The Books of the Imams of the Dawah and the Cause of Terrorism
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Question:
This questioner says: I heard from some of the da'wah workers that the cause of terrorism is reading the books of the Imams of the Dawah. Is this correct, O Shaykh?
Answer:
It is the opposite. The Imams of the Dawah call to what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) called to; they call to following the Book and the Sunnah, and there is no terrorism in them. Yes, they interpret terrorism as declaring disbelievers to be disbelievers (takfir); they call it terrorism. They call the ruling on an apostate who has committed a nullifier, or nullifiers, of Islam—ruling that he has committed apostasy—terrorism. This is their claim; they interpret terrorism according to their own desires. This is not terrorism; this is the ruling of Allah and His Messenger. It is not terrorism. Yes.
This questioner says: I heard from some of the da'wah workers that the cause of terrorism is reading the books of the Imams of the Dawah. Is this correct, O Shaykh?
Answer:
It is the opposite. The Imams of the Dawah call to what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) called to; they call to following the Book and the Sunnah, and there is no terrorism in them. Yes, they interpret terrorism as declaring disbelievers to be disbelievers (takfir); they call it terrorism. They call the ruling on an apostate who has committed a nullifier, or nullifiers, of Islam—ruling that he has committed apostasy—terrorism. This is their claim; they interpret terrorism according to their own desires. This is not terrorism; this is the ruling of Allah and His Messenger. It is not terrorism. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-20-الفئة الضالة ومنهجها|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:28)
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