The obligation upon hearing the disparagement of scholars and preachers
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Question:
These are questions asking about what is obligatory for one who hears from people or students of knowledge that they are disparaging some of the preachers and scholars, and what is obligatory for one who hears such speech.
Answer:
The obligation is to give advice. If you see a person falling into the rights of people in general, and the rights of scholars in particular, you must advise him and say to him: This is forbidden backbiting. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hujurat 49:12] And backbiting scholars and those in authority is more severe.
Because it diminishes the people's trust in scholars and those in authority, and it sows enmity in the society, some against others; in it is great corruption. And backbiting individuals also involves eating the flesh of people.[Al-Hujurat 49:12] So if you see someone speaking about these matters, you must advise him. If he complies and leaves this matter, otherwise you leave the gathering, do not sit with him, and do not attend these gatherings whose aim is backbiting, talebearing, and slandering the best of people, namely those in authority and the scholars, let alone slandering the rights of Muslims. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless your knowledge, Your Excellency the Shaykh,
These are questions asking about what is obligatory for one who hears from people or students of knowledge that they are disparaging some of the preachers and scholars, and what is obligatory for one who hears such speech.
Answer:
The obligation is to give advice. If you see a person falling into the rights of people in general, and the rights of scholars in particular, you must advise him and say to him: This is forbidden backbiting. Allah the Exalted said:
or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.
وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌBecause it diminishes the people's trust in scholars and those in authority, and it sows enmity in the society, some against others; in it is great corruption. And backbiting individuals also involves eating the flesh of people.
Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.
أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌThe presenter:
May Allah bless your knowledge, Your Excellency the Shaykh,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-035-الفتوى وأحكامها|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (39:14)
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