The ruling on warning against the callers of methodologies that contradict the Salaf by name

Question:
This question, O your students, the one who asked it says: "Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. In our present day, there are callers to methodologies that contradict the methodology of the masters of the righteous. They have had an impact on the people. If we warn against them by name to protect the guidance or to protect the religion, some of them object to us, saying that this is not the methodology of the Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them), and that the methodology of the Salaf (may Allah have mercy on them) was to suffice with descriptions rather than names. What is your guidance?"

Answer:
Yes, it is necessary to clarify the error. It is necessary to address the one who erred, either verbally or in writing. If that is not possible, the error is pointed out without mentioning the name of the one who erred. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: ? "What is the matter with a group of people who do such and such?" and he did not mention their names. The important thing is clarifying the error. If the benefit lies in mentioning the name of the one who erred, then it is necessary to mention his name so that others are not suspected. But if the benefit lies in clarifying the truth without mentioning who erred, then this is a correct scholarly method, and one does not resort to mentioning the name of the one who erred except out of necessity to clarify that. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,