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Questioner: What is your opinion on one who debates people who follow Dā`ish on TV and in public, while praising and flattering them? Shaykh Sulaymān ibn Abdīllah Abul-Khayl: There is no doubt that praising those with errors is wrong and impermissible because it confuses and alters [peoples’] perceptions, and encourages those with unorthodox practices who dissent from the main body of Muslims and their rulers. It may deceive those with less intelligence and a juvenile outlook, and even some educated and so-called learned people. There is also no doubt that anyone who does something like this - no matter what kind of person he may be, and as long as he does it, broadcasts it and publicises it - is at great risk, and is under the influence of this idea or another. He should therefore watch himself and know that he is on the verge of a calamity and will lead people into troubles whose dangers, effects and consequences no one knows but Aḷḷāh. We have been prohibited from getting involved in tribulations or approaching them. Aḷḷāh says: And beware of tribulation that harms not just those who do wrong amongst you [al-Anfāl 8:25] The Messenger of Aḷḷāh also commanded us to seek refuge from tribulations, both blatant and hidden, as is confirmed in the authentic tradition by Zayd ibn Thābit. He said: The Messenger of Aḷḷāh was riding a mule of his in an enclosure belonging to Banū Najjār when it buckled and almost threw him off. Then he noticed some graves, about four or five or six of them, and said, 'who knows the people inside these graves?' A man said, 'I do, Messenger of Aḷḷāh.' The Messenger of Aḷḷāh said, 'when did they die?' The man replied, 'they died during the period of shirk.' The Messenger of Aḷḷāh said, 'this ummah will be tested in their graves, and if it were not that you would not bury your dead, I would have made you hear some of the punishment of the grave that I am hearing. 'Then he turned to us and said, 'say, "we seek refuge from Hell."' They said 'we seek refuge with Aḷḷāh from Hell.' Then he said 'say, "We seek refuge with Aḷḷāh from punishment in the grave."' They said, 'we seek refuge with Aḷḷāh from punishment in the grave.' Then he said 'say, "We seek refuge with Aḷḷāh from troubles and tribulations, both blatant and hidden."' They said 'we seek refuge with Aḷḷāh from troubles and tribulations both blatant and hidden.' Then he said 'say, "We seek refuge with Aḷḷāh from the trial of al- Masīḥ ud-Dajjāl."' They said 'we seek refuge from the trial of al-Masīḥ ud-Dajjāl.' The authentic tradition by the Mother of the Believers, Ā'ishah also verifies that the Prophet used to teach his companions to seek refuge from trials and tribulations, both blatant and hidden, after the prayers. It is every Muslim’s obligatory duty to consider carefully what he says and does and to assess every word he utters, because Aḷḷāh - `Azza wa Jalla - says: He does not utter a word without there being next to him an attentive watcher, ready (to write) [Qāf 50:18] He also says: Do not speak of anything without knowledge, the ears, eyes and heart will all be questioned about it [al-Isrā’ 17:36] If this advertiser and flatterer of these harsh extremist ideas had read these verses, heeded and learnt their meanings and the purpose behind them, he would not have made those comments. There is an authentic tradition from the Prophet in which he says: ‘A man utters a single word that angers Aḷḷāh and it plunges him into Hell the distance of seventy years.’ The religion of Aḷḷāh - `Azza wa Jall – was revealed being clear in its guidelines, pillars, qualities, scope and principles. This idea is verified by the tradition of the Commander of the Believers, `Umar ibn al-Khaṭāb in which he said to Ziyād ibn Ḥadīr: ‘Do you know what destroys the framework of Islām?’ He replied ‘no.’ `Umar ibn al-Khaṭāb said ‘what destroys the framework of Islām is the error of a scholar, a hypocrite disputing about the Qur’ān and t
