The Obligation of Scholars to Warn People Against Fitnah (Trials, Discord or Temptation) and Explain Its Evil
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Fitnah (trials, discord or temptation) has spread in this time, and the common people have become confused about their affairs. The question is: What is obligatory for us toward them, and what should we direct them to?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the scholars and the people of insight to alert people, explain to them these fitnah (trials, discord or temptation) and the evil of these fitnah (trials, discord or temptation), and urge them to avoid them and stay away from them.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Fitnah (trials, discord or temptation) has spread in this time, and the common people have become confused about their affairs. The question is: What is obligatory for us toward them, and what should we direct them to?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the scholars and the people of insight to alert people, explain to them these fitnah (trials, discord or temptation) and the evil of these fitnah (trials, discord or temptation), and urge them to avoid them and stay away from them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2595] واجب أهل العلم في تحذير الناس من الفتن وبيان شرها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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