Some scholars, if it is correct to describe them as such, have errors in their creed. What is your guidance?
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The questioner:
Some scholars, if it is correct to describe them as such, have errors that may also extend to errors in creed. Honorable Shaykh, regarding creed, what is your guidance? May Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh:
It is possible that some scholars are scholars of misguidance and callers to misguidance, and one must be cautious of them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2229Sahih (Darussalam) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, or as it was reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him), that people are destroyed by one of two things: either the slip of a scholar
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
or the argument of a hypocrite using the Qur'an. In any case, one must be cautious of bad scholars and scholars of misguidance, and one must turn to the scholars who are firmly grounded in knowledge, the people of piety, and the people of scrupulousness and righteous deeds. Yes.
Some scholars, if it is correct to describe them as such, have errors that may also extend to errors in creed. Honorable Shaykh, regarding creed, what is your guidance? May Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh:
It is possible that some scholars are scholars of misguidance and callers to misguidance, and one must be cautious of them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I only fear for my Ummah from the misguiding A'immah.
وإنما أخشى على أمتي الأئمة المضلين.The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
or the argument of a hypocrite using the Qur'an. In any case, one must be cautious of bad scholars and scholars of misguidance, and one must turn to the scholars who are firmly grounded in knowledge, the people of piety, and the people of scrupulousness and righteous deeds. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، بعض أهل العلم إن صح أن يوصفوا بهذا الوصف تجد عندهم أخطاء في العقيدة، ما هو توجيهكم؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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