The Shaykh’s discussion with the students regarding some da'is who were unjustly accused of being Ikhwan and Sarruriyyah, and the Shaykh’s defense of them.
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The questioner : All right, Shaykh, regarding the Ikhwan, like these people, is it a matter of envy that they are accused of being...?
The Shaykh : It is a matter of envy, a matter of jealousy, and a matter of ignorance; darkness upon darkness.
The questioner : Are they innocent of this accusation?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is their 'aqidah sound, if Allah wills, with no issues?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, their 'aqidah is sound.
The questioner : And their methodology?
The Shaykh : And their methodology is sound, but it is not free from some things, especially since they are young men who are still developing.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : For example, my observation is that their address is: "O brothers and sisters," which is a modern style.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : But it is not a Prophetic style.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : The Prophetic style is: "O Muslims," "O believers."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Like "My ladies and gentlemen" or "My gentlemen and ladies," they adjusted it a bit. In our time, they used to say: "My gentlemen," but now they say, "No, my ladies." They used to say "My gentlemen," but now they have elevated it a bit.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning they adjusted the situation, so they now present men before women.
The questioner : Yes, but these are slips.
The Shaykh : What did you say?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, one does not notice them except through practice, and life with the Prophetic biography, and the biography of the righteous Salaf.
The questioner : There is no doubt.
The Shaykh : But I wish the flaws of the scholars we know would be of this kind!
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : If Allah wills, you advise them in their writings?
The Shaykh : Yes, of course, how could I not?
The questioner : May Allah bless you, because as I understood, some people thought that Shaykh Nasir, and some of the youth, Shaykh Nasir, criticize them for being Ikhwan, and that they are Sarruriyyah. This is what they accused you of.
The Shaykh : That is how they throw stones in the dark. These are our brothers who sit with us; they know that from the very beginning, people have been saying: "Salman al-'Udah, and Safer al-Hawali, and so on." And we order them to be polite, to be patient, and not to rush, because their messages were not widespread, and their tapes had not reached us.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And then, as we became more aware and increased our knowledge, we realized that the group is innocent of what is said about them.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah bless you, because I heard in a gathering, I was in a gathering attended by Dr. 'Umar al-Ashqar, and they started saying things about you, and...The Shaykh : 'Umar was listening, except that they were saying that you say and claim—from the second one, Shaykh, on the left, the second one—they claim that you say: that these are Ikhwan, and that these are...!
The Shaykh : "And the calamity of news is only its narrators." By the grace of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), we carry the banner of defending these accused people.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : Come in from here.
The Shaykh : Here, come in from here?
The questioner : Answer these clips, because he said: these are excerpts, and I will not answer them because they are being exploited.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : Can you imagine how much!
The Shaykh : To the extent that he preserves these materials.
The questioner : O Shaykh of the door, no, it is not going well.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : No, no, hit the sidewalk with the door.
The Shaykh : Ah, yes, indeed.
The questioner : Now.
The Shaykh: All right.
The Shaykh : It is a matter of envy, a matter of jealousy, and a matter of ignorance; darkness upon darkness.
The questioner : Are they innocent of this accusation?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is their 'aqidah sound, if Allah wills, with no issues?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, their 'aqidah is sound.
The questioner : And their methodology?
The Shaykh : And their methodology is sound, but it is not free from some things, especially since they are young men who are still developing.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : For example, my observation is that their address is: "O brothers and sisters," which is a modern style.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : But it is not a Prophetic style.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : The Prophetic style is: "O Muslims," "O believers."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Like "My ladies and gentlemen" or "My gentlemen and ladies," they adjusted it a bit. In our time, they used to say: "My gentlemen," but now they say, "No, my ladies." They used to say "My gentlemen," but now they have elevated it a bit.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning they adjusted the situation, so they now present men before women.
The questioner : Yes, but these are slips.
The Shaykh : What did you say?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, one does not notice them except through practice, and life with the Prophetic biography, and the biography of the righteous Salaf.
The questioner : There is no doubt.
The Shaykh : But I wish the flaws of the scholars we know would be of this kind!
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : If Allah wills, you advise them in their writings?
The Shaykh : Yes, of course, how could I not?
The questioner : May Allah bless you, because as I understood, some people thought that Shaykh Nasir, and some of the youth, Shaykh Nasir, criticize them for being Ikhwan, and that they are Sarruriyyah. This is what they accused you of.
The Shaykh : That is how they throw stones in the dark. These are our brothers who sit with us; they know that from the very beginning, people have been saying: "Salman al-'Udah, and Safer al-Hawali, and so on." And we order them to be polite, to be patient, and not to rush, because their messages were not widespread, and their tapes had not reached us.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And then, as we became more aware and increased our knowledge, we realized that the group is innocent of what is said about them.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah bless you, because I heard in a gathering, I was in a gathering attended by Dr. 'Umar al-Ashqar, and they started saying things about you, and...The Shaykh : 'Umar was listening, except that they were saying that you say and claim—from the second one, Shaykh, on the left, the second one—they claim that you say: that these are Ikhwan, and that these are...!
The Shaykh : "And the calamity of news is only its narrators." By the grace of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), we carry the banner of defending these accused people.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : Come in from here.
The Shaykh : Here, come in from here?
The questioner : Answer these clips, because he said: these are excerpts, and I will not answer them because they are being exploited.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : Can you imagine how much!
The Shaykh : To the extent that he preserves these materials.
The questioner : O Shaykh of the door, no, it is not going well.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : No, no, hit the sidewalk with the door.
The Shaykh : Ah, yes, indeed.
The questioner : Now.
The Shaykh: All right.
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