The Ruling on Speaking About Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him)
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I read an article in one of the newspapers in which its writer spoke about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith, from Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, saying: Ibn Harithah.
The Shaykh:
From Harb or from al-Harith.
The questioner:
The questioner mentioned Ibn al-Harith.
The Shaykh:
Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith was the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) maternal uncle. He embraced Islam and his Islam was good. Initially, he was a disbeliever who guided the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); because he was a poet, but he embraced Islam and his Islam was good.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. He says: The writer spoke about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him), saying: He is that man from whom Islam was purified and the Muslims were not concerned with the pages of history, and who did not embrace Islam except when the dominance of Islam was established. So he embraced the Islam of pity and the tongue, not the Islam of the heart and the soul, and Islam did not penetrate the heart of that man. The question is: What is the ruling on this statement? And what is your advice? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
The Shi'ah. This is from the speech of the Shi'ah. Those who hate the Companions and speak ill of them. And the Shi'ah, as you know, are Zaydi, Ja'fari, Ismaili, and many other sects. The important thing is that this is from their speech. No one speaks ill of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), or any one of them, except a Shi'i. So beware of them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I read an article in one of the newspapers in which its writer spoke about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith, from Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, saying: Ibn Harithah.
The Shaykh:
From Harb or from al-Harith.
The questioner:
The questioner mentioned Ibn al-Harith.
The Shaykh:
Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith was the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) maternal uncle. He embraced Islam and his Islam was good. Initially, he was a disbeliever who guided the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); because he was a poet, but he embraced Islam and his Islam was good.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. He says: The writer spoke about Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him), saying: He is that man from whom Islam was purified and the Muslims were not concerned with the pages of history, and who did not embrace Islam except when the dominance of Islam was established. So he embraced the Islam of pity and the tongue, not the Islam of the heart and the soul, and Islam did not penetrate the heart of that man. The question is: What is the ruling on this statement? And what is your advice? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
The Shi'ah. This is from the speech of the Shi'ah. Those who hate the Companions and speak ill of them. And the Shi'ah, as you know, are Zaydi, Ja'fari, Ismaili, and many other sects. The important thing is that this is from their speech. No one speaks ill of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), or any one of them, except a Shi'i. So beware of them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 11 — youtube.com (13:09)
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