What do you advise one who leaves his brothers, or who is left by them, for having spoken the word of truth?
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The questioner : Well, Shaykh, what do you say about a person who calls to the truth, and for the sake of calling to the truth and clarifying the truth, finds that even among the Salafis themselves—those who claim to be Salafis, I mean, who claim to be Salafis—he finds annoyance from them because of this call of his to the truth, and so on? So perhaps they leave him, or he leaves them. What do you advise this person? Should he stay on this path, even if he remains alone, or not?
The Shaykh : As for their leaving him, that is a matter he cannot control. As for his leaving them, that is a matter he can control, so he should not leave them.
The questioner : They leave him.
The Shaykh : I told you.
The questioner : I mean, my point is that he speaks the truth and sees that this era is different from the era of the Companions.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the era of the Companions, when a Companion spoke the truth, he would find people who accepted it. These days, even among our Salafi brothers, one speaks the truth, but for example, if you advise someone about such and such, or about this matter, he gets upset and does not accept the truth.
The Shaykh : He becomes arrogant,[Ash-Shuraa 42:48] .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for their leaving him, that is a matter he cannot control. As for his leaving them, that is a matter he can control, so he should not leave them.
The questioner : They leave him.
The Shaykh : I told you.
The questioner : I mean, my point is that he speaks the truth and sees that this era is different from the era of the Companions.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the era of the Companions, when a Companion spoke the truth, he would find people who accepted it. These days, even among our Salafi brothers, one speaks the truth, but for example, if you advise someone about such and such, or about this matter, he gets upset and does not accept the truth.
The Shaykh : He becomes arrogant,
upon you is only [the duty of] notification
إِنْ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Yes.
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