The Ruling on Remaining Silent About the Community's Diseases, Such as Shirk and Bid'ah, on the Grounds of Not Dividing the Community
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The questioner:
This questioner says: We hear from some of those who claim affiliation with certain groups that they say, "Do not speak about the community's diseases, such as shirk (associating partners with Allah), zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), and other bid'ah (religious innovations) and sins, because that divides the community."
The Shaykh:
Because that
The questioner:
divides the community.
The Shaykh:
And we want the community to unite on misguidance? We want the community to unite on the truth, my brother. The community cannot unite except on the truth, whereas it can never unite on falsehood. The truth is what unites people, while falsehood is what divides people.
So we say that remaining silent about wrongs is a deception of the community. Remaining silent about the defects that undermine the creed, the religion, and honor is a deception, contrary to advice. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 4197Sahih (Darussalam) The Muslim is the one who gives advice, clarifying what harms them and encouraging them in what benefits them. This is the advisor. As for the one who remains silent about people's diseases—diseases in their creed, diseases in their desires—remaining silent and leaving them without treating them, this is a deceiver of the community and this is one who divides the community. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: We hear from some of those who claim affiliation with certain groups that they say, "Do not speak about the community's diseases, such as shirk (associating partners with Allah), zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), and other bid'ah (religious innovations) and sins, because that divides the community."
The Shaykh:
Because that
The questioner:
divides the community.
The Shaykh:
And we want the community to unite on misguidance? We want the community to unite on the truth, my brother. The community cannot unite except on the truth, whereas it can never unite on falsehood. The truth is what unites people, while falsehood is what divides people.
So we say that remaining silent about wrongs is a deception of the community. Remaining silent about the defects that undermine the creed, the religion, and honor is a deception, contrary to advice. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Religion is sincerity (An-Nasihah).' They said: 'To whom, O Messenger of Allah?' he said: 'To Allah, to His Book, to His Messenger, to the imams of the Muslims, and to their common folk
الدين النصيحه شوف الدين النصيحه قلنا لمن يا رسول الله؟ قال لله ولكتابه ولرسوله ولائمه المسلمين وعامتهمThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
كتاب آحاديث الفتن والحوادث، أحاديث الفتن والحوادث [02] — alfawzan.live (46:39)
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