The Ruling on Naming Deviants Explicitly to Warn the People

Question:
The eighth question says: A false piety has spread among the youth. That is, when they hear the advisors from among the students of knowledge or the scholars warning against bid'ah (religious innovations), their people, and their methodologies, and mentioning the truth of what they are upon, and refuting them, and sometimes mentioning the names of some of them, even if they are dead, to mislead the people with them, and this is in defense of this religion, and exposing those who are disguised and infiltrated among the ranks of the Ummah to sow division and discord in it, what is your statement on this issue?

Answer:
The rule in this matter is to point out error and deviation and identify it for the people. If the situation requires explicitly naming individuals so that people are not deceived by them, especially individuals who have a deviation in thought or a deviation in conduct, and who are well-known among the people, and whose mention settles the matter, then there is no harm in mentioning them by name and warning against them. The scholars discussed in the science of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators) the narrators and what is said about them regarding defects, not for the sake of the individuals themselves, but for the sake of advising the Ummah to receive from them things that involve injustice to the religion or lying about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). First, the rule is that one points out the error and does not mention its owner if mentioning him leads to harm or if there is no benefit in mentioning him. However, if the situation requires explicitly naming him in order to warn the people against him, this is part of advising Allah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their common people. One mentions the name of this person who has confused the people and promoted himself among the people, especially if he has activity among the people and they have a good opinion of him and collect his tapes and books. It is necessary to clarify that this person has such and such errors, that he is not to be trusted, and that what he has presented is not to be trusted, because there is harm to the people in it. It is necessary to expose matters, not for the sake of dissecting individuals or showing off, but for the sake of advising Allah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their common people. Yes.