Zaad Ad-Daa'iyah Ilallaah

by The Noble Scholar Muhammad Ibn Saalih Ibn Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah)

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In these times where one’s words are often recorded and in the age of the Internet, what you say or
write, or what is said or written about you may take on a life of its own that you never intended. Things you
may have long forgotten about or even backed away from may still be in circulation and current in the minds
of those who listen or read. Ever more reason for pause.
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A key point here is that one should not consider themselves independent of the scholars of Islam and
knowledge and advice must be taken from them as this is their place as inheritors of the Prophet (sallallaahu
‘alaihi wa sallam).

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This is another reason not to always completely remonstrate the person who is indeed wrong or
mistaken as it could aid the Shaytaan against him and cause them to be defensive and even turn towards
others who share his error.

Also the person you may degrade too much may be a person you need to approach and make amends with
in the future but due to your actions or words you may not be able to.

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If one goes too far in their recriminations they may cause irreparable harm not only to the
person whose name or reputation they have attacked, but indeed to his own reputation and
image and that of Islam. It could be that person has repented or corrected themselves and is
respected by many. Whereas if others continue to mention that which has long passed due to
continually reviving the issue, it will make them seem petty and mean spirited. Bad words tend to
linger and are less easily forgotten than good ones and certainly no one would like to be spoken
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often leads to recriminations and tick for tack fighting which is very wrong among Muslims. An
important issue here too is that one should be sure that the matter was in fact made clear to the
other Muslim especially. Some may think they have made something clear but due to their bad
manner and not properly implementing other matters as mentioned earlier, they may have
actually made things worse.
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