Is it permissible to praise the people of innovation, even if they claim to serve the religion, such as the Tarawiyyah and others?

The questioner : You see that she repeated it, or rather, she said this and so on, may Allah preserve you. Is it permissible to praise the people of innovation, even if they claim to serve Islam and that they strive for it, such as the Tarawiyyah and those of their ilk? This is a question from the Shaykh.

The Shaykh : The answer to this question varies depending on the context. If the intention behind praising a Muslim whom we suspect is an innovator, but we do not declare him an innovator after that long lecture, we distinguish between two matters, if Allah wills. If the intention behind praising him is to defend him against the disbelievers, then it is obligatory. But if the intention behind praising him is to beautify his methodology and call people to it, then it involves misguidance and is not permissible. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. And is it true what we hear, that boycotting the innovators in this time is not practiced?

The Shaykh : He wants to say that it is not good to practice it. Is it true that it is not practiced? It is not practiced, because the innovators, the open sinners, and the wicked are the majority. But he wants to say that it is not good to practice it, and it is as if...The questioner : ...it concerns me first of all, so I say, yes, it is so; it is not good to practice it. And I said this explicitly just now when I gave the example of the Syrian: "You are an intoxicant, I am invalidating it." Yes, please go ahead.