How do we distinguish between an error that leads to open sinfulness and an error that does not?
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The questioner : How do we distinguish between an error that leads to open sinfulness and an error that does not?
The Shaykh : It is by knowing the status of the person we are discussing: is he a scholar or ignorant? Is he righteous or wicked? One should not simply take the fact that an error or religious innovation came from him; rather, one must take his biography and speak about that.
The questioner : All right, we are compelled to take the example of our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is by knowing the status of the person we are discussing: is he a scholar or ignorant? Is he righteous or wicked? One should not simply take the fact that an error or religious innovation came from him; rather, one must take his biography and speak about that.
The questioner : All right, we are compelled to take the example of our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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