The Ruling on Warning Against the People of False Statements
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The questioner:
Someone might say: There are some people, for example, who are well-known and have, for example, bad or false statements, or statements that lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). What is the ruling on warning people against what they say in this case?
The Shaykh:
Warn against the statement, not against the person. Warn against the saying: "Such and such a statement was made, and it is wrong; the correct view is such and such." Do not say, "So-and-so and so-and-so." Yes.
The questioner:
But usually, he is well-known.
The Shaykh:
How is he? I do not know how he is. That is enough.
The questioner:
Because they get upset and say, "Do not say, 'Good.'"
Someone might say: There are some people, for example, who are well-known and have, for example, bad or false statements, or statements that lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). What is the ruling on warning people against what they say in this case?
The Shaykh:
Warn against the statement, not against the person. Warn against the saying: "Such and such a statement was made, and it is wrong; the correct view is such and such." Do not say, "So-and-so and so-and-so." Yes.
The questioner:
But usually, he is well-known.
The Shaykh:
How is he? I do not know how he is. That is enough.
The questioner:
Because they get upset and say, "Do not say, 'Good.'"
Source
لقاء مع المعلمين بالطائف 1434هـ — alfawzan.live (42:44)
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