What is your opinion of Shaykh 'A'idh al-Qarni's statement that "whoever compels people to adopt the Hanbali, Maliki, Salafi, or Tablighi madhhab must be given the choice to repent, or else he will be killed"?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : There is a question, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : There is a new tape of Shaykh 'A'idh al-Qarni's titled *Flee from Sectarianism, Your Flight from the Lion*. In this tape, he says: "whoever compels people to adopt the Hanbali, Maliki, or Salafi, or Tablighi madhhab must be given the choice to repent, or else he will be killed". I do not know what the Shaykh's answer is.
The Shaykh : This is a slip of the tongue on his part, because he equated the madhhab of the Salaf with the madhhab of the Khalaf. This is a grave error. I think it was a slip of the tongue on his part, because the madhhab of the Salaf is the madhhab of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), his Companions, and the three generations who are attested to be the best. Perhaps he intended something else.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : There is a question, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : There is a new tape of Shaykh 'A'idh al-Qarni's titled *Flee from Sectarianism, Your Flight from the Lion*. In this tape, he says: "whoever compels people to adopt the Hanbali, Maliki, or Salafi, or Tablighi madhhab must be given the choice to repent, or else he will be killed". I do not know what the Shaykh's answer is.
The Shaykh : This is a slip of the tongue on his part, because he equated the madhhab of the Salaf with the madhhab of the Khalaf. This is a grave error. I think it was a slip of the tongue on his part, because the madhhab of the Salaf is the madhhab of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), his Companions, and the three generations who are attested to be the best. Perhaps he intended something else.