What is meant by abandonment in the hadith, “No one who abandons them will harm them”?
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The questioner:
His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the saved and supported sect: “No one who abandons them will harm them.” He asks: What is meant by this abandonment?
The Shaykh:
It means that no one who abandons them will support them. Yes.
The questioner:
And do the people of innovation fall under this?
The Shaykh:
Everyone who opposes them falls under this; everyone who opposes them is included in the abandonment of the supported sect. Yes.
His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the saved and supported sect: “No one who abandons them will harm them.” He asks: What is meant by this abandonment?
The Shaykh:
It means that no one who abandons them will support them. Yes.
The questioner:
And do the people of innovation fall under this?
The Shaykh:
Everyone who opposes them falls under this; everyone who opposes them is included in the abandonment of the supported sect. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المقصود بالخذلان في حديث «لا يضرّهم من خذلهم»؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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