Public Censure in the Hadith of 'Umar and 'Uthman
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Question:
He asks: Does the hadith of 'Umar with 'Uthman indicate the permissibility of publicly censuring what is wrong in front of people?
Answer:
Yes, it indicates pointing out what is wrong, but the pointing out is regarding the performance of the Sunnah and pointing out a defect that a person has; the khatib points it out while he is delivering the sermon. Yes, when a man entered while the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon and sat down, he said to him: "Have you prayed two rak'ahs?"Bulugh al-Maram 2:376 The Messenger spoke to this man while he was delivering the sermon, yes.
He asks: Does the hadith of 'Umar with 'Uthman indicate the permissibility of publicly censuring what is wrong in front of people?
Answer:
Yes, it indicates pointing out what is wrong, but the pointing out is regarding the performance of the Sunnah and pointing out a defect that a person has; the khatib points it out while he is delivering the sermon. Yes, when a man entered while the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon and sat down, he said to him: "Have you prayed two rak'ahs?"
He replied, "No." He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "Stand and pray two Rak'at."
قَالَ لَا قَالَ قُمْ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [25] — alfawzan.live (56:21)
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