Warning Against Religious Parties and the People of Innovation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It is well known that a student of knowledge calls people to Allah and to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and clarifies the truth to the extent of his knowledge. Does warning against religious parties and the people of innovation count as clarifying the truth, or does it fall under argumentation, dispute, and backbiting?
Answer:
By Allah, this requires a distinction. If you know that people have evil in them and that they are followers of misguidance, then you warn people against them. But if it is merely an accusation where you accuse them, or you believe whoever slanders them and speaks ill of them, then this is not permissible for you.[Al-Hujurat 49:6]. [Al-Hujurat 49:6], and you must verify, my brother, you must verify. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It is well known that a student of knowledge calls people to Allah and to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and clarifies the truth to the extent of his knowledge. Does warning against religious parties and the people of innovation count as clarifying the truth, or does it fall under argumentation, dispute, and backbiting?
Answer:
By Allah, this requires a distinction. If you know that people have evil in them and that they are followers of misguidance, then you warn people against them. But if it is merely an accusation where you accuse them, or you believe whoever slanders them and speaks ill of them, then this is not permissible for you.
if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate
إِن جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُواlest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.
أَن تُصِيبُوا قَوْمًا بِجَهَالَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَادِمِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 28 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/تشكيك في الآخرة/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:03:02)
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