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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Concealing knowledge for the sake of public benefit and the Eid sermon when it coincides with Friday

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Your Eminence mentioned the hadith of Mu'adh: "Do not give them good news, lest they become complacent." And that it is permissible not to disseminate certain knowledge for the sake of public benefit. Does this include the issue of the khatib in the Eid sermon when it falls on a Friday, where he does not inform the people, but rather conceals this knowledge?

Answer:
The people used to inform about this, making the people pray to increase in good. Rather, this is from the actions of those who are overly strict. When the people were clarifying, they would say: "Do not attend Friday prayer, since you have already prayed Eid, and attending Friday prayer is not obligatory for you." This would allow them to attend Friday prayer to increase in good. Yes, this is one of the matters that are known and understood, but it is not disseminated to the people, because they misuse it. Yes.
Source الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 055-الصلحت - 24-8-23 هـ — archive.org (1:27:39)

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