The Meaning of al-Qahitani Driving People with a Stick in the Hadith
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, in the hadith regarding the emergence of al-Qahitani, his description states that he drives people with a stick. Does he drive them by enjoining good and forbidding evil, or does he drive them unjustly?
Answer:
Allah knows best. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us about him, but it appears that he drives them with the whip of his power and authority, compelling them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, in the hadith regarding the emergence of al-Qahitani, his description states that he drives people with a stick. Does he drive them by enjoining good and forbidding evil, or does he drive them unjustly?
Answer:
Allah knows best. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us about him, but it appears that he drives them with the whip of his power and authority, compelling them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 35 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة — youtube.com (1:00:26)
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