The ruling on calling someone a Salafi or an Ikhwan as a warning
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Question:
And for the Shaykh, he has taken the hadith in which the Companion said, “O you who trade,” and the other said, “O you who are in authority.” Can this be applied to our saying, “So-and-so is a Salafi” or “an Ikhwan,” as a warning, and that is for a valid purpose, such as my assessment of someone who has deviated from the methodology of the Salaf? Because I have heard from some of the Shaykhs that they prohibit this description and cite the aforementioned hadith as evidence.
Answer:
If the purpose is to clarify the man’s methodology so that people avoid him, then this is not part of the general call to Islam, but rather it is advice, advice to the people so that they do not associate with the innovator and think that he is a follower of the Sunnah. However, one must be certain, one must be certain that he is an innovator, that he opposes the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. One must be certain; it is not a matter of mere accusation. If this is established, then one should warn against him so that he does not influence the people.
The presenter:
Yes.
And for the Shaykh, he has taken the hadith in which the Companion said, “O you who trade,” and the other said, “O you who are in authority.” Can this be applied to our saying, “So-and-so is a Salafi” or “an Ikhwan,” as a warning, and that is for a valid purpose, such as my assessment of someone who has deviated from the methodology of the Salaf? Because I have heard from some of the Shaykhs that they prohibit this description and cite the aforementioned hadith as evidence.
Answer:
If the purpose is to clarify the man’s methodology so that people avoid him, then this is not part of the general call to Islam, but rather it is advice, advice to the people so that they do not associate with the innovator and think that he is a follower of the Sunnah. However, one must be certain, one must be certain that he is an innovator, that he opposes the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. One must be certain; it is not a matter of mere accusation. If this is established, then one should warn against him so that he does not influence the people.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 39 من 60 / شرح كتاب قرة عيون الموحدين / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:06)
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