We said that if the imams testify to a man's goodness, he is judged to be in Paradise, and the opposite is the case. What is the criterion for this?
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The questioner : You mentioned that if people's praise of a man becomes widespread, we testify that he is in Paradise, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, the criterion is that, for example, you find some imams... with some people... declaring them disbelievers, and other imams also declare them disbelievers... who declares them disbelievers, and also Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab?
The Shaykh : These people are of no account; these people are of no account. The standard is the guided imams from this Ummah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, if they agree to praise him. It is not... an agreement. What the people of the Sunnah agreed upon is only if the Messenger testified to him, whereas if the Ummah agrees to praise him, that is a matter of dispute.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, the criterion is that, for example, you find some imams... with some people... declaring them disbelievers, and other imams also declare them disbelievers... who declares them disbelievers, and also Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab?
The Shaykh : These people are of no account; these people are of no account. The standard is the guided imams from this Ummah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, if they agree to praise him. It is not... an agreement. What the people of the Sunnah agreed upon is only if the Messenger testified to him, whereas if the Ummah agrees to praise him, that is a matter of dispute.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.