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Q 7: From your knowledge of the history of Al­Rafidah (a Shi'ah group denying the caliphates of Abu Bakr Al­Siddiq and 'Umar ibn Al­Khattab and making accusations against them and many other Companions of the Prophet), what is your stance on the principle of reconciling between them and Ahl­ul­Sunnah wal­Jama'ah (those adhering to the Sunnah and the Muslim main body)?
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A: reconciling between Al­Rafidah and Ahl­ul­Sunnah is not possible, because they have a different 'Aqidah (creed). The 'Aqidah of Ahl­ul­Sunnah wal­Jama'ah is Tawhid (belief in the Oneness of Allah/ monotheism), sincere and pure devotion of 'Ibadah (worship) to Allah Alone (may He be Praised and Exalted), without associating any partner with Him ­ not even a close angel nor a commissioned Prophet ­ and that Allah (may He be Praised) is the One Who knows the Ghayb (Unseen). The 'Aqidah of Ahl­ul­Sunnah wal­Jama'ah also entails loving all the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with all of them), asking Allah to be pleased with them, and believing that they were the best of Allah's Creations after the prophets, and that the best among them were Abu Bakr Al­Siddiq, then 'Umar, then 'Uthman, and then 'Aly (may Allah be pleased with them all). Al­Rafidah holds a different 'Aqidah in this regard. It is, therefore, not possible to combine with them in the same way it is not possible to combine the Jews, the Christians, the idol worshippers with Ahl­ul­Sunnah. Therefore, it is not possible to reconcile between Al­Rafidah and Ahl­ul­Sunnah, due to the differences in their 'Aqidah, which we have just clarified.