Hatred of the Innovator and Love for His Acts of Obedience
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible to hate the innovator with complete hatred that eliminates love entirely, or is it permissible to love him for some of the acts of obedience he possesses?
Answer:
If his innovation necessitates apostasy, then he is not hated with pure hatred. As for if his innovation is less than shirk (associating partners with Allah) and less than kufr (disbelief), then he is loved to the extent of the faith in him and hated to the extent of the bid'ah (religious innovation) in him. Yes, he is loved from one aspect and hated from another aspect. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible to hate the innovator with complete hatred that eliminates love entirely, or is it permissible to love him for some of the acts of obedience he possesses?
Answer:
If his innovation necessitates apostasy, then he is not hated with pure hatred. As for if his innovation is less than shirk (associating partners with Allah) and less than kufr (disbelief), then he is loved to the extent of the faith in him and hated to the extent of the bid'ah (religious innovation) in him. Yes, he is loved from one aspect and hated from another aspect. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحث على الأضحية — islamhouse.com (1:14:19)
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