Is it wise for a scholar to respond to everyone who speaks inappropriately and lies about him, or is it better to leave them alone?
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The Shaykh : Perhaps you understood?
The questioner: I didn't notice.
The Shaykh : "If every barking dog I were to throw a stone at."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a well-known verse of poetry.
The questioner : Yes, it is well known, but does this mean that responding is not permissible?
The Shaykh : No, we do not see it in the interest of the Shari'ah to enter into battle with people who do not fear Allah.
The questioner : Glory be to Allah the Great!
The Shaykh : And they do not fear Allah.
The questioner : This is what I wanted to say to your eminence last time, but I said, "The people of Makkah know its valleys best," and I was shy to say it.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. So, "When a pot meets its lid, it embraces it."
The questioner : Yes, glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah. By Allah, O Shaykh, it was on my tongue last time.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : But I said, surely the ijtihad of the Shaykhs is better than my ijtihad.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : I strongly disliked that you would be on one side and these people on the other.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Helper. But our brother Abu Malik Muhammad Shuqara issued a treatise; I do not know if it reached you or not?
The questioner : When was it issued, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : About a week ago.
The questioner : A week ago? It has not reached us.
The Shaykh : What is its name? "What do they have against the Shaykh?"
The questioner : What?
The Shaykh : "What do they have against..."
The questioner : "What do they have against the Shaykh?"
The Shaykh : Yes,.
The questioner : Huh?
The Shaykh A quotation from the noble verse.
The questioner : Yes, yes, "What do they have against the Shaykh?"
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And it was printed?
The Shaykh : Yes, it was printed and distributed.
The questioner : How, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It was distributed and printed, and the intention is to reprint it again because the copies ran out.
The questioner : Your eminence told me last time that this article would appear in the newspaper with the same title.
The Shaykh : No, it did not appear in the newspaper; it appeared in an independent treatise.
The questioner : That is better.
The Shaykh : Yes, because these newspaper owners are merchants.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And they do not defend the truth.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : By Allah, we seek help from Allah.
The questioner: I didn't notice.
The Shaykh : "If every barking dog I were to throw a stone at."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a well-known verse of poetry.
The questioner : Yes, it is well known, but does this mean that responding is not permissible?
The Shaykh : No, we do not see it in the interest of the Shari'ah to enter into battle with people who do not fear Allah.
The questioner : Glory be to Allah the Great!
The Shaykh : And they do not fear Allah.
The questioner : This is what I wanted to say to your eminence last time, but I said, "The people of Makkah know its valleys best," and I was shy to say it.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. So, "When a pot meets its lid, it embraces it."
The questioner : Yes, glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah. By Allah, O Shaykh, it was on my tongue last time.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : But I said, surely the ijtihad of the Shaykhs is better than my ijtihad.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : I strongly disliked that you would be on one side and these people on the other.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Helper. But our brother Abu Malik Muhammad Shuqara issued a treatise; I do not know if it reached you or not?
The questioner : When was it issued, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : About a week ago.
The questioner : A week ago? It has not reached us.
The Shaykh : What is its name? "What do they have against the Shaykh?"
The questioner : What?
The Shaykh : "What do they have against..."
The questioner : "What do they have against the Shaykh?"
The Shaykh : Yes,
And what they had against them
وما نقمواThe questioner : Huh?
The Shaykh
And what they had against them
وما نقموا منهمThe questioner : Yes, yes, "What do they have against the Shaykh?"
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And it was printed?
The Shaykh : Yes, it was printed and distributed.
The questioner : How, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It was distributed and printed, and the intention is to reprint it again because the copies ran out.
The questioner : Your eminence told me last time that this article would appear in the newspaper with the same title.
The Shaykh : No, it did not appear in the newspaper; it appeared in an independent treatise.
The questioner : That is better.
The Shaykh : Yes, because these newspaper owners are merchants.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And they do not defend the truth.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : By Allah, we seek help from Allah.
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