Advice regarding those who issue fatwas on satellite channels
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Question:
To Allah we return. He says: It has become widespread in these days for people to appear on satellite channels, boasting of their knowledge, such as the invited Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Ahmad al-Kabishi, and others from among the people of misguidance. They have led Muslims astray and spread falsehoods in their fatwas. Sometimes they say, "The Rafidah are our brothers." Sometimes they say, "Our enmity with the Jews and Christians is economic," and so on. So what is your advice, O our Shaykh, regarding these people?
Answer:
The truth is clear, and praise be to Allah. Even if so-and-so and so-and-so speak on the satellite channel or elsewhere, the truth is clear. The scholars are present, praise be to Allah, so let not the words of these people confuse us. This is something that only brings joy to the people of desires and the people of lusts. As for the people of faith, they condemn it from the moment they hear it and do not pay attention to it. There is no value in this. The truth is clear, praise be to Allah, and the religion is complete, praise be to Allah, and it is preserved by the preservation of Allah; it is not changed or altered. Even if so-and-so or so-and-so speaks, his words are rejected and returned to him. Only the people of hypocrisy, the people of lusts, and those with malicious intent find joy in this. There is no value in them, and no attention should be paid to them. Yes.
To Allah we return. He says: It has become widespread in these days for people to appear on satellite channels, boasting of their knowledge, such as the invited Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Ahmad al-Kabishi, and others from among the people of misguidance. They have led Muslims astray and spread falsehoods in their fatwas. Sometimes they say, "The Rafidah are our brothers." Sometimes they say, "Our enmity with the Jews and Christians is economic," and so on. So what is your advice, O our Shaykh, regarding these people?
Answer:
The truth is clear, and praise be to Allah. Even if so-and-so and so-and-so speak on the satellite channel or elsewhere, the truth is clear. The scholars are present, praise be to Allah, so let not the words of these people confuse us. This is something that only brings joy to the people of desires and the people of lusts. As for the people of faith, they condemn it from the moment they hear it and do not pay attention to it. There is no value in this. The truth is clear, praise be to Allah, and the religion is complete, praise be to Allah, and it is preserved by the preservation of Allah; it is not changed or altered. Even if so-and-so or so-and-so speaks, his words are rejected and returned to him. Only the people of hypocrisy, the people of lusts, and those with malicious intent find joy in this. There is no value in them, and no attention should be paid to them. Yes.
Source
الفوزان - الفتاوى المهمة لعامة الأمة — archive.org (29:14)
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