A Response to the Criticism of the Scholars of the Land
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: We live in a land of disbelief where much evil is prevalent, and we hear people openly slandering the scholars of this land. We hear them say that the Council of Senior Scholars is a council of senior spies, and they accuse the scholars of this land of being careerists and sycophants. In fact, it has reached the point where they declare him a disbeliever, saying he is an ally of the tyrants. How do we confront this ideology? And how do we respond to it?
Answer:
This harms the scholars of this land. This speech does not harm those who said it; rather, its sin and burden return to them. Do not envy them for the sin and evil they have fallen into, and do not grieve for them. They said more than this about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They called him a sorcerer, they called him a madman, they called him a teacher, they called him a liar, a most wicked liar, and they said about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he is not a prophet at all. This does not harm the scholars of this land, praise be to Allah. Rather, this speech returns to its speaker with sin and harm. So do not let his words grieve you at all. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: We live in a land of disbelief where much evil is prevalent, and we hear people openly slandering the scholars of this land. We hear them say that the Council of Senior Scholars is a council of senior spies, and they accuse the scholars of this land of being careerists and sycophants. In fact, it has reached the point where they declare him a disbeliever, saying he is an ally of the tyrants. How do we confront this ideology? And how do we respond to it?
Answer:
This harms the scholars of this land. This speech does not harm those who said it; rather, its sin and burden return to them. Do not envy them for the sin and evil they have fallen into, and do not grieve for them. They said more than this about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They called him a sorcerer, they called him a madman, they called him a teacher, they called him a liar, a most wicked liar, and they said about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he is not a prophet at all. This does not harm the scholars of this land, praise be to Allah. Rather, this speech returns to its speaker with sin and harm. So do not let his words grieve you at all. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 29 — archive.org (1:14:06)
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