The ruling on one who slanders 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A person has repeatedly made remarks and criticized 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him and satisfied him). Is it said of him that he is a Rafidi because of this?
Answer:
He resembles the Rafidah. Either he is a Rafidi, or he resembles the Rafidah, being influenced by them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A person has repeatedly made remarks and criticized 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him and satisfied him). Is it said of him that he is a Rafidi because of this?
Answer:
He resembles the Rafidah. Either he is a Rafidi, or he resembles the Rafidah, being influenced by them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 13/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (1438 هـ) /ويحبون أهل بيت رسول الله/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (49:50)
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