Publicizing the Error of a Da'iyah or Advising Him in Private
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a da'iyah (caller to Islam) is upon the methodology of the Salaf, but he has erred in some matters, is it permissible to publicize his error, or should he be advised in private and his error explained to him?
Answer:
A da'iyah is not but a scholar. If he is a scholar and he errs, his error is explained to him without publicizing it. As for if he is not a scholar and the error is a result of ignorance, it is not permissible for him to call [people to Islam] while he is in a state of ignorance. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a da'iyah (caller to Islam) is upon the methodology of the Salaf, but he has erred in some matters, is it permissible to publicize his error, or should he be advised in private and his error explained to him?
Answer:
A da'iyah is not but a scholar. If he is a scholar and he errs, his error is explained to him without publicizing it. As for if he is not a scholar and the error is a result of ignorance, it is not permissible for him to call [people to Islam] while he is in a state of ignorance. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (1:06:18)
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