Studies in Ibāḍism (al-Ibāḍiyya)
Studies in Ibāḍism (al-Ibāḍīyya)
Publisher
Open Mind
Publication Year
2007 AH
6) The knowledge of obligatory commands (faraid) with the exception of tawhid, the 'Unity of God,' is not required although performing those commands is compulsory.
7) God has not ordered people to perform supererogatory acts (nawafil).
8) Muslims who hold anthropomorphic views of God (المشبهة), are polytheists.
9) Women who permit sexual intercourse in the prohibited areas per vulvam, and men who permit sexual relations among males of the category known as (mufakhadhah) are not kafirs.
10) He who steals less than 1/4 Dinar is not punishable and is not to be regarded as kafir since he has not stolen the amount which makes him subject to legal punishment.
11) Lustful eyeing of men or women, kissing, entering public baths naked, slapping others all these are minor sins and not major sins.
12) Friday service (صلاة الجمعة) under tyrant's rule is not lawful.
13) Gifts from tyrant rulers are not lawful.
14) The unknown prohibitions, (al-haram al-majhul), are permissible.
15) Drinking wine out of 'religious dissimulation' (taqiyah) is lawful.
16) The Imamate of the person excelled by others is not lawful.
17) Maintaining the Imamate is not obligatory.
18) The polytheists must be invited to profess the faith, shahadah, and to declare 'bara'ah' from the people of innovations (ahl al-bida).
19) The apostate woman is not to be killed.
20) With regard to matters on which jurists form different opinions, the truth lies in one opinion only and it is forbidden for people to disagree with it.193
Those were most of the points of difference between the Nukkarites and Wahbi Ibadhis as presented by the latter. it is possible that future discovery of works of the Nukkarites themselves, and more works of the Wahbis, will help to form a clearer idea about the Nukkarites and their views.
Besides the Nukkarites, Ibadhi sources mention six other dissident groups who held opinions different from the Wahbis. Two of them were also founded for political reasons the Khalafiyah, and the Naffathiyah.
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