What is the Shaykh's opinion regarding Salman al-Oudah and Safer al-Hawali?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Shaykh, we heard the tape of what happened with a brother from the UAE, in which he spoke about the matter of Shaykh Safer and the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) that occurred.
The Shaykh: About what?
The questioner : About Shaykh Safer and Shaykh Salman in the Kingdom. Some of the brothers and young men say that this speech is abrogated, and that the Shaykh says in his private gatherings that they are the Khawarij. This opinion is very widespread among the young men in Suwaylih; they adopt this opinion and insist that the Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Where is this opinion?
The questioner : It is among the young men.
The Shaykh : I am not concerned with the young men. What is the Shaykh's opinion?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We do not condemn what others say.
The questioner : Just to clarify and explain, meaning, since he has a tape, this encourages the idea that he abrogated it.
The Shaykh : We do not have abrogating and abrogated in this issue, and we have said for a long time that Shaykh Salman andThe Shaykh : Safer are among the strong students of knowledge and among the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Many people say that they are from the Muslim Brotherhood, and we say: if only the Muslim Brotherhood in all lands of Islam were such that we were pleased with all their statements and all their starting points. We praise them within the limits of what is clear to us, and we also criticize within the same limits that have become clear to us. We find in some of their statements...
The student : If we postpone it, our Shaykh, until after lunch, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : As you see.
The student : Please proceed.
The Shaykh : As you see, so the discussion will be continued, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Shaykh, we heard the tape of what happened with a brother from the UAE, in which he spoke about the matter of Shaykh Safer and the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) that occurred.
The Shaykh: About what?
The questioner : About Shaykh Safer and Shaykh Salman in the Kingdom. Some of the brothers and young men say that this speech is abrogated, and that the Shaykh says in his private gatherings that they are the Khawarij. This opinion is very widespread among the young men in Suwaylih; they adopt this opinion and insist that the Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Where is this opinion?
The questioner : It is among the young men.
The Shaykh : I am not concerned with the young men. What is the Shaykh's opinion?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We do not condemn what others say.
The questioner : Just to clarify and explain, meaning, since he has a tape, this encourages the idea that he abrogated it.
The Shaykh : We do not have abrogating and abrogated in this issue, and we have said for a long time that Shaykh Salman andThe Shaykh : Safer are among the strong students of knowledge and among the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Many people say that they are from the Muslim Brotherhood, and we say: if only the Muslim Brotherhood in all lands of Islam were such that we were pleased with all their statements and all their starting points. We praise them within the limits of what is clear to us, and we also criticize within the same limits that have become clear to us. We find in some of their statements...
The student : If we postpone it, our Shaykh, until after lunch, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : As you see.
The student : Please proceed.
The Shaykh : As you see, so the discussion will be continued, if Allah wills.
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