The Ruling on Declaring Scholars to Be Innovators by Those Who Are Not Scholars
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A scholar who is well known for spreading the Sunnah has been declared an innovator, and the one making this declaration is not a scholar. Should his statement be heeded, or should he and his statement be ignored?
Answer:
You say a scholar who is well known for defending the Sunnah, and the one who declared him an innovator is not a scholar. You ask if this is good or not? You have answered yourself. This statement is invalid.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A scholar who is well known for spreading the Sunnah has been declared an innovator, and the one making this declaration is not a scholar. Should his statement be heeded, or should he and his statement be ignored?
Answer:
You say a scholar who is well known for defending the Sunnah, and the one who declared him an innovator is not a scholar. You ask if this is good or not? You have answered yourself. This statement is invalid.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2401] حكم تبديع العلماء من غير أهل العلم - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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