Is it permissible to test a guest to find out if he is a follower of the Sunnah or an innovator?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If a guest comes to you and you want to know if he is a follower of the Sunnah or an innovator, and you mention something he dislikes to see what his state is, is that permissible?
Answer:
Do not test him, and do not investigate him. Give him his right of hospitality, and do not investigate him,[Al-Ma'idah 5:101].
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If a guest comes to you and you want to know if he is a follower of the Sunnah or an innovator, and you mention something he dislikes to see what his state is, is that permissible?
Answer:
Do not test him, and do not investigate him. Give him his right of hospitality, and do not investigate him,
do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you
لَا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِن تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [453 -954] هل يجوز أن أمتحن الضيف لأعرف هل هو صاحب سنة أم مبتدع؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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