What is your opinion regarding the discord, hatred, and mutual criticism occurring among the Salafis?

The questioner : It is a single issue, Professor...

The Shaykh: Go ahead.

The questioner : It is an issue... The Hafiz said that we are two groups of people: Muslims who... listen to their words... and people who... these are the Salafis, these are the ones who support the Wahhabis.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, they claim.

The questioner : Yes, indeed, and among these two there is a difference... and the religious innovations followed by them... As for what we regret is that the Salafis themselves, yes, among them there is also what? Enmity... great, very much, the Book of Allah... but this one attacks this one, and this one... this indicates, if it indicates anything as I see and claim, that the group... the Book of Allah, but they do not conduct themselves with all its morals, yes, and they conducted themselves with its morals, what happened between them is from what the Companions... , , but unfortunately... among the Salafis also exists the enmity that should not be among the believers; the believers should be close friends of one another. So I want to... the word is for our Salafi brothers: do not attack one another... with what is good, and before that... it is better, likewise, yes, always the bad, they should always repel with what is better... while we see those in their misguidance... the innovations and their blind obedience to their scholars with... with that... because it is blind obedience... they are following them... while our group, although they are enlightened and understand the religion in its correct way, but - unfortunately - they do not fully conduct themselves with the morals of the Qur'an. This is what I want to call for... the virtue of advising one another to truth and advising one another to patience.

The Shaykh : I say: everyone who reminds his brothers of the obligation to act according to the Book, especially if they are among those who call people to follow the Book and the Sunnah, is to be thanked for that. But I say frankly, I do not know what you mean when you say they differ or... or expel one another. I do not know what you mean, but if there is something of this, then first, your speech is obligatory: you must remind and advise the old and the young. And second, you must know that the Salafis are not infallible. So if they are not infallible, if I - for example - have enmity with you, it does not mean that you are the one who is wrong; I might be the one who is wrong. So in that case, we must look at who is the one who is wrong and advise him, not advise both, because one of them is the one who is wrong.

The questioner : How do we know who is wrong...?

The Shaykh : ... I am telling you: you are giving general advice.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : You are giving general advice that they must not differ. Is there anyone who says they must differ? No, but this is general advice that neither advances nor delays nor benefits anything. Rather, what benefits is that we implement the saying of the Messenger - peace be upon him - : . They said: O Messenger of Allah, we support him when he is wronged; how do we support him when he is the wrongdoer? He said: or as he said - peace be upon him -.
So if you see me differing with the brother here, and perhaps in a dispute as you imagine the matter, it is not enough for you to deliver this lecture... to the people, and display what... may be something hidden from many, and so on.
No, come to me and tell me what is between you and this brother of yours? You are a Salafi and he is a Salafi, he is like you, ruling by the Book and you rule by the Book, and you say he has... and so on, and you try to remove the difference between them. This is the treatment. But if you tell me and tell him: you are a group of Salafis, you must act according to the Book and the Sunnah, and all of us claim that we act according to the Book and the Sunnah, but these visible positions, perhaps he sees my fault and I do not see it, perhaps he sees the other's fault and he does not see it; so we must cooperate in this matter and not be content with general admonition.

The questioner : ... fanaticism... fanaticism, so if we are tolerant, our generalities...

The Shaykh : I do not understand this general speech. You are speaking general speech that I do not understand. What I care about is knowing who is the fanatic? Who is the fanatic? And this one is a fanatic for this and this one for that. Suppose the matter is so, why do we establish the dispute?

The questioner : I am...

The Shaykh : And I do not want... on the contrary, I am telling you, come.

The questioner : The hadith is that we gather these people, but we want to warn, meaning... there is not...

Another questioner : No, do not invite us to a place where you give us advice, meaning our generalities... advise us, my brother.

The Shaykh : Yes, because in a council like this, general advice does not benefit; solving problems benefits.

Another questioner : 'Umar says.

The Shaykh : Pardon me.

Another questioner : 'Umar says: "The people I love most are those who point out my faults to me"... and he was a Companion of the Messenger of Allah.

The Shaykh : (may Allah be pleased with him).
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The Shaykh: Yes.

Eid Abbasi : ... .

The questioner : The commentator says: Ibn al-Mubarak was asked about this hadith: Who was the majority (al-sawad al-a'zam) in the time of the Messenger of Allah - peace and blessings be upon him? He said: Abu Bakr and 'Umar. It was said: Who are the majority in your time? He said: He was silent for a while, then he said: Ibn al-Mubarak.

The Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on him.

The questioner : Meaning, supporting whom? ... The majority does not include anyone who betrayed the identity of Islam.
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The Shaykh : ... Correct.

The questioner : Rather, it is the people of opinion and the people of Muhammad.