I understood from you that whoever prioritizes 'Ali over Abu Bakr and 'Umar is considered misguided, but if he prioritizes him over 'Uthman, there is a difference of opinion?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I understood from the previous lesson that whoever prioritizes 'Ali over Abu Bakr, 'Umar, or 'Uthman in terms of virtue is not considered misguided,
The Shaykh:
I did not say that, my brother. He is not considered misguided; rather, he is considered misguided, but he is not declared a disbeliever. Yes.
The questioner:
And you mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in your explanation of al-Wasitiyyah that whoever prioritizes 'Ali over Abu Bakr and 'Umar is considered misguided, but if he prioritizes him over
The Shaykh:
I say he is considered misguided, but he is not declared a disbeliever. The reports are not at fault, but their narrators make mistakes in speech and say, "You said such and such." Yes.
The questioner:
As for if he prioritizes him over 'Uthman, it is a stronger position of disagreement, but he is not considered misguided.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he prioritizes him over Abu Bakr and 'Umar, he is considered misguided, but if he prioritizes him over 'Uthman, this is a matter of disagreement; he errs but is not considered misguided. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I understood from the previous lesson that whoever prioritizes 'Ali over Abu Bakr, 'Umar, or 'Uthman in terms of virtue is not considered misguided,
The Shaykh:
I did not say that, my brother. He is not considered misguided; rather, he is considered misguided, but he is not declared a disbeliever. Yes.
The questioner:
And you mentioned, may Allah preserve you, in your explanation of al-Wasitiyyah that whoever prioritizes 'Ali over Abu Bakr and 'Umar is considered misguided, but if he prioritizes him over
The Shaykh:
I say he is considered misguided, but he is not declared a disbeliever. The reports are not at fault, but their narrators make mistakes in speech and say, "You said such and such." Yes.
The questioner:
As for if he prioritizes him over 'Uthman, it is a stronger position of disagreement, but he is not considered misguided.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he prioritizes him over Abu Bakr and 'Umar, he is considered misguided, but if he prioritizes him over 'Uthman, this is a matter of disagreement; he errs but is not considered misguided. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [795 -1024] فهمت منكم أن من قدم عليا على أبي بكر وعمر فإنه يضلل أما إذا قدمه على عثمان فإن فيه خلاف؟ — youtube.com
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