Avoiding Fitnah or Confronting It
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There are hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that encourage avoiding fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and staying away from it. His question is: Is it better in this time for a person to avoid fitnah, or to speak out with the truth, confront it, and fight the people of fitnah?
Answer:
He should stay away from fitnah. But if he is tested and confronts fitnah and sees it, he resists it with beneficial knowledge and clarification. However, the further he stays away from it, the better it is for him and the safer. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There are hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that encourage avoiding fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and staying away from it. His question is: Is it better in this time for a person to avoid fitnah, or to speak out with the truth, confront it, and fight the people of fitnah?
Answer:
He should stay away from fitnah. But if he is tested and confronts fitnah and sees it, he resists it with beneficial knowledge and clarification. However, the further he stays away from it, the better it is for him and the safer. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده الذي بلغ به من الجهال ما بلغ : الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:00:52)
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