Reply from Sh. ʿArafāt al-Muḥammadī regarding the lies of Muzammil Faqeeri against him

Questioner: Some people here in Sudan use the words of someone named Muzammil Faqeeri as evidence because you requested him to refute Shaykh Nizaar ibn Haashim, may Allaah protect him, even though Shaykh Rabee’, may Allaah protect him, asked him not to refute [Shaykh Nizaar]. Thereby, you opposed Shaykh Rabee’s instructions and efforts toward reconciliation. We hope from you that you can clarify for us the truth of the matter, knowing that the man [Muzammil] called for the Mubaahalah in this matter. May Allaah reward you abundantly.

Sh. ʿArafāt bin Hasan al-Muḥammadī:

In the Name of Allāh, The Most-Merciful (to His creation), the Ever-Merciful (to His believing servants).

With respect to what Muzammil Faqeeri claimed, this is a lie, a pure lie and fabrication.

And this man, when he arrived in Madeenah, the students of knowledge treated him kindly and took him to the scholars so they advise him.

And I was present at Shaykh Rabee’s house when he advised Muzammil with several pieces of advice, he advised him, and directed him and told him: “You do such and such. Leave such and leave such” (ie., giving him instructions).

And likewise, I saw with my own eyes Shaykh ‘Abdullaah al-Bukhaari in Masjid ar-Ridwaan secluding himself with Muzammil Faqeeri and he advised him with several pieces of advice. However, I did not hear it [directly] as they were alone.

And we as well participated in this and we advised this man [Muzammil] with several pieces of advice, and he showed to us a favorable reaction. He even told us, and witnesses were present, Al-hamdulillaah, ‘I am ready to go to Sudan and kiss the head of Shaykh Nizaar [bin Haashim].’

We told him JazaakAllaahu Khayran, and [that] it is a good initiative. The youth celebrated it, and he was invited with several invitations. And I drove him with my car to Shaykh ‘Ubayd’s house.

Then I went to him, after a meeting from these meetings, and I told him: “Here are mistakes, and they have been established on you (ie. meaning that you did these mistakes) and spread here, and here and here, and some students of knowledge have compiled them, and they arrived to me, and I would like it, may Allaah preserve you, that you refute these errors and provide me with the response so I can convey it to Shaykh Rabee’ so he can unite between you In Shaa’ Allaah and the brother Nizaar [bin Haashim]. And [then] there will be no objection on you for these errors because now, when they criticize you, they criticize you because of these mistakes. So, you close this door; so what is proven against you, retract from it. And [regarding] what is false, say, ‘This is false against me.’ As for what was understood incorrectly, say, ‘This was also understood incorrectly. The correct [understanding] is such and such.'”

I told him in this [exact] speech: “The matter is between me, you, and Shaykh Rabee’, so do not inform anyone about it until we end this issue.” [1]

So I got surprised afterwards when he delivered a lecture and he claimed [in it] that I asked him to refute Shaykh Nizaar! This never happened. This is a [blatant] lie and fabrication! Then I was informed that he called me for a Mubaahalah (ie. invoking the curse of Allaah upon the liar)! And I agreed to it, and I wrote my statement on Twitter [2] that I am agreeing to the Mubaahalah, as long as he is the one who initiated it.

It is for this that the Mubaahalah was legislated. As long as he continues to deny, as long as he claims [what he said], and I deny him [for his lies]. And he called for the Mubaahalah if I denied, so here I am ready.

So, I wrote on Twitter [2] that I am ready for this Mubaahalah, and I am in Madeenah, let him come. And months have passed until now, and he hasn’t come! And he knows my place and he had come to me [previously], and he had called me and I had taken him with me in my car multiple times.

And the evidence of his lying is that after I handed him these mistakes, I called him or contacted him. I said to him: ‘Where’s the response? Did you write anything?’ He said: ‘No, I couldn’t, I wasn’t able.’ I told him: ‘Hurry, hurry because Shaykh Rabee’, I spoke to him about this issue. I wish you would hurry up so you deposit the papers to Shaykh Rabee’.’

He apologized, saying that he had court cases in Sudan, and prosecutions, and that he was kept busy with them.

So I told him: ‘Maybe this is not going to take much of your time. If you sit for one session or two sessions, then look into these criticisms and you write, and we’ll give [it] to Shaykh Rabee’ to end this matter between you and the brother Nizaar, Shaykh Nizaar may Allah preserve him.

So the man (ie. Muzammil) kept evading, and whenever he communicated with me, he would say to me, ‘I want to read to Shaykh ‘Ubayd, I want to read to so-and-so.’

And I would tell him, ‘In shaa’ Allaah, the scholars are busy, but we hope for that, attend the lessons, and may Allaah make it easy.’

I asked him again when he communicated with me for a visit to Shaykh ‘Ubayd, I said to him, ‘Did you write anything?’ He said, ‘No, by Allah, I got occupied!’

So, he was evading. I demanded from him because I am the one who will take his response to Shaykh Rabee’.

Finally, I was surprised by what he said, and this is pure lie.

Translated by Abū Ḥamzah Sulaymān. Translation checked by Br. Yāsīn ibn Jamāl.

[1] This highlighted passage is the one that was manipulated by the liar Muzammil Faqeeri.

[2]

So, we understand from it that Muzammil lied, and the situation was completely different and opposite to what he claimed. Sh. ʿArafāt only wanted Muzammil to retract and clarify the mistakes attributed to him, he never spoke about refuting Sh. Nizaar.

We also understand that Sh. ʿArafāt accepted the Mubaahalah, contradicting Muzammil’s claim that Sh. ʿArafāt was not going to accept it.

Finally, we understand that Muzammil is still silent about the Mubaahalah, having lost his voice on this issue and has still not visited Sh. ʿArafāt for the Mubaahalah, despite swearing by Allaah that he would.