His saying: (May Allah curse these two hands) — does this not contradict the Salaf's position regarding advising in private?
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The questioner : Our Shaykh, may Allah bless you, is there not in this story the two possibilities we considered for this speaker that contradict the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) which Ibn Abi 'Asim narrated in *al-Sunnah* with a sound chain, saying: ?
The Shaykh : This supports the view that he said it while speaking to his people,
The questioner : Two possibilities
The Shaykh : This is the possibility we mentioned, that he said it while speaking to his people, not publicly, but as we told you, regarding the people of the Umayyads, people might be able to say something like this, especially since he said: May Allah curse these two, and "these two" is a demonstrative noun.
The questioner : Does this mean we found a dispensation for him, or how? I did not understand, is this acceptable?
The Shaykh : This is a specific case; perhaps this man's heart was full of anger toward the Umayyads and their rulers, so he wanted to make their mistakes clear to the people, publicly, and otherwise, there is no doubt that advising the ruler in private is better and more beneficial.
Whoever wants to advise a person of authority should not reveal it to him publicly, but rather he should take his hand and advise him; if he accepts, then good, and if not, then he has fulfilled what is required of him.
من أراد أن ينصح لذي سلطان فلا يبدي له علانية وإنما يُؤخذ بيده من وينصحه فإن استجاب فبها، وإلا فقد أدى الذي عليهThe Shaykh : This supports the view that he said it while speaking to his people,
The questioner : Two possibilities
The Shaykh : This is the possibility we mentioned, that he said it while speaking to his people, not publicly, but as we told you, regarding the people of the Umayyads, people might be able to say something like this, especially since he said: May Allah curse these two, and "these two" is a demonstrative noun.
The questioner : Does this mean we found a dispensation for him, or how? I did not understand, is this acceptable?
The Shaykh : This is a specific case; perhaps this man's heart was full of anger toward the Umayyads and their rulers, so he wanted to make their mistakes clear to the people, publicly, and otherwise, there is no doubt that advising the ruler in private is better and more beneficial.