The Trial of Doubtful Matters and the Trial of Desires in Political Parties and Liberals
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: There are those who currently attribute the trial of doubtful matters to the deviant political parties and groups that have strayed from the path of the people of the Sunnah.
The Shaykh:
Yes, that is included. These deviant groups and parties that oppose [the truth] are included, there is no doubt about that.
The questioner:
And as for the trial of desires, it is what is called the liberals and secularists who call for the liberation of women. Is this description and mention correct?
The Shaykh:
It is correct. This refers to desires and doubtful matters. The forbidden desires and the doubtful matters are those that deceive a person into thinking they are the truth and part of the religion, when in fact they are false doubts.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: There are those who currently attribute the trial of doubtful matters to the deviant political parties and groups that have strayed from the path of the people of the Sunnah.
The Shaykh:
Yes, that is included. These deviant groups and parties that oppose [the truth] are included, there is no doubt about that.
The questioner:
And as for the trial of desires, it is what is called the liberals and secularists who call for the liberation of women. Is this description and mention correct?
The Shaykh:
It is correct. This refers to desires and doubtful matters. The forbidden desires and the doubtful matters are those that deceive a person into thinking they are the truth and part of the religion, when in fact they are false doubts.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل والفتنة نوعان : فتنة الشبهات وهي أعظم الفتنتين وفتنة الشهوات — islamhouse.com (49:44)
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