Is there any ill will toward the believers from those who backbite the scholars?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the words of Allah the Exalted, “Our Lord,[Al-Hashr 59:10],” does the one who backbites scholars and Shaykhs contradict this verse in its meaning?
Answer:
Yes, this is ill will toward the believers. This is ill will. The one who speaks about the scholars, disparages them, and diminishes their status, this is ill will toward them. Yes, and indeed, it is ill will toward the believers in general, scholars and others, every believer. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the words of Allah the Exalted, “Our Lord,
and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed
وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُواAnswer:
Yes, this is ill will toward the believers. This is ill will. The one who speaks about the scholars, disparages them, and diminishes their status, this is ill will toward them. Yes, and indeed, it is ill will toward the believers in general, scholars and others, every believer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [801 -858] هل من الغل على الذين آمنوا من يغتاب العلماء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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