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Is the hadith (He told the truth while he is a liar) cited as evidence for the permissibility of taking knowledge from innovators?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: Regarding the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Abu Hurayrah, "He told the truth while he is a liar," some people say that it contains evidence that it is permissible for us to study or take knowledge or truth, even from disbelievers or from innovators. Is this correct?

Answer:
No, it is not correct. This is not correct. This was a situation that occurred with Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) so that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would teach his Companions the virtue of this verse. He was teaching them the virtue of this verse. As for anyone other than the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), this does not happen. So we do not learn from the deviants, the people of misguidance, or the innovators. Rather, we learn from the firmly grounded, upright scholars, and they are present, praise be to Allah. So we are not in need of learning from these people. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [613 -858] هل يستدل بحديث (صدقك وهو كذوب) على جواز أخذ العلم من المبتدعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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