Bias and Partisanship for the Truth
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Question:
The evil is not that the Muslim must be one who has ascertained the truth. The evidence for this is that Allah preserves them while they are safe.
Answer:
Yes, bias for the truth and partisanship for the truth, this is what is required. The condemned partisanship and bias is when it is for other than the truth. The tribalism and zeal of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) is what is blameworthy. But if it is for the truth, then it is good. And if they call it bias, we call it following and emulation; we do not call it bias.
The evil is not that the Muslim must be one who has ascertained the truth. The evidence for this is that Allah preserves them while they are safe.
Answer:
Yes, bias for the truth and partisanship for the truth, this is what is required. The condemned partisanship and bias is when it is for other than the truth. The tribalism and zeal of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) is what is blameworthy. But if it is for the truth, then it is good. And if they call it bias, we call it following and emulation; we do not call it bias.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1 — youtube.com (1:20:51)
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