Advice on Sitting with Those Who Criticize the Scholars of the Sunnah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I sit with people who say that the great scholars of the Sunnah in this era are harsh. They divide the community when they speak and respond to the people of innovation and sects, and to contemporary groups. They claim that these scholars have deficiencies in their acts of worship and obedience, and that their hearts are hardened because of this work. The question is: Do we sit with these people and mix with them? And what is your advice in this matter?
Answer:
In any case, these people are speaking about themselves, and their words will return to harm them, and the sin is upon them. Your duty is to advise them. If they abandon this behavior, then sit with them. If they do not abandon it, then stay away from them and boycott them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I sit with people who say that the great scholars of the Sunnah in this era are harsh. They divide the community when they speak and respond to the people of innovation and sects, and to contemporary groups. They claim that these scholars have deficiencies in their acts of worship and obedience, and that their hearts are hardened because of this work. The question is: Do we sit with these people and mix with them? And what is your advice in this matter?
Answer:
In any case, these people are speaking about themselves, and their words will return to harm them, and the sin is upon them. Your duty is to advise them. If they abandon this behavior, then sit with them. If they do not abandon it, then stay away from them and boycott them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 13 — youtube.com (2:17)
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