What is the ruling on praising the people of innovation?
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Question:
This is a questioner from Britain who says: We have a preacher here who says that it is permissible to praise the people of innovation, and that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praised the Khawarij by saying, “There will emerge among you a group who you will consider your prayer superior to their prayer.”
Answer:
This is not praise from the Messenger. The hadith is not complete. It continues: “They will emerge from the religion…” The end of the hadith is:Sahih Muslim 1068a The Messenger intended to criticize them and warn against them. Yes, they are the ones being praised.
This is a questioner from Britain who says: We have a preacher here who says that it is permissible to praise the people of innovation, and that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praised the Khawarij by saying, “There will emerge among you a group who you will consider your prayer superior to their prayer.”
Answer:
This is not praise from the Messenger. The hadith is not complete. It continues: “They will emerge from the religion…” The end of the hadith is:
They would pass clean through their religion just as the arrow passes through the prey.
يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يمدح أهل البدع؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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