The Ruling on Patience with the One Who Holds a Contrary View
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Question:
He asks: If a scholar is patient with the one who holds a contrary view for a period of five years, or perhaps more, does this contradict the methodology of the righteous Salaf in speaking out for the truth and refuting the one who holds a contrary view?
Answer:
Speaking out for the truth is required if it is possible and no greater harm results from it. If a greater harm results from it, then it is not required. However, if no harm results from it, but rather the removal of the evil or the mitigation of the evil results from it, then it is obligatory.
He asks: If a scholar is patient with the one who holds a contrary view for a period of five years, or perhaps more, does this contradict the methodology of the righteous Salaf in speaking out for the truth and refuting the one who holds a contrary view?
Answer:
Speaking out for the truth is required if it is possible and no greater harm results from it. If a greater harm results from it, then it is not required. However, if no harm results from it, but rather the removal of the evil or the mitigation of the evil results from it, then it is obligatory.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل إذا صبر العالم على المخالف مدة خمس سنوات يكون هذا مخالفا لمنهج السلف الصالح في الصدع بالحق... — youtube.com
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