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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on interrupting a speaker in a gathering

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The questioner : Some people, when you ask them to listen and pay attention to the speaker, say, “Is the speaker like the Messenger? Do you doubt or do you stay silent?” And this often happens.

The Shaykh : Yes, yes, yes. We say: if he is not like the Messenger, and he is not like the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), then say: do not cause confusion among the people. We do not say "sit down"; we say "stand up," because this is harmful. And Allah has threatened those who harm
believing women for [something] other than what they have earned have certainly born upon themselves a slander and manifest sin.وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ بِغَيْرِ مَا اكْتَسَبُوا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلُوا بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُّبِينًا
[Al-Ahzab 33:58]
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The presenter : Correct statement.

The Shaykh : Yes, yes, yes, that is correct, because this speaker may speak with falsehood. They are not like the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). We tell him: if you do not see this, and you do not see that you should listen to his speech, at least let the people be safe from your doubt.

The questioner : Some people are hesitant about actions, meaning, if you did an action and then you fought, did you do the action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? Are you?

The Shaykh : This is a mistake. This is arguing. If my action is the action of the Messenger, then it is a proof. It is not because I did it that the Messenger did it, but the statement is the statement of a person who speaks; a person speaks whatever he wishes, he speaks whatever he wishes, he may speak with error,
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3477 - 4600 ما حكم قول بعض الناس إذا طلب منه أن يسمع لدرس وينصت هل أنت مثل الرسول... ؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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