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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What are the reasons that permit a person to speak about others?

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Question : In this time, people speak about people, meaning a lot. So what are the reasons that permit a person to speak about others?

Answer : The reasons, unfortunately, are that speaking about some scholars has become, meaning, based on party affiliation. Because, for example, these scholars are from such-and-such a sect or from such-and-such a sect. Otherwise, if they did not know which party he belonged to, they would not have spoken about him. But because they looked at the fact that he is from such-and-such parties, they started speaking about him. This is from Shaytan without a doubt. Otherwise, what do we have to do with the man? If he made a mistake, we refute his mistake, and his account is with Allah. If he was a mujtahid, his mistake is forgiven for him. And if he was correct, we take his correctness. Because the truth must be taken from any person. So the reason, and Allah knows best, is this: there are now people who belong to a specific party, so the speaking
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1187 - 4600 ما هي الأسباب التي تجيز للإنسان الحديث في غيره؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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