Regarding what you have mentioned about establishing the proof before declaring someone a disbeliever, could you clarify for us from whom this proof must be established?
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The questioner : Regarding what you have mentioned about the proof and its establishment, we ask for clarification or explanation: from whom must it be established?
The Shaykh : It is established by scholars, and it is established through the Book of Allah and the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not established by the general public, as we sometimes hear from some of our young, enthusiastic brothers. One of them might say, for example: "I met so-and-so the Sufi and established the proof against him," when he may not even know how to perform the ablution like other people, let alone how to pray.
The questioner : You have spoken well, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Is the answer clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : It is established by scholars, and it is established through the Book of Allah and the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not established by the general public, as we sometimes hear from some of our young, enthusiastic brothers. One of them might say, for example: "I met so-and-so the Sufi and established the proof against him," when he may not even know how to perform the ablution like other people, let alone how to pray.
The questioner : You have spoken well, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Is the answer clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
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