The Ruling on Warning Against Those Who Deviate from the Methodology

Question:
Some people, I know, have a deviation in their methodology, and I warn people against them and against going out with them. Is this action considered an act of drawing near to Allah?

Answer:
Yes, this is part of giving sincere advice. This is part of giving sincere advice. But if you see a person deviating from the methodology, you must first advise him, clarify the correct methodology to him, and warn him against the deviant methodology. If he does not accept it, then you advise the people around you to stay away from him. However, there must be a condition in this, because some people consider everything to be a deviation from the methodology. It must be known what this deviation from the methodology is. Is it a true deviation, or does the questioner merely think it is a deviation when it is not? I say that if it is established that this is a deviation, then at that point this person is advised, and he abandons it and adopts the correct methodology, praise be to Allah. Otherwise, we clarify to people that he is not on a correct methodology so that they may clarify matters. They accuse him and disparage him.
I declare, O servants of Allah, that accusing people and lying about them, and accusing the innocent, is not permissible. It must be established with certainty, without doubt, that this is an error and that this is a deviation from the school of thought, or that what one thinks is a deviation or an incorrect methodology is actually correct. Nowadays, there is a very bad phenomenon among the youth: everyone warns against the other, and even the scholars have been subjected to blame, and people have started warning against them. This is not permissible. This is from Satan; it is a distortion from Satan. One must verify, and one must know the deviation and define it, and one must review the explanation so that perhaps he may return, so that perhaps he may repent. If it is established that it is a deviation and he persists in it, then at that point we distance ourselves from him. As for mere accusation, the default for a Muslim is integrity, and especially for the scholars, the default for them, praise be to Allah, is integrity and goodness. It is not sufficient for a person to be wronged or to hear words from people and build upon them. No, it is not permissible to cling to these matters. The Muslims are a family, and love, cooperation, and sincere advice must prevail among them. Enmity, hatred, and animosity are not permissible among them because of trivial matters, or because of suspected or false matters, or because of small matters that are thought to be big. This is not permissible. Verification is not permissible in these matters. And Allah the Exalted knows best.