Learning evil in order to warn against it
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Question:
And the awliya (close friends of Allah) of the Master, the Messenger of Allah. What is your opinion regarding those who were encouraged by generosity to incite and agitate the people and the ummah (the Muslim community) against it, and to attack and denounce it? But those who were encouraged are the gate of modernity, from the methodological, national, and political perspectives, and others.
Answer:
This is something that is necessary, something that is necessary. A person learns good and learns about it, he learns tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and learns about it, and he learns good and learns evil. He learns good in order to act upon it and call to it, and he learns evil in order to forbid it and warn against it. If he does not know evil, how can he avoid it? How can he warn against it if he does not know it? Both of these are necessary. Yes.
And the awliya (close friends of Allah) of the Master, the Messenger of Allah. What is your opinion regarding those who were encouraged by generosity to incite and agitate the people and the ummah (the Muslim community) against it, and to attack and denounce it? But those who were encouraged are the gate of modernity, from the methodological, national, and political perspectives, and others.
Answer:
This is something that is necessary, something that is necessary. A person learns good and learns about it, he learns tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and learns about it, and he learns good and learns evil. He learns good in order to act upon it and call to it, and he learns evil in order to forbid it and warn against it. If he does not know evil, how can he avoid it? How can he warn against it if he does not know it? Both of these are necessary. Yes.
Source
شرح مسائل الجاهلية [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من المسألة السادسة عشرة بعد المائة : التناقض الواضح لما كذبوا بالحق — islamhouse.com (1:15:30)
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