Is Adnan Arur a partisan innovator? And an explanation of the Shaykh's defense of him.
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The questioner : The Shaykh : Adnan Arur, Abu Hazim, has been labeled an innovator, a hateful partisan, and people have been warned against him and he has been made notorious in public. Given your knowledge of him and your close connection with him, or perhaps your request, do you know of this in him, namely that he does not follow the methodology of the Salaf, so that we disavow him and warn against him?
The Shaykh : I warn you against disavowing him. As far as I know, he has been with us on the path since we were in Syria, and he remains with us, if Allah wills, until the end of our lives, all of us. He is a young, enthusiastic Salafi who has a certain degree of knowledge and jurisprudence in the Book and the Sunnah. We do not praise anyone before Allah, but disavowing him is disavowing his true calling, and that is not permissible.
The questioner : The words of the Shaykh al-Islam and Ahmad ibn Hanbal, based on which some people have formulated this statement!
The Shaykh : Strange.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Al-Mutawakkil sent a messenger to him and said, "We have men from the people of desires; do you think we should employ them in the state?" Ahmad said, "Employ the Jews and the Christians, but do not employ these." When Ahmad was questioned about this, he said, "The Jews and the Christians are exposed, but these people confuse the people about their religion." This is the statement of Imam Ahmad. The second statement is from the Shaykh al-Islam, who said, "The harm the Khawarij have caused the Muslims is greater than what the Jews and the Christians have caused them," meaning they have mixed things up?
The Shaykh : So Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) is speaking about those who deviate from the guidance of the righteous Salaf, whereas the question concerns a man who follows what the righteous Salaf were upon. As for those who oppose the methodology of the righteous Salaf, in reality, Imam Ahmad's statement applies to those who warn people against our brother.
The questioner : The question is not about Adnan; Adnan does not need our brother, and there is no doubt about that?
The Shaykh : I warn you against disavowing him. As far as I know, he has been with us on the path since we were in Syria, and he remains with us, if Allah wills, until the end of our lives, all of us. He is a young, enthusiastic Salafi who has a certain degree of knowledge and jurisprudence in the Book and the Sunnah. We do not praise anyone before Allah, but disavowing him is disavowing his true calling, and that is not permissible.
The questioner : The words of the Shaykh al-Islam and Ahmad ibn Hanbal, based on which some people have formulated this statement!
The Shaykh : Strange.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Al-Mutawakkil sent a messenger to him and said, "We have men from the people of desires; do you think we should employ them in the state?" Ahmad said, "Employ the Jews and the Christians, but do not employ these." When Ahmad was questioned about this, he said, "The Jews and the Christians are exposed, but these people confuse the people about their religion." This is the statement of Imam Ahmad. The second statement is from the Shaykh al-Islam, who said, "The harm the Khawarij have caused the Muslims is greater than what the Jews and the Christians have caused them," meaning they have mixed things up?
The Shaykh : So Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) is speaking about those who deviate from the guidance of the righteous Salaf, whereas the question concerns a man who follows what the righteous Salaf were upon. As for those who oppose the methodology of the righteous Salaf, in reality, Imam Ahmad's statement applies to those who warn people against our brother.
The questioner : The question is not about Adnan; Adnan does not need our brother, and there is no doubt about that?
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