Taqiyyah
Raed: Do you not believe O’ brother the attention you people give to Taqiyya is a kind of hypocrisy & lie?
Hadi: What do you say? Taqiyyah is something sublime & Quranic formulated by ALLAH All Mighty!
Raed: What? Where from? And why does not everyone other than you people, know this?
Hadi: ALLAH says:
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He who disbelieveth in ALLAH after his belief in HIM, save he who is compelled while his heart remaineth steadfast with the faith......And this Verse was revealed ------ all Exegetists agree ------ in connection with Ammar Ibn Yasser when he was subjected to severe physical torture by the pagans of Qureish, when he humiliated the holy Prophet (PBUH & HP) openly (but within his heart held to his strong faith of Islam) and apparently praised the idols of Qureish openly. Thus this Verse permitted such an act “of hiding one’s faith during such hard times and praising paganism outwardly”; and Shafa’ei & Malik confess the validity & thus permit Taqiyya inferring directly from this Verse and similar Verses.75
There is another Verse in support of Taqiyya....
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Let not believers take the disbelievers as their friends rather than the believers, whoso shall do this then nothing of ALLAH is his except (when) ye (have to) guard yourselves against (them) for fear from them…..
And this provision of Taqiyya is to be utilised only in case of exceptional fear as Tabari, Zamaqshari, Razi, Aalousi & Maraghi have clarified in their exegeses and they are all scholars from your side!
Raed: I never gave attention towards these all my life, butis it to be believed that these Verses are specific for heathens & pagans only whilst practising Taqiyya even with Muslims?
Hadi: The matter is not as you think, because the wisdom in making a statute of Taqiyya was to protect one’s life, one’s wealth and all his belongings and wherever a Muslim comes across such a fear he can observe Taqiyya without making exception whether such fear comes from a Kaafir or a Muslim for some time it has happened that people who name themselves as Muslims have turned out to be more cruel & merciless than Kaafir.
Raed: Is it then possible to forego Prayers in the name of Taqiyya or kill in the name of Taqiyya?
Hadi: No never, for there are conditions when Taqiyya is not applicable whatever be the conditions, like when Islam is in danger, or Laws of Islam are being distorted or there is mortal danger to life; in effect: Taqiyya does not go in every place which leads to any riot, rather it is imperative on a Muslim to take refuge in it in extreme conditions to protect his life, property and his belongings amongst which protection of his faith is essential.
Raed: You have taught me about such matters which always I was unaware of.
Hadi: And how we wish that Sunnis come and converse with us so as to know more about our faith, beliefs and such other things they are ignorant about, which are utilised by enemies of Ahl - e - Bayt (AHS) and enemies of Shia’as to defame & denigrate their reputation & malign them of things which are not in them. And how I wish that all Sunnis become like you brother Raed to know the truth.
Raed: I pray ALLAH for this!