Questioner: There has been a recent increase in speech about a man in al-Madeenat il-Munawwarah who is called Faalih al-Harbee, so what do you know about him?
Shaykh Saalih: I know good about him, and the praise is to Allaah. From where did this appear? The ones who speak about him and attack him, what is their ?umdah (their support)? Let them bring us something from his speech in which he has erred or slandered [someone or something]. As for empty, nonsense speech about people and attacking people without verification, Allaah, the Mighty and Most High, said:
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So verification is necessary in these affairs.
Comments: The Shaykh has clearly applied the Noble Aayah to those Qutubiyyoon who speak ill of Shaykh Faalih and carry empty tales regarding him (e.g. that he is spy, paid worker, etc.). This implies that he holds such people to be ?faasiqoon? whose speech should be rejected until verified. Furthermore, the Shaykh?s speech indicates the good reputation that Shaykh Faalih possesses amongst the People of Knowledge throughout the land - not just Madeenah (as Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan himself is from Najd). And Allaah knows best.
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Abu 'Abdul-'Azeez al-Misree
أبو عبد العزيز المصري
This message was edited by abu.abdul.azeez on 6-15-03 @ 7:18 AM
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Abu 'Abdul-'Azeez al-Misree
أبو عبد العزيز المصري