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Clarification on the Scholarly Dispute Between Shaykh Nizār al-ʿAbbās and Shaykh Abdullah Al-Bukhari on the Sudan Conflict
Shaykh Abū al-ʿAbbās Bilāl ibn ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Sālimī
2. The Sudan War: The War of Dignity
In this section, we will address the issue involving Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās and the war in Sudan, which began in 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces, representing the Sudanese government, and the rebel militia known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict has continued from 2023 until the present. It is a war that has been referred to as the “War of Dignity,” a designation used by the ruler and leader of Sudan, General ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Burhān.
The connection between this issue and the wider fitnah arose from a statement made by Dr. ʿAbdullāh al-Bukhārī in a tweet addressing the fitnah. The wording of the tweet included the statement: “Is there not among you a sensible man?” In the tweet, he addressed the situation in Sudan and the bloodshed taking place there.
The issue with the tweet, as raised by those who subsequently addressed it, was that firstly, it is an open criticism of the ruling and religious authorities, as it was addressed to them. Secondly, it is giving advice in public, and thirdly, it is undermining the legitimate jihād of the ruler against Khārijites and rebels.
Additionally, the post did not sufficiently distinguish between the party that was correct in the conflict and the transgressing party, namely the Rapid Support Forces. Rather, the wording was understood as presenting the matter in general terms as a dispute between two parties.
This became a point of discussion because, as is known from the principles of the Salaf, when rebellion against the ruler occurs, the ruler is to be supported against the rebels. Therefore, the need arose to clarify the reality of the Sudanese affair and to distinguish between the parties involved rather than treating the matter as merely a dispute between two opposing sides.
Shaykh Nizār subsequently addressed Dr. ʿAbdullāh al-Bukhārī, seeking clarification regarding the intended meaning of his statement and requesting that the matter be properly detailed so that the truth concerning the Sudanese fitnah could be made clear.
After continued inquiry and discussion regarding this issue, Shaykh Nizār eventually proceeded to publicly clarify what he regarded as the mistake in Dr. ʿAbdullāh al-Bukhārī’s statement and to clarify what he regarded as the correct position concerning the Sudanese fitnah.
This public clarification of Dr. ʿAbdullāh al-Bukhārī’s statement by Shaykh Nizār became one of the matters for which opposition was subsequently directed toward Shaykh Nizār.
Resources
The Permissibility of Refuting Scholars When They Err: Salafi Principles and Quotations from Rabi' al-Madkhali and Ubayd al-Jabiri
(A Commentary on Dr. Abdulilah al-Rifa'i's Objection to Responding to Salafi Scholars, With an Introduction by Shaykh Bilāl ibn ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Sālimī)
Shaykh Dr. Abdullah Khayri
[Launching the Raid with Spears to Suppress the Recklessness and Ignorance of Shaykh Yaqub al-Banna]
Shaykh Dr. Abdullah Khayri
Shaykh Bilāl al-Sālimī’s Praise of the Article Above
1. Comments and Clarifications:
A response to what Shaykh Dr. ʿAbdullāh al-Bukhārī — may Allah grant him success — wrote in his tweets.
Episode One:
Episode Two:
Written by:
Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
2. Overturning Shaykh al-Bukhārī’s Letter which ʿArafāt and al-Juhanī transmitted in order to make light of it and diminish its significance in the arena.
Written by:
Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
3. Silence Is Not Always Due to Knowledge, Wisdom, or Good Conduct!
(O noble Salafis and esteemed free-minded readers… What is your opinion of these positions and actions of Dr. al-Bukhārī — may Allah rectify both him and us?!)
Written by:
Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
4. [Answer to a Question]
Q: May Allah reward you with good. How should we respond to the claim that Shaykh al-Bukhārī’s fatwā calling for reconciliation coincided with the statement of the Prime Minister, who called for peace?
Answer by the esteemed Shaykh:
Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
— may Allah preserve and protect him —
5. Alerting Those of Intellect: Exposing the Reality of al-Bukhārī and His Manipulation of Minds
Episode One:
Episode Two:
🎙 By the esteemed Shaykh:
Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
— may Allah preserve and protect him —
Warning the Questioner and the Unaware About Matters Concerning the Aggressor Enemy, and Silencing Those Who Speak Without Knowledge or an Imam
It Is Not a Defence of the Homelands, but Rather a Defence of the Sunnah and Faith — A Word of Advice and Reproach to Shaykh Yaʿqūb al-Bannā
Written by Abū al-Arqām Muḥammad al-Dunqulāwī
(Shaykh Nizār’s student)
The following is a comprehensive file containing a list of the writings and audio recordings of and about Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās — may Allah preserve and protect him — concerning the current situation in Sudan since the beginning of the war. May Allah protect it from every evil and harm.
Advice and Guidance Regarding the Sharʿī Position Concerning the Ongoing Fitnah in Sudan — May Allah Protect It and Grant It Security From Evil and Tribulations:
A Statement of Support and Solidarity With the Sudanese Army — May Allah Preserve Them:
Emphasizing the Obligation to Support the Sudanese Army and Clarifying That the Assessment of Benefits and Harms Regarding a Truce Is Referred to the Ruler:
Encouraging Compliance With the Call of the Country’s Leader — May Allah Grant Him Success — for Mobilization and Preparation to Fight the Rebellious Transgressors:
A Commentary on an Emirati Brother Who Spoke Without Knowledge or Insight Regarding the Reality of the Current War in Sudan:
Clarifying That Tribulations Do Not All Fall Under One Category: Where the Truth Has Become Apparent, It Is Not Permissible to Abandon It; and a Response to Those Who Classified the Ongoing War in Sudan as One of the Tribulations That Must Be Avoided:
(Friendly Advice): Some of Our Problems in Sudanese Society:
Warning Against the Parties of Evil and Corruption and Their Supporters, the Paths of Misguidance and Enslavement:
The Ruling on Combining Prayers During Times of Battles and Armed Clashes:
From the Foundations of the Religion: Hearing and Obeying the Rulers of the Muslims:
The Sudanese Army’s War of Dignity Is of the Very Essence of Islam, Religious Commitment, Honour, and Manliness: The Salafi Daʿwah Is Free of Muzammil Faqīrī, the Ignorant Liar, and His Reckless Call — Three Episodes.
Episode One:
Episode Two:
Episode Three — Audio:
Answer to a Question: What Should Someone Do if They Are in Areas Where the Rapid Support Forces Militia Is Present?
Advice and Counsel to the People of Sudan Generally and Its Youth Specifically:
Advice for Anyone Afflicted by Despair or Frustration During Wartime:
Times of War, Tribulations, and Tests:
[Brief Notice] Answer to a Question Concerning the Reality of the War in Sudan: It Is a War Between Truth and Falsehood, Not Between Two Equally Situated Parties to a Dispute, Nor Is It a War of Fitnah:
Thus, O Muslims in Sudan and Elsewhere, Be Cautious: The People of Deviation, Tribulations, and Misguidance Change Colours, Shift Positions, and Change Their Masks and Garments!
(I Warn, Repeat, and Remind Everyone):
[A Commentary on the Statement of Commander ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Burhān — May Allah Guide Him Aright — on the Occasion of Eid al-Fiṭr]:
Once Again: To Silence the People of Ignorance, Desire, Confusion, and Foreign Allegiance — The War of Dignity Is Neither a War of Fitnah Nor One of Ignorance:
(From the Quiver of the War of Dignity): Warning the Questioner and the Unaware About Matters Concerning the Aggressor Enemy, and Silencing Those Who Speak Without Knowledge or an Imam:
A Warning to the Muslims: What the United Arab Emirates Has Done — Contrary to (Sound) Islam — Has Not Been Done by Any of the Islamic States; the Advocates of Islam and the Sunnah Must Be Perceptive and Cautious — Three Episodes.
Episode One:
Episode Two:
Episode Three:
Warning the Questioner and the Unaware About Matters Concerning the Aggressor Enemy, and Silencing Those Who Speak Without Knowledge or an Imam
It Is Not a Defence of the Homelands, but Rather a Defence of the Sunnah and Faith — A Word of Advice and Reproach to Shaykh Yaʿqūb al-Bannā
Written by Abū al-Arqām Muḥammad al-Dunqulāwī
(Shaykh Nizār’s student)
A Commentary on the Article: “Forgotten Sudan… Between the Fangs of Transgression and the Silence of the World” (al-Fāshir as a Case Study):
A Response to the Doubt of Those Who Excuse al-Bukhārī and Justify His Tweet Regarding the War in Sudan:
Why Did al-Bukhārī Break His Silence?! (An Introduction Before 'Revealing Reflections')
Written by:
Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
Revealing Reflections on the Corrupt Statements and Faulty Formulations Uttered by Dr. al-Bukhārī
First Reflection: The Issue of Speaking About a Ruler Who Transgresses Against a Muslim State
Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
The Audio of Dr. al-Bukhārī: “Does Being Clear Mean Destroying Your Brother?!” — and Its Widespread Dissemination by ʿArafāt and His Party!
Aḥmad ibn ʿĀṭif al-Rawāshidah
The Salafī Thunderbolt in Shattering ʿArafāt al-Muḥammadī’s Cunning Obfuscations: “The Sudan War and Sharʿī and Methodological Positions”
Aḥmad ibn ʿĀṭif al-Rawāshidah
“Who Are the Infiltrators in Your Audio, Dr. al-Bukhārī?!”
Aḥmad ibn ʿĀṭif al-Rawāshidah
Why Did the Scholar Shaykh Nizar ibn Hashim Describe al-Bukhari’s Silence and What He Recently Issued as “a heretical silence” and “a false foundational principle built upon forgery and partisanship for his new group”?
Aḥmad ibn ʿĀṭif al-Rawāshidah
The Correct Position on Rebuking Those Who Belittle the People of Knowledge by Saying, “I Do Not Know Him”
Clarifying the Difference Between Negating Knowledge in the Context of Narration and Diminishing Someone’s Standing in the Context of Criticism
Shaykh Abd al-Razzaq ibn Musa al-Jaza’iri
[(O Dr. Al-Bukhari) If you do not know him (Shaykh Nizar), then (know) someone better than you has known him.]
Shaykh Dr ‘Abdullah Khayrī
“What Has Changed, O Bilāl ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Sālimī?” — Does Former Praise Contradict Later Warning?
Shaykh Abu al-Abbas Bilāl ibn ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Sālimī
[Some Errors and Contradictions of Dr. ʿAbdullah al-Bukhārī]
Shaykh Dr. ʿAbdullah Khayrī
Salafiyyah Is the Slogan of Truthfulness and Truth, Not a “Phase” or a Deception of the People
Shaykh Nizar ibn Hashim al-Abbas
General Advice to the People of Sudan and to the People of Islam and the Sunnah Everywhere
Shaykh Nizār bin Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
We Are More Entitled to His Eminence Shaykh Ibn Baz Than You Are
Shaykh Ali al-Hudhayfi al-Adani
[Egypt and Sudan… The Brotherhood of History and Unity of Destiny, So Do Not Become Bridges for Discord and Incitement!]
Shaykh Abu al-Abbas Bilāl ibn ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Sālimī
Yes, the daʿwah has been struck, O “Bukhārī,” in Yemen and elsewhere!!
Shaykh Sharīf Abū Bakrah al-Turbānī
And the Fig Leaves Fell: Part 9
By their fruits you will know them. Do thorns bear grapes, or brambles figs?
Abu al-Bara' Muhammad ʿUkaysh al-Libi
The Salafi Does Not Bury His Head in the Sand in the Face of Those Who Attack Him!
Shaykh Sharīf Abū Bakrah at-Turbānī
[O Fair-Minded People, Are These Not Methodological Errors?]
Shaykh Abd al-Karim al-Qaytuli
When the Facts Speak: The Dar al-Hadith Centre in Sirte and the Defiance of Official Awqaf Decisions in Libya by Abul-Khattab Tariq Darmān
(A Follow-Up to And the Fig Leaves Fell: Part 9 — “By Their Fruits You Will Know Them. Do Thorns Bear Grapes, or Brambles Figs?”)
Abu al-Bara' Muhammad ʿUkaysh al-Libi
[Who Are ‘Ahl al-Hal wal-'Aqd’, What Is the Ruling on Openly Denouncing and Criticizing Them, and Does Dr. Al-Bukhari Fall Under Those Whose Statements May Be Accepted or Rejected?]
Abu Arwa Hamzah bin Abdullah al-Tamari al-Maghribi
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“Whoever Speaks Outside His Field Brings Wonders!”
Abu Arwa Hamzah bin Abdullah al-Tamari al-Maghribi
The Roots of ʿArafāt al-Muḥammadī’s Hostility Towards Shaykh Nizār al-ʿAbbās
Al-Hādī ibn al-Nūr
Al-Mahdawi says: “The arrows are aimed at our Shaykh al-Bukhari, to bring him down!!”
Shaykh Sharif ibn Sulayman ibn Sabbah Abu Bakrah al-Turbani
A General and Renewed Warning Against ‘Arafāt and the New Hizb
He Is a Planted Agent Within the Salafi Ranks—Do Not Give Him a Foothold
Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-‘Abbās
The Burning Meteor Against the New Renegade Hizb
Seven Points Addressed to the New Hizb and the Doctor Who Watches Over It
Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
The Reality of Patchwork Defences and Dilution: Dismantling the Defence of Abū Nūḥ the Ignoramus of ʿArafāt the Liar’s Post
Hūrāz al-Kurdī
Shaykh ʿUbayd al-Jābirī: Advice to the People of Yemen Regarding the Khārijites and Rebels and the Obligation to Support The Leader Against Them
Shaykh Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq
Precious statements from our Shaykh Rabīʿ exposing the ignorance and arrogance of those who discourage fighting the rebels who spread corruption on earth
(In Response to Asʿad al-Zaʿtarī’s Speech against the Ruler of Sudan)
Shaykh Fawwāz ibn ʿAlī al-Madkhalī
Some Words Regarding Our Shaykh, Nizār bin Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
Walid bin Muhammad al-Amin al-Hajj
(Arabic only):
Stance of Saudi Arabia Regarding Sudan
Shaykh Nizār bin Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
Refuting the Manipulations and Falsehoods of Abū Anwar al-Sharqāwī al-Maghribī Regarding the Rulings on the Khawārij
(Regarding if the Second in command rebels against the Ruler)
Hūrāz al-Kurdī
Refuting the Claim That Fighting the Rebellious Rapid Support Forces in Sudan Is Fitnah, and That a Deputy’s Rebellion Against His Ruler Is Not Rebellion
(In Response to Asʿad al-Zaʿtarī and Abu Anwar al-Sharqawi al-Maghribi’s Speech against Sudan)
Jalāl Abū Zayd al-Ḥurayzī
Muḥammad bin Hādī Was Not Correct in His Unsubstantiated Criticisms of ʿArafāt and Others
Shaykh Nizār ibn Hāshim al-ʿAbbās
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