The Dar al-Ifta called for abandoning division and disagreement, so some understood that it is not permissible to refute the one who disagrees..!
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A statement was issued a few days ago by the Dar al-Ifta calling for abandoning division and disagreement. He says: Some people took it up and summarized the speech, saying that it is never permissible to refute the one who disagrees, nor the innovator.
The Shaykh:
What is in the statement? Is it in the statement that one does not refute the one who disagrees and does not clarify the truth from the falsehood? This is a lie about the statement. The statement contains advice for students of knowledge to leave off the hostility between them, the severing of ties between them, and the enmity between them, on account of a minor disagreement between them or a misunderstanding. They are to advise one another; this is the intent of the statement. And the fact that they impose their own desires upon it, the responsibility is on them. The statement is clear and has no ambiguity.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, and only.
The Shaykh:
Those who imposed the words of Allah upon their desires and interpreted them as they wish, is this specific to the statement? The one who follows falsehood pursues his falsehood and seeks what supports his falsehood, even if it is a lie about the people, about the Qur'an, and about the scholars. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A statement was issued a few days ago by the Dar al-Ifta calling for abandoning division and disagreement. He says: Some people took it up and summarized the speech, saying that it is never permissible to refute the one who disagrees, nor the innovator.
The Shaykh:
What is in the statement? Is it in the statement that one does not refute the one who disagrees and does not clarify the truth from the falsehood? This is a lie about the statement. The statement contains advice for students of knowledge to leave off the hostility between them, the severing of ties between them, and the enmity between them, on account of a minor disagreement between them or a misunderstanding. They are to advise one another; this is the intent of the statement. And the fact that they impose their own desires upon it, the responsibility is on them. The statement is clear and has no ambiguity.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, and only.
The Shaykh:
Those who imposed the words of Allah upon their desires and interpreted them as they wish, is this specific to the statement? The one who follows falsehood pursues his falsehood and seeks what supports his falsehood, even if it is a lie about the people, about the Qur'an, and about the scholars. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1594- 3022] دعا دار الإفتاء إلى نبذ الفرقة والاختلاف ففهم البعض أنه لا يجوز الرد على المخالف..! — youtube.com
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