Does knowing the person who said a statement affect the response to it?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Sometimes you ask about some false statements and their proponents, and you clarify the truth in that matter. May Allah reward you with good. But some of the defenders of the proponents of those statements say: If Shaykh Salih had known that this statement was from so-and-so, he would not have responded to it. His question is: Does knowing the person who said it have any bearing or influence on clarifying the error and changing the solutions?
Answer:
Falsehood is refuted from whoever said it, whoever he may be. Falsehood is refuted from whoever said it, whoever he may be. No one is spared in that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Sometimes you ask about some false statements and their proponents, and you clarify the truth in that matter. May Allah reward you with good. But some of the defenders of the proponents of those statements say: If Shaykh Salih had known that this statement was from so-and-so, he would not have responded to it. His question is: Does knowing the person who said it have any bearing or influence on clarifying the error and changing the solutions?
Answer:
Falsehood is refuted from whoever said it, whoever he may be. Falsehood is refuted from whoever said it, whoever he may be. No one is spared in that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3213- 4717] هل معرفة قائل العبارة يؤثر في الرد عليه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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