Continuation of the explanation of the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "."

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
We have previously discussed most of this hadith regarding the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement clarifying sincere advice: We explained that the leaders of the Muslims include the leaders of knowledge and explanation, who are the scholars, and the leaders of power and authority, who are the rulers. It is obligatory for us to be sincere with all of them and to strive to offer them sincere advice by defending them and covering their faults, and by being with them if they make a mistake by pointing out that mistake to them privately between us and them. This is because we may believe that this scholar is mistaken or that this ruler is mistaken, and when we discuss it with him, it becomes clear to us that he is not mistaken, as this happens often. Likewise, things may be reported to us about a scholar or a ruler in a way that is not accurate, either due to the bad intention of the reporter. Now, some people, and may Allah protect us from that, love to publicize the bad, publicizing the faults of scholars and rulers. So, if one has a bad intention, he reports about them what they do not say and attributes to them what they do not do. Therefore, if we hear about a scholar or a ruler something we see as a mistake, we must complete the sincere advice. Completing the sincere advice involves contacting him, discussing it with him, and clarifying the matter until we are on clear knowledge. As for the end of the hadith, it says: meaning sincere advice to the common people of the Muslims. The leaders were mentioned before the common people because if the leaders are righteous, the common people will be righteous; if the rulers are righteous, the common people will be righteous; if the scholars are righteous, the common people will be righteous. Therefore, they were started with. Let it be known that the leaders of the Muslims are not intended to be only those who have the supreme imamate, but rather it is intended to be broader. So, everyone who has authority, even if it is in a school, is considered one of the leaders of the Muslims. If we are sincere with him and he is righteous, those under his care will be righteous. Sincere advice to the common people of the Muslims is that you love for them what you love for yourself, that you guide them to good, that you lead them to the truth if they stray from it, that you remind them of it if they forget it, and that you treat them as brothers. This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He said: He said: So, if you feel pain in the most sensitive part of your body, this pain spreads to the entire body. Likewise, you should be like this for the Muslims. If one of the Muslims complains, it is as if the matter returns to you. Let it be known that sincere advice is addressing a person privately between you and him, because if you advise him privately between you and him, it affects his heart and he knows that you are sincere. But if you speak about him in front of people, he may be overcome by arrogance in sin and not accept the advice. He may think that you only want to take revenge on him, rebuke him, and lower his status among people, so he will not accept it. But if it is private between you and him, it has great weight and value with him and he will accept it from you. May Allah guide us all and you to what He loves and is pleased with.