The Ruling on Saying: “Maddad, O So-and-So,” and Advice for Students of Knowledge

Question:
Who says: “Maddad, O So-and-So,” and says: “I am not asking him for help.” Is this a phrase that results in disbelief?

Answer:
Yes, this is the practice of the Quraysh. They said: [Yunus:18]. They did not say: “They benefit us or harm us,” or: “They are our lords, they are the ones who benefit us or harm us.” They said: , and they said: [Az-Zumar:3]. They did not say: “To benefit us or harm us.”
The presenter: What is the advice you offer to the student of knowledge regarding dealing with these people, whom we may often come into conflict with?
The Shaykh: You advise them with gentleness, and you call them to Allah with gentleness, and you clarify to them shirk (associating partners with Allah) and tawhid (the oneness of Allah) with gentleness; perhaps Allah will guide them through your means.
The presenter: And if they do not accept the advice?
The Shaykh: You boycott them and disavow their actions, unless you have hope for them, in which case you repeat the advice; perhaps Allah will guide them through your means. And if you are patient, may Allah reward you with good.