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layout: post
title: "Ruling on Imamite Shi'ah sect in Islam and its origin"
publisher: "alsalafiyyah@icloud.com"
source: "Fatawa Al-Lajnah Ad-Da'imah no. 9420-3"
category: [sects]
hijri: Dhul-Hijjah 7, 1441
locale: en
lang: en
note: true
excerpt: "It was not the way of the Prophet (peace be upon him) or his the Rightly-Guided Caliphs (may Allah be pleased with them) to recite the Qur'an by the graves or celebrate the anniversaries of the dead."
muftis:
  chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz
      url: /biography/binbaz/
  deputy_chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Al-Afifi
      url: /biography/afifi/ 
  members: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Ghudayyan
      url: /biography/ghudayyan/
---

Question: 

Is Imamite Shi'ah an Islamic sect? Who is the founder? In fact, the Shi'ah claim their sect is traceable back to 'Ali (may Allah honor his face). However, if the sect of the Shiites is not Islamic, in what way will it be non-Islamic? I hope Your Eminence graciously gives me a detailed account provided with valid evidence of the Shiite sect and their beliefs along with highlighting some innovative Islamic sects.

Answer:

The fundamentals and secondary elements of the Imamite Shi'ah are Bid'ahs (innovations in religion). You are advised to consult the books "Al-Khututul-'Aridah", "Al-Tuhfa Al-Ithna 'Ashariyyah Abridged" and "Minhaj-us-Sunnah" by Shaykh-ul-Islam ibn Taymiyah for an account of many of their Bid'ahs.