Is it permissible to offer prayers of mercy for some of those who erred in creed, such as Ibn Hajar and al-Nawawi, and others from the modern era?
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The questioner : I say: The question, may Allah reward you with good,The Shaykh : Is it permissible to offer prayers of mercy for some of those who erred in creed, such as Ibn Hajar and al-Nawawi, and others from the modern era?
The Shaykh : And is it necessary to do so? They are not disbelievers.
And who is there who has never done wrong? *** And who is there whose good deeds are only good?
Except for Jibril, who is... only.
The questioner : ... The Shaykh : 'Azam...
The Shaykh : Of course, Abdullah 'Azam, meaning a man I knew personally, and he did a tremendous job there. As for the issue that he had some deviation from the Salafis... this is a matter of the Brotherhood; no one is completely free from it, and this does not take him out of the circle of Muslims. In fact, I am surprised by the direction of such questions!
The Shaykh : And is it necessary to do so? They are not disbelievers.
And who is there who has never done wrong? *** And who is there whose good deeds are only good?
Except for Jibril, who is... only.
The questioner : ... The Shaykh : 'Azam...
The Shaykh : Of course, Abdullah 'Azam, meaning a man I knew personally, and he did a tremendous job there. As for the issue that he had some deviation from the Salafis... this is a matter of the Brotherhood; no one is completely free from it, and this does not take him out of the circle of Muslims. In fact, I am surprised by the direction of such questions!
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