Caution against pointing out a scholar's error in front of people
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Question:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a scholar makes a mistake, is it permissible for a student of knowledge to point out his error in front of people?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to point out his error, neither in front of people nor between them and him, explicitly. Rather, one should present it to him and say, for example, "If a person said such and such," or "If a person said such and such." Or one says, "I came across a hadith; perhaps the scholar used a hadith as evidence, and this hadith is not suitable for evidence." One does not say, "You made a mistake." Instead, one says, "I came across a hadith such and such, and they said about its chain such and such," so that he becomes aware, so that he realizes it without you directly criticizing him. Yes.
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a scholar makes a mistake, is it permissible for a student of knowledge to point out his error in front of people?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to point out his error, neither in front of people nor between them and him, explicitly. Rather, one should present it to him and say, for example, "If a person said such and such," or "If a person said such and such." Or one says, "I came across a hadith; perhaps the scholar used a hadith as evidence, and this hadith is not suitable for evidence." One does not say, "You made a mistake." Instead, one says, "I came across a hadith such and such, and they said about its chain such and such," so that he becomes aware, so that he realizes it without you directly criticizing him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [34] الحذر من تبيين خطأ العالم أمام الناس - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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