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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Guidance on some beginner students of knowledge responding to those who hold opposing views

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We ask you, our Shaykh, to give guidance and advice to beginner students of knowledge to leave off responding to those who oppose the people of knowledge, and to devote themselves to Islamic sacred law until the truth becomes clear to them from falsehood.

Answer:
Yes, I have said this and repeated it: only the people of knowledge respond to those who hold opposing views, because they are the ones who know the sound from the defective and know how to respond and the method by which they respond. Only the people of knowledge respond. As for beginner students of knowledge, they are required to report to the people of knowledge what they observe; they report it to the people of knowledge, who then look into it to see if it warrants a response or not. It warrants a response, but they do not respond to it until they have mastered the knowledge. They must first devote themselves to seeking knowledge. However, if they disapprove of something, they should raise it to the people of knowledge. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [330 -560] توجيه حول قيام بعض طلاب العلم المبتدئين بالرد على المخالفين - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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