Some people attack the scholars of this country, saying: They have nothing but the Three Fundamental Principles and the explanations of the Al-Shaykh family!

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some people attack the scholars of this country, saying they have nothing but the Three Fundamental Principles and the explanations of the Al-Shaykh family. What is your advice to us regarding these people?

Answer:
This is an attack on the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and an attack on the Companions and the four Imams. They said that Imam Ahmad is a takfirist and that he follows politics, and for that reason he refused to affirm the creation of the Qur'an in a political issue that is not a matter of religion. They said this about the Imams, so what can be expected of us, the people of desires? Nothing is strange to them in their speech, for they say what they want; neither religion nor reason restrains them, but they only babble whatever pleases them.
So do not pay attention to them, praise be to Allah. Now, are the principles and the explanations of the Al-Shaykh family outside the evidence, or do they follow the evidence? If there is something in them that contradicts the evidence, explain it to us. We are seekers of truth, not seekers of the Al-Shaykh family. We are seekers of truth. If there is something in their speech that contradicts the evidence, we disavow it to Allah. But if they did not bring a contradiction, and rather their hearts were filled with resentment toward the Al-Shaykh family because they stood up to support tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and call to it, then it has no value. Yes.