Does the one who withholds knowledge that involves warning against some opponents and innovators fall under the category of withholding knowledge?
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The questioner:
He asks: Does the one who withholds the knowledge he has, which involves warning against some opponents, fall under the category of withholding knowledge? He asks: Does the one who withholds the knowledge that involves leaving off the warning against some opponents and innovators fall under the category of withholding knowledge?
The Shaykh:
I did not understand the question. Does it fall under...
The questioner:
Does it fall under the one who withholds knowledge, the one who leaves off the warning against some opponents and innovators?
The Shaykh:
Yes, meaning he leaves it off out of fear of people. He leaves off the warning against shirk (associating partners with Allah) or other sins out of fear of someone among the people? Yes, this falls under the category of fearing other than Allah the Exalted. It is a type of shirk.
He asks: Does the one who withholds the knowledge he has, which involves warning against some opponents, fall under the category of withholding knowledge? He asks: Does the one who withholds the knowledge that involves leaving off the warning against some opponents and innovators fall under the category of withholding knowledge?
The Shaykh:
I did not understand the question. Does it fall under...
The questioner:
Does it fall under the one who withholds knowledge, the one who leaves off the warning against some opponents and innovators?
The Shaykh:
Yes, meaning he leaves it off out of fear of people. He leaves off the warning against shirk (associating partners with Allah) or other sins out of fear of someone among the people? Yes, this falls under the category of fearing other than Allah the Exalted. It is a type of shirk.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يدخل في من يكتم العلم الذي يترك التحذير من بعض المخالفين والمبتدعة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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