Is it permissible to describe Hatib (may Allah be pleased with him) as a spy?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to call Hatib (may Allah be pleased with him) a spy?
Answer:
It is said that that happened from him, that what we call a spy happened from him. A spy? No, this is not permissible. We do not blame him. It is not permissible to say that something of spying happened from him. He was excused in it and forgiven. Allah turned to him in repentance. Yes, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) excused him. The Messenger excused him, and you do not excuse him? I fear that this is a rejection after [his repentance]. You are objecting to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to call Hatib (may Allah be pleased with him) a spy?
Answer:
It is said that that happened from him, that what we call a spy happened from him. A spy? No, this is not permissible. We do not blame him. It is not permissible to say that something of spying happened from him. He was excused in it and forgiven. Allah turned to him in repentance. Yes, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) excused him. The Messenger excused him, and you do not excuse him? I fear that this is a rejection after [his repentance]. You are objecting to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2135] هل يجوز وصف حاطب رضي الله عنه بالجاسوس؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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