about how to respond to those who differ from the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community in creed.
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... The Shaykh : The best method. However, if they have power, meaning that if you were to debate them publicly, there would be danger for you, then leave this debate. But you may speak in private gatherings or in gatherings where they are not present, and present the methodology and clarify its invalidity. If the only benefit of this presentation is that the common people become doubtful about these people, that would be sufficient. Disturbing the creed and creating doubt in it is very important. For example, if you see people upon falsehood and you clarify the truth, even if the only benefit is that they doubt the matter, even their leaders doubt their saying, as long as you have come with the truth and clarified it. For this reason, I heard about some of the Christian preachers—may Allah kill them and curse them until the Day of Resurrection—I heard that he says to his people: O my people, you will not convert a Muslim to Christianity; this is impossible, because our Christianity that exists now, everyone knows that it is superstition and is based on nothing. But it is sufficient for you to make the Muslim doubt in his religion. Look at the wickedness of these people; let him doubt, and if he doubts, does he become a disbeliever or not? Yes, if a person doubts what he must believe in, he is a disbeliever. What must be believed in must be affirmed with certainty. So look at their methods, and we, praise be to Allah, have methods stronger than theirs. But we have the fact that if a person sees this scholar, he may be afraid, and the courage of Khalid ibn al-Walid and Hamzah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib is not found except in a few people.
Yes, that is it. This began before we announced. Whoever catches a rak'ah of the prayer.
Yes, that is it. This began before we announced. Whoever catches a rak'ah of the prayer.
