Describing Muslims as backward and regressive

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the ruling on those who describe Muslims as backward, or regressive, or terrorists, or corrupt? And what is the ruling on one who stands by Muslims with these descriptions?

Answer:
This is the speech of three people from before. We have not seen them, and we have seen these people to be closer to the messengers, more veiled in the lower parts, and more beautiful in appearance. Allah the Exalted said: After that, the one who says this statement about the Muslims, this is an apostasy from their religion, this is a regression from the time.
As for if the Muslims say they are falling short in learning crafts and preparing the equipment, and that they have planning, this is correct. As for if he says that they are backward because of Islam, if he holds that Islam is what made them backward and that they are lagging because of Islam, Islam is forbidden, if this is what he intended, there is nothing on him. But if he intended that they are falling short in what is obligatory upon them of learning and preparing the equipment, this is correct, the Muslims are falling short, there is no harm. Yes.