The Shaykh’s advice on how to deal with the existing disagreement.

The Shaykh : So if a person named Zayd comes with a division between this type or another type, my brother, that is no problem. This is like the disagreement in the branches, as they say. If we disagree, we come to cooperate, not as that man said, that we excuse one another. No, we cooperate in seeking the truth. If we agree, then let it be as we agreed. At that point, we excuse one another. Otherwise, are we better than the Companions? What do you think? A Rightly Guided Caliph comes and says, "I will speak frankly, and do not hold it against me that this man is one whose nature is to leak from his wife, but no water comes out of him. He does not have to perform the full ritual bath. What do we do with this person?" Meanwhile, he considered that he only needs to perform the ablution, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: We do not come to declare a random war on him because he differed in such an opinion. That is the extent of his knowledge. And the other will tell you, "If he is in the desert and does not find water, he does not perform dry ablution." What is this? This is his opinion. So if the anomaly in opinions is of the nature of the earliest generations, what do you say about the later generations? Therefore, may Allah bless you, I advise this heat to be placed in a direction other than this one, because these are differences of opinions and ideas. I heard some of Salman’s ideas, and I felt that he does not care as he should about some of the recommended practices, but he does not fight them. Keep that in mind. Meanwhile, the Muslim Brothers are just the surface, and they do not split the ranks, and so on. He responds to them frankly, but I found that he does not have the concern to distinguish the stronger position. For example, is the sitting of rest a recommended practice, or is it due to weakness and inability? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was excused from that. What do we do with him, my brother? This is a man who is not traveling or anything else. To the extent that he can investigate the branch issues, he does so. Otherwise, they are fulfilling their duty of reminding people of the danger surrounding them from the misguided sects, some of which are established by the secularists, as you know. My goal, may Allah bless you, is that such opinions, which I called differing from us in methodology, meaning in the means, this is not a difference. This is an opinion that occurred to him. Did he hit the mark or miss? So it is not necessary, my brother, that you must get close to one another, visit one another, advise one another, and find a way with one another by what is best, with wisdom and good exhortation, as you know. If you get close, praise be to Allah. If you do not get close, you will not increase in separation. You are in one direction and they are in another. By Allah, I swear, even though it is not my habit to swear, I read it fromThe Shaykh : Al-Ibrahimi that these are the ones who will differ with one another. A wonderful word. I read it just now. I mean, if we want to hate one another, and the enemy whom we should all be united against, we do not become one word as long as we are divided.

The questioner : We consider them enemies of the Salafi call. We see them as enemies of this call.

The Shaykh : By Allah, this is the sin.

The questioner : This is what we see, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : It is not permissible.

The questioner : If we pass this judgment and we are mistaken, we ask Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) to forgive our state.

The Shaykh : I want you to advise him, as I said. Bring the evidence for what you say, my brother.

The questioner : I see, O Shaykh, as I mentioned to you on the phone last time, I told you that the first thing is that I do not mention to you what I have, because every time I mention it, meaning you talk to me, you think that I am wronging them, and I, and I, and I. It is difficult for a person to find himself in a situation where he is wronging others. This is difficult. This feeling is difficult inside oneself. I mean, no one accepts it easily. So for this reason.

The Shaykh : O Shaykh, be the wronged one. Allow me to understand me. Be the one who is accused of being wronged. It is better for you to be the wronged one than to be the wrongdoer.

The questioner : We seek refuge in Allah, O Shaykh, that we be wrongdoers.

The Shaykh : My brother, we seek refuge in Allah, yes, but what is the way to achieve this seeking of refuge practically? Is it not the exchange of research and mutual advice? Do you have any other way?

The questioner : This is the way, O Shaykh, but this way, when we start in this manner, it will be difficult for understanding to occur.

The Shaykh : What is the way?

The questioner : The first thing is that the research, O Shaykh, I see the truth is that the research, if it is necessary, should be such that I benefit from this visit by directing to you the questions and difficulties that exist, and you answer them. Whether they came from Zayd or from 'Amr, that is another matter. I will not name who said this word, and I will not say so-and-so said it or Zayd said it. I benefit for myself. Your answer comes general, I benefit and benefit others who will hear the tape. So in my view, it is the first thing for me. But perhaps others, perhaps they have patience, understanding, and more knowledge than you. If it is facilitated, they meet with you and clarify to you more than I can. Perhaps they have patience.

The Shaykh : Very good. This is in your view. What about the view of others? Do you think it has value in your eyes or not?

The questioner : Without doubt, it has value in my eyes.

The Shaykh : This one sees that this view of yours is not sound. How is the meeting?

The questioner : The meeting is that we mean we leave this topic. We leave this topic absolutely.

The Shaykh : This is a mistake. May Allah guide you. This is a mistake. May Allah guide you. I mean, you now, may Allah bless you, came from there to here to impose your opinion and say no. But I tell you, the language of reality speaks louder than the language of words.

The questioner : Allah is the Helper.

The Shaykh : What is your opinion?

The questioner : It is not so, O Shaykh. I do not want to impose my opinion. If you knew what my intention is in visiting you here.

The Shaykh : My brother, the problem is that you do not know the intention of the journey and the intention of Salman. Nor do you know what is in my intention, nor do I know what is in your intention. If these are not facts, we all do not know what is in the other’s intention, right? If so, what is the way of understanding? If you want not to enter into explaining what I have and what you have and what Zayd and Bakr and 'Amr have, it means the matter will remain like this, divided, hating one another, harboring grudges, and so on. Why? Because my opinion is this, my brother. Your opinion is not sufficient. It is not revelation from the sky. Take and give. And I tell you frankly, if you cannot take and give with your so-called Shaykh, you will never be able to discuss with any of those people, ever.