Kinds of People Opposed to Shi’a, al-Qadria, al-Khawarij, al-Murji’ah and People of Towns (Names of People of Certain Beliefs)

لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْقَدَرِيَّةَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْخَوَارِجَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْمُرْجِئَةَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْمُرْجِئَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَعَنْتَ هَؤُلَاءِ مَرَّةً مَرَّةً وَ لَعَنْتَ هَؤُلَاءِ مَرَّتَيْنِ قَالَ إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ قَتَلَتَنَا مُؤْمِنُونَ فَدِمَاؤُنَا مُتَلَطِّخَةٌ بِثِيَابِهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَكَى عَنْ قَوْمٍ فِي كِتَابِهِ- أَلَّا نُؤْمِنَ لِرَسُولٍ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَنا ب

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.) once said, ‘May Allah condemn al-Qadriah, may Allah condemn al- Khawarij, may Allah condemn al-Murji’a and may Allah condemn al-Murji’a.’ I asked, ‘Why did you condemn these once and those twice?’ The Imam said, ‘These say, ‘Our assassins are believers, thus our blood will stain their clothes up

سَأَلَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ مَا هُمْ فَقُلْتُ مُرْجِئَةٌ وَ قَدَرِيَّةٌ وَ حَرُورِيَّةٌ فَقَالَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ تِلْكَ الْمِلَلَ الْكَافِرَةَ الْمُشْرِكَةَ الَّتِي لَا تَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ[2].

“Once Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) asked me about the people of Basra in respect to who they are. I said, ‘They are Murji’a, Qadriah and Harawriah .’ The Imam said, ‘May Allah condemn such pagan nations who do not worship Allah on good grounds.’”

أَهْلُ الشَّامِ شَرٌّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الرُّومِ وَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ شَرٌّ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ وَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ جَهْرَةً[3].

“People of Damascus are more evil than the people of Rome, who are more evil than the people of Madina, who are more evil than the people of Makka, who disbelieve Allah openly.” Note: This Hadith, according to al-Majlisi, perhaps dates from the period of the rule of Umayyads, when there were many hypocrites in those ci

إِنَّ أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ لَيَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ جَهْرَةً وَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَخْبَثُ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ أَخْبَثُ مِنْهُمْ سَبْعِينَ ضِعْفاً.

“People of Makka disbelieve Allah openly and people of Madina are seventy times filthier than those of Makka.”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَهْلُ الشَّامِ شَرٌّ أَمْ أَهْلُ الرُّومِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الرُّومَ كَفَرُوا وَ لَمْ يُعَادُونَا وَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الشَّامِ كَفَرُوا وَ عَادَوْنَا.

“Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) ‘Are people of Damascus more evil than the people of Rome?’ The Imam said, ‘People of Rome disbelieved, but are not hostile to us. The people of Damascus have disbelieved and are hostile to us.’”

لَا تُجَالِسُوهُمْ يَعْنِي الْمُرْجِئَةَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مِلَلَهُمُ الْمُشْرِكَةَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْبُدُونَ اللَّهَ عَلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ.

“Do not sit with them -al-Murji’a. May Allah condemn them! Allah has condemned their pagan nations which do not worship Allah on any good grounds.”

الْمُؤَلَّفَةُ قُلُوبُهُمْ قَوْمٌ وَحَّدُوا اللَّهَ وَ خَلَعُوا عِبَادَةَ مَنْ يُعْبَدُ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَ لَمْ تَدْخُلِ الْمَعْرِفَةُ قُلُوبَهُمْ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَتَأَلَّفُهُمْ وَ يُعَرِّفُهُمْ لِكَيْمَا يَعْرِفُوا وَ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ.

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Musa ibn Bakr and Ali ibn Ibrahim from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from a man all from Zurara from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following: “ Al-Mu’ allafah Qulubuhum (people with inclined hearts to Islam) were a people who had