What is the validity of the statement: “It is necessary that the scholar establish the proof against the worshippers of graves, and it is necessary that he be a scholar in whom the ignorant person trusts!”

The questioner:
He adds, may Allah preserve you, saying: “No one establishes the proof, rather it is necessary that the scholar establish it, and not just any scholar, but it is necessary that the ignorant person believe him and trust him. Are these conditions correct?”

The Shaykh:
What is he saying?

The questioner:
He says: There are those who say that it is necessary to establish the proof against the worshippers of graves, and it is not established by

The Shaykh:
during the proof, and praise be to Allah, it has been established since the Qur'an was revealed, and it remains established. Yes.

The questioner:
He says: No one establishes the proof, rather it is necessary that the scholar establish it.

The Shaykh:
The Qur'an is sufficient. The Qur'an is read, and he is an Arab who understands the meaning of the Arabic language, understands the meaning of disbelief, understands the meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah), he understands this, and the proof is established against him in his language.