When is advice given in private and when is it given in public?
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Question:
The questioner asks: When is advice given in private and when is it given in public?
Answer:
It is given in private if the matter concerns only the people involved and is a specific action by this person, kept between you and him. But if the benefit is general, you do not say "So-and-so did such-and-such," but rather "A person did such-and-such, and such-and-such, and the correct thing is such-and-such." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSunan Abi Dawud 4788Sahih (Al-Albani), and he did not name them. Yes.
The questioner asks: When is advice given in private and when is it given in public?
Answer:
It is given in private if the matter concerns only the people involved and is a specific action by this person, kept between you and him. But if the benefit is general, you do not say "So-and-so did such-and-such," but rather "A person did such-and-such, and such-and-such, and the correct thing is such-and-such." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
What is the matter with the people that they say such and such?
مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَقُولُونَ كَذَا وَكَذَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-22-النصيحة وأثرها في وحدة الكلمة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:11)
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