Mentioning what the opponent has of truth when refuting him

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Does it mean that because we accept the truth from the opponent without the falsehood, that when we speak about them by way of warning and disapproval, we should mention the good they have when refuting them, or is the matter different?

Answer:
By intention, this means we mention what he has of virtues? No, we mention that the speech contains such and such; it contains truth and falsehood. As for the truth, it is such and such, and as for the falsehood, it is such and such. As for the refutation, we do not praise it nor blame it; there is no problem with that. Our intention is to refute the views, but we do not say that all of his statement is false. There may be some truth in it. So we say his speech includes such and such; it includes truth, which is such and such, and it includes falsehood, which is such and such. As for the man, we do not address him. We say so-and-so is good, and so-and-so, by Allah, has virtues and positions. That is not our concern. Rather, it is only to clarify what is in the speech of truth and falsehood. Yes.

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