Do you say that Safer al-Hawali and Salman al-Oudah are from the Khawarij and the Muslim Brotherhood?

The questioner : We heard a recording of an interview with a brother from the UAE, in which he spoke about the matter of Shaykh Safer and Shaykh Salman and the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) that occurred.

The Shaykh : How?

The questioner : Regarding Shaykh Safer and Shaykh Salman in the Kingdom, some of the Muslim Brotherhood say that this statement is abrogated, and that the Shaykh says in his private gatherings that they are Khawarij. This opinion is very widespread in the Suwaylih area, and the young people adopt this opinion, insisting that the Shaykh says this in his private gatherings!

The Shaykh : Where is this opinion? We do not say it.

The questioner : So that your voice is recorded, so that they have this tape recorded, a copy of it.

The Shaykh : No, there is no abrogating and abrogated in this matter, and we have said for a long time that Shaykh Salman and Shaykh Safer are among the strong students of knowledge. Many people say that they are from the Muslim Brotherhood, and we say that this does not mean that we are pleased with all their statements and all their starting points. We praise them within the limits of what has become clear to us, and we also criticize them within the same limits that have become clear to us. So we find in some... The discussion will continue, if Allah wills.