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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it the methodology of the Salaf to give the person being refuted a copy of the refutation before it is published?

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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And you,

The questioner : Branching from this is the statement of some, or the condition set by some, to put it more accurately, that in the case of refutations, it is necessary before following up on the refutation to mean, that is, to send a copy to the person being refuted so that he can look at it, and they say that this is part of the methodology of the Salaf.

The Shaykh : This is not a condition, but if it is facilitated and it is hoped that this approach will lead to rapprochement without publicizing the issue among the people, then this is undoubtedly a good thing. However, first, to make it a condition, and second, to make it a general condition, this is not at all wise in any way. And as you all know, people are of different natures, like the natures of gold and silver. So if you know from someone that he is with us on the line and on the methodology, and that he accepts advice, then you write to him without publicizing his error, at least in your own opinion, and this is good. But this is not a condition, and even if it were a condition, it is not something that can be achieved. Where do you get his address and how to correspond with him? And then, will he reply to you or not? These are all matters that are purely speculative. And I mention on this occasion
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