The Fitnah of al-Ma'mun and the Introduction of Greek Books

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, we heard that the evil with which the Muslims were afflicted due to the entry of Greek books did not stop with al-Ma'mun and the Greeks, but the translators also participated with them, because they were a mixture of non-Arabs and disbelievers. Is this correct?

The Shaykh:
Yes, everyone who assists in falsehood will be affected by it. The works of the translators are part of this, but the root of the fitnah is al-Ma'mun. He is the one who opened this door. Al-Ma'mun was an Abbasid caliph from the House of Prophethood, a man of intelligence and strength. However, the reason for his association with the people of the Mu'tazilah is that they influenced him. This is due to the badness of his inner circle. The man was originally good and of pure origin; there is no fault in that, but the inner circle that sat with him is what influenced him.
And it was they who cast these things into his mind. In any case, al-Ma'mun has this evil, but he is hoped for forgiveness from Allah because of his faith. However, he opened this evil upon the people.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh:
And its meaning is that you declared al-Ma'mun a disbeliever? No, you declared yourself a disbeliever. But he says that he opened a door of evil upon the people. May Allah suffice the Muslims from this evil, and may He forgive this believer for what happened to him. But the cause was the wicked inner circle that was with him.