possible intercession.
From my prospective, I only see one way on how to face them in the US and that is to stay away from them and warn
people about
them. A certain Sheikh I know --may Allah grant him mercy-- asked all his students to stay away from the "real enemies" of
Islam,
and insisted on the fact that talking to them brings darkness to the heart that might last for the rest of the student's life. He
even
insisted that a hundred years might be needed to clear up that student's heart from their poisonous preaching!
How to recognize them? Here is a list of elements to consider when looking for them, with the sole intention to avoid them in
this
life and in the hereafter Ishaa-Allahu Ta'ala. The only hope for Islam on this earth is when they are kicked out of the Holy
Shrines of
Islam, Mecca and Medina "WA HUM SAAGHIREEN!..".

1. Their Salat does not match any of the FOUR Mathaahib of Islam
# In particular, their raising their hands after coming up from Ruku', and crossing their arms between Ruku' and Sujud.
# Their way of making Tashahhud by moving their fingers up and down during all the Tashahud. Their pretensions of
following
Sunnat-Al-Mustafa contradicts all Mathaahib even though they are using the same Sunnah narrated by Ahmad: "The Prophet
PBUH
used to move His finger during Tashahhud!" Some Madhhabs went for moving it once, others (Malikiyyah) went for moving
it all
the time but from Right to Left NOT up and down. They came up with a new way of doing it that contradicts all that
preceded
them.
# They do not raise their hands for Duaa (supplication).
# They do not cover their heads during Salat or otherwise, even though it's known for centuries that a man who doesn't
cover up
his head is Makhrum Al-Muru'a (There is a "breach" in his dignity).
# They certainly do not wear Turbans, which is a Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim,
of the
Sahaba RAA, and the Taabi'een.
# In certain occasions they might wear the Iq'al (Round black thing over a piece of red or white cloth...) which is in total
contradiction with Sunnah, since not even once has the Prophet Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim wore a Iq'al during his
lifetime.
# They do not pray Salat Al-Ishraq, a two-rakaat Sunnah after sun-rise.
If you still think that these signs are not enough to recognize them and keep away from them and you decided to check them
out in
spite of all the warnings that Our Teachers have given us, read the following.

2. Their preaching is based on the premise of using Qur'an and Sunnah ONLY! Meaning that the civilization built by the
Moslems
for over 13 centuries is not from Qur'an and Sunnah and a return to the source is a must, no mention should be given to any
of the
Scholars of Islam whoever they might be.
# Among the most likely sayings they might use from the early great scholars of Islam is: "If you see anything that I say
contradicting a Sunnah of the Prophet Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim, throw what I say against the wall and use the
Sunnah
instead!.." These words were uttered by humble scholars who did not want to show off, but are used nowadays instead as
means
to bash them. They do not mention, however the fact that the same Imam who said these words also said: "If the Messenger
of
Allah Subhana wa ta 'ala left my company even for one single night I would count myself among the hypocrites!" That was
Abu-Hanifa An Nu'man Ibn Thabit may Allah Subhana wa ta 'ala be pleased with him.
# They also say: "They were men and we are men!..", "We know today what they did not know then!"
# The most moderate among them are those who do not say anything negative about the 4 imams even though they do not
follow
any of them in their practices. They follow their own way of learning Salat based on a famous book: "Sifat Salaat Annabi Sall
Allahu
Alaihi Wa Sallam" by
Nasr-Eddine Al-Albani.

With all due respect to a Muhaddith of such caliber as Al-Albani I prefer to follow Imam Malik, or Abu-Hanifa or Ashaafi'i
or
Ibn-Hanbal;  since I am a A'ammi and "Al-A'ammi Laa Madhhaba Lah" (The commons do not have a Madhhab! They are
supposed
to just follow!)
# One of their worst arguments is asking for a Daleel (Scholarly proof concerning religious matters) from Qur'an or Sunnah,
which
belongs to the Ulamaa (Scholars of Islam). They do not understand that Qur'an and Sunnah are the pillars on which all other
Adillah
(proofs) are built including Qiyas, Ijma'a, Q'aul al-Sahabi, and last but not least Maaruf (what people of good morals have
agreed
upon as being a good practice).
# If you tell them about the most common practice among the Moslems all over the world of celebrating the birth of the
Prophet
Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim, which is by the way better than the night of Power (Laylat El-Q'adr), they would say
it's
Bida'a (innovation leading to Hell).
# Their mosques (or at least the ones which they have control over) have only barren walls, while their homes and offices
(office
within the same Islamic center for instance) are decorated with verses and nice calligraphies. Do not ask them why, they
would just
smile and will not answer.
# They might be generous and well behaved, but be careful of what they might say behind your back if you tell them I am a
student
of such and such a Sheikh. That is one of the greatest sins in their eyes. They would be willing to forgive you if you didn't
know
anything about Islam at all, but will never forgive you taking the knowledge of Islam through someone other than a book, a
tape
audio or video, or from one of their universities
# A final point on this section is their literal interpretation of some Ahadith of the Prophet Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa
Sallim Such
as: "What is below the ankles is in Hell!". On the opposite side they tend to find any interpretation but the most obvious one
to the
Hadith of Wilaya: "...I will be his sight with which he sees, his hearing with which he hears, his hand with which he grabs, his
leg
with which he walks..." I recall once saying this Hadith to a friend of
mine in the Library of the Islamic Center of Lansing and one of them was sitting near. He said: "This is Hululiyya!" I could not
help
it to answer him saying: "If what Muhammad PBUH says is Hululiyya, then I am Hululliy!".

3. If you have reached this point and you think "I knew all this!" It means that you are in need of serious help to get rid of the
deviate thinking they might have put in your mind. The way I am struggling to get rid of the remains of being around them for
a
long enough time. May Allah Subhana wa ta 'ala save us from Kufr (Unbelief) and Dhalal (Misguidance).
# For them Asha'aria are not on the right path but deviated from the "mainstream" of Islamic Aqidah.
# Sitting in a circle of Dhikr (remembrance) is a deadly crime against oneself and against Islam.
# Reading Qur'an in a group is as bad if not worse.
# Shi'ah are not Moslems they say (Correct on this point}.
# Christians and Jews are Kuffar and intermingling with them is one of the worst sins. Their argument is that one has to take
the
least of two evils: Let them be as they are ignorant of Islam, or lose your own Islam.
Anecdote: One of them is a student in my Department. I invited him once to join a picnic organized by the faculty members
for the
graduate students as a professional gathering where he could learn more about the ins and outs of the Department. He was
outraged
and his answer was: "I AM A MOSLEM!" However they organize their own picnics.
Now, you know them and you can get away from them. Some might still have doubts and might want to look further into the
matter. Here is the last point to consider and use for reasoning.

4. When it comes to technology none would dare to speak in public or pronounce his opinion if s/he is not a highly
specialized
person in that technical field. Nobody would dare to perform surgery if he wasn't qualified and certified surgeon. No sane
person
would take the seat of a pilot and take-off with a jet full of people unless he is qualified pilot. How then can some dare to
make
Fatwas and decide about the most important and sensitive matters in people's lives: Religion? Not any religion: Islam! When
their
whole life was only studying electrical engineering, computing or social sciences from an American university? The
destruction of
Islam those people are conducting is by putting such an important matter as religion into the hands of ignorants and giving
them the
permission to play with it as they please. Religion is too serious a business to let it be handled by non-experts. My advice is
to look
for those who know this religion in and out and take it from them, or else, bite on a tree-branch and wait for death. The
Prophet
was related to say: "O people, beware a certain manner of associating partners to Allah which is more surreptitious than the
footsteps of the ants." He continued: "Say: O Allah, we seek refuge in You from associating to You something which You
know,
and we beg forgiveness from You for (associating to You) something which we don't know."
Blessings and Peace on the Prophet, his Family, and his Companions.