The Shaykh’s return to explaining the methodology of Safer and Salman regarding what is said about them inciting people against the rulers.

The Shaykh : Therefore, we differ from the approach of these brothers, if that is indeed the case, because as they say, "The people of Makkah know its valleys best." We have not lived in Saudi Arabia, nor have we seen what these people say, what they do, or how they speak to the masses. But as far as we have been informed, they incite the masses against the rulers of the Muslims. This incitement is a type—I do not say it is an outright rebellion—it is a type of rebellion. And this undoubtedly stirs up fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). We need to reduce the fitnah surrounding the Muslims, let alone add fitnah to fitnah, and so on. So, in summary, our Lord says: . We do not classify this group as Khawarij, as some of our Salafi da'wah brothers may exaggerate in doing so. But this is a type of rebellion, and it may have bad consequences, as those known as the Takfir group did in many Islamic countries. The first of them who established this bad precedent was the one who rebelled in the Holy Sanctuary of Makkah, known as Juhayman. He undoubtedly established a bad precedent. Then the Takfir group in Egypt followed him in that, and then the group of this Syrian, al-Hamawi, who stirred up fitnah in Syria?

The questioner : "Marwan Haddid."

The Shaykh : "Marwan Haddid," and then the fitnah in Algeria, and what a fitnah the fitnah in Algeria is! All of this is rebellion that should not come from those who claim to adhere to the Book and the Sunnah.