How should one respond to a da'iyah (caller to Islam) if he falls into errors related to 'aqidah (creed)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We seek guidance from your eminence regarding what happens with some da'iyah (callers to Islam) who may commit errors or mistakes related to 'aqidah (creed), and then a response is made against them, which causes chaos, where a response is made against them. And it causes chaos. Chaos? Yes, indeed. And is it permissible to respond to them, or should that be undertaken by upright students of knowledge who are known for their knowledge?
Answer:
As we mentioned, it is obligatory that only the people of knowledge who know how to respond, how to refute doubts, and when it is appropriate to respond and when it is not, should undertake the response. This is to be referred to the people of knowledge. It is obligatory for the brothers, may Allah reward them with good, who have zeal for this religion and care for clarifying the truth, if they do not have the capability to handle this matter, to raise it to the scholars, and this is part of cooperating in righteousness and piety. Yes.
The presenter:
Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars of Kuwait, may Allah honor it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We seek guidance from your eminence regarding what happens with some da'iyah (callers to Islam) who may commit errors or mistakes related to 'aqidah (creed), and then a response is made against them, which causes chaos, where a response is made against them. And it causes chaos. Chaos? Yes, indeed. And is it permissible to respond to them, or should that be undertaken by upright students of knowledge who are known for their knowledge?
Answer:
As we mentioned, it is obligatory that only the people of knowledge who know how to respond, how to refute doubts, and when it is appropriate to respond and when it is not, should undertake the response. This is to be referred to the people of knowledge. It is obligatory for the brothers, may Allah reward them with good, who have zeal for this religion and care for clarifying the truth, if they do not have the capability to handle this matter, to raise it to the scholars, and this is part of cooperating in righteousness and piety. Yes.
The presenter:
Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars of Kuwait, may Allah honor it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [55 -560] كيف يرد على الداعية إذا وقع في أخطاء تتعلق في العقيدة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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