Mocking Innovators, Insulting Them with Nicknames, and Ridiculing Them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on mocking innovators, insulting them with nicknames, and provoking people to ridicule them through clips or otherwise?
Answer:
This is not permissible, because among them are distinguished scholars. Even if they have made mistakes, this is not permissible. Scholars are praised, and if some of them have made mistakes, may Allah forgive them.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on mocking innovators, insulting them with nicknames, and provoking people to ridicule them through clips or otherwise?
Answer:
This is not permissible, because among them are distinguished scholars. Even if they have made mistakes, this is not permissible. Scholars are praised, and if some of them have made mistakes, may Allah forgive them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 780- الاستهزاء بالمبتدعة ونبزهم بالألقاب والسخرية منهم - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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