The Muslim's Position on the People of Innovation, Praising Them, and Clarifying Their Status

The questioner:
The questions are posed one by one. What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, of one who mentions the people of innovation and praises them? What is the methodology of the Salaf in dealing with the people of innovation and those who praise them? And another says: Clarify the status of the people of innovation and clarify their innovations, from speaking about their deviation, and what is the Shari'ah criterion for that?

The Shaykh:
If it is established that a person is an innovator, and it is proven that he is an innovator, then people must be warned against him and his innovation, and they must keep their distance from him. The Salaf used to warn against the innovators and against sitting with them, and they warned against their innovations. This is part of giving sincere advice to the Muslims. This is part of giving sincere advice to the Muslims. That is, he clarifies to them that this innovator is not to be sat with or associated with, and that he said such and such and did such and such, detailing the innovations that came from him so that people know his true nature and avoid him. However, if it is not established that he is an innovator, and this is merely an accusation, then it is not permissible. It is not permissible to describe a person as an innovator unless this is established, that it is proven he is an innovator. As for mere accusations and mere retaliations that occur between some disputants, where each one throws the other with the charge of being an innovator, this is not permissible. It is a breach in the Muslim community and a dismantling of the Muslim community. So the matter requires a distinction that is necessary. Yes.
It is not permissible to praise the innovator. If it is established that he is an innovator, then it is obligatory to boycott him and keep away from him. Second, it is obligatory to warn people against him. Third, it is not permissible to praise him. Because if you praise the innovator, you are thereby promoting his innovation, covering it up from the people, and they do not know that he is an innovator because you praised him. This is covering up his innovation, deceiving the Muslims, and cheating the Muslims. If you praise an innovator, you have cheated the Muslims. It is necessary to clarify this. But as we mentioned, it is necessary that it is established that he is an innovator. Mere accusations or the desires that occur between people, where each one throws the other, it is not permissible. We must not react impulsively and rush into it. We must be just. We must be just, and we must not speak except about something that is established, clarified, and made clear. Yes.

The questioner:
The one who praises him shares in it. Yes, he asks this question directly. He says: The one who praises the innovator, if it is established that he is an innovator and someone praised him, he has shared in his innovation and been pleased with it, unless he did not know that he was an innovator. He knows, he says: Do you see that if you did not praise him, you see he is an innovator? If he does not know, there is no blame on him. He is not a transgressor.

The Shaykh:
Yes. So that the gathering is not dominated. I mean.