How should one deal with an innovator?
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Question:
We have learned from the scholars that among the guidance of the Salaf (the earliest generations) is detesting the people of innovation. He says, and dealing with them harshly, until he mentioned to us the saying of one of the Salaf that whoever smiles in the face of an innovator has aided in the destruction of Islam. How do we reconcile this with the statement that the innovator whose innovation does not take him out of Islam is loved in one aspect and detested in another?
Answer:
Yes, he is not detested with pure hatred. As long as the innovator is a Muslim and has not exited faith, he is loved in one aspect and detested in another. Yes.
We have learned from the scholars that among the guidance of the Salaf (the earliest generations) is detesting the people of innovation. He says, and dealing with them harshly, until he mentioned to us the saying of one of the Salaf that whoever smiles in the face of an innovator has aided in the destruction of Islam. How do we reconcile this with the statement that the innovator whose innovation does not take him out of Islam is loved in one aspect and detested in another?
Answer:
Yes, he is not detested with pure hatred. As long as the innovator is a Muslim and has not exited faith, he is loved in one aspect and detested in another. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يكون التعامل مع المبتدع؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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