Dealing with those who disagree with calmness and accusing the advisor of diluting the message
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: Many of the brothers follow the scholars' approach in dealing with those who disagree with them, such as maintaining calm, not stirring up trouble, attempting to contain the dissenter, and warning against errors. However, some do not see the value in this and label these people as diluting the approach in dealing with the people of innovation. What is your opinion on this?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to adhere to the correct path, clarify the sound methodology, spread beneficial knowledge, and exhort one another to truth. So whoever accepts it, praise be to Allah, and whoever abandons it, it harms only himself.
The presenter:
We open the floor for more.
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that using wisdom with the dissenter is so that he may return, so that he may accept through the use of wisdom. May Allah the Exalted and Majestic make him well. He says:[An-Nahl 16:125] for wisdom, and He said to Musa and Harun: [Taha 20:44]. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: Many of the brothers follow the scholars' approach in dealing with those who disagree with them, such as maintaining calm, not stirring up trouble, attempting to contain the dissenter, and warning against errors. However, some do not see the value in this and label these people as diluting the approach in dealing with the people of innovation. What is your opinion on this?
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to adhere to the correct path, clarify the sound methodology, spread beneficial knowledge, and exhort one another to truth. So whoever accepts it, praise be to Allah, and whoever abandons it, it harms only himself.
The presenter:
We open the floor for more.
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that using wisdom with the dissenter is so that he may return, so that he may accept through the use of wisdom. May Allah the Exalted and Majestic make him well. He says:
Invite to the way of your Lord
ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَAnd speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allah]."
فَقُولَا لَهُ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2 من 5/شرح رسالة فضل الإسلام/البدعة أشد من الكبائر/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:17:40)
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