Warning Against Calling for Religious Innovation by Name
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The questioner:
If a specific person is found calling for bid'ah (religious innovations), is it permissible to do so by naming him, or not? Because he misguides the people from the creed. And so, some of...
The Shaykh:
...without cursing, one warns against him. You say, "So-and-so is an innovator," "You see he is wicked," "You see such and such," "Beware of him," "Do not obey him." That is better than cursing. Yes.
The questioner:
You do not curse your father, but you warn against him.
The Shaykh:
And I am standing.
The questioner:
Yes, because some people say, "No, do not warn against him."
The Shaykh:
No, it is obligatory. It is obligatory to warn against him. Yes.
If a specific person is found calling for bid'ah (religious innovations), is it permissible to do so by naming him, or not? Because he misguides the people from the creed. And so, some of...
The Shaykh:
...without cursing, one warns against him. You say, "So-and-so is an innovator," "You see he is wicked," "You see such and such," "Beware of him," "Do not obey him." That is better than cursing. Yes.
The questioner:
You do not curse your father, but you warn against him.
The Shaykh:
And I am standing.
The questioner:
Yes, because some people say, "No, do not warn against him."
The Shaykh:
No, it is obligatory. It is obligatory to warn against him. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح القديم ]، بداية من باب حد السرقة — islamhouse.com (6:25)
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