Bias and Partisanship for the Truth
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Question:
Therefore, the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said that in the chapter of actions, the believer must be organized. Or perhaps he took from the complex matters. The evidence for this is that the party of Allah has the pleasure of a believer.
Answer:
Partisanship for the truth and factionalism for the truth is what is required. The condemned partisanship and factionalism is only when it is for other than the truth. The tribalism and zeal of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is what is forbidden. But if it is for the truth, that is good. Yes. And if they call it partisanship, we call it religious innovation and disagreement; we do not call it [partisanship].
Therefore, the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said that in the chapter of actions, the believer must be organized. Or perhaps he took from the complex matters. The evidence for this is that the party of Allah has the pleasure of a believer.
Answer:
Partisanship for the truth and factionalism for the truth is what is required. The condemned partisanship and factionalism is only when it is for other than the truth. The tribalism and zeal of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is what is forbidden. But if it is for the truth, that is good. Yes. And if they call it partisanship, we call it religious innovation and disagreement; we do not call it [partisanship].
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 001 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / مقدمة الشيخ / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:17)
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