The Rafidhah and Their Striking Resemblance to the Jews — A Legacy of Deviation

The Rafidhah and Their Striking Resemblance to the Jews — A Legacy of Deviation

Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī رحمه الله — a giant among the Imāms of the Sunnah — once made a piercing observation about the sect known as the Rāfiḍah (most commonly known today as the Twelver Shīʿa but is not limited to them):

“The Rāfiḍah resemble the Jews in about 70 characteristics.”

Al-Ḥikam al-Jadīrah bil-Idhāʿah, p.44

This is not mere rhetoric. It’s a scholarly diagnosis built upon documented patterns:

Both slander Prophets or companions:

Just as the Jews slandered Prophet ʿĪsā عليه السلام and Maryam عليها السلام, the Rāfiḍah revile the Companions — including Abū Bakr, ʿUmar, and ʿĀʾishah رضي الله عنهم.

Both tamper with scripture:

The Jews altered their scriptures — the Rāfiḍah accuse the Ṣaḥābah of corrupting the Qur’ān and claim the true version (the Muṣḥaf of Fāṭimah) is hidden with their 12th Imām.

Both await a messianic savior to avenge their imagined grievances:

The Jews await a false Messiah. The Rāfiḍah await their Mahdī from the cave — who they believe will return to punish Ahl al-Sunnah.

Ya Muslim!

This isn’t about name-calling — it’s a wake-up call.

A sect that:

• Curses the most beloved to the Prophet ﷺ

  
  

• Accuses ʿĀʾishah of betrayal

  
  

• Declares takfīr on the majority of the Ummah

  
  

• Builds their creed on lies, fabrication, extremism, and contradiction

…is not Islam, no matter how loudly they claim to love the Ahl al-Bayt.

Stand firm upon the Manhaj of the Salaf, who loved and defended both the Ahl al-Bayt and the Ṣaḥābah — without excess or deficiency.

Ibn Taymiyyah said:

“The Rafidah are the most deceitful sect of the Muslim nation without exception, and they are the most extreme and polytheistic among the sects that claim to follow Islam.”

[Minhaj al-Sunnah vol. 1, pg. 58-59]

Study their beliefs. Learn their history. And protect yourself and your family from their poison — no matter how cleverly disguised.

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