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In this video, I address my concerns regarding Abu Taymiyyah’s approach to cooperating with people of bidʿah in daʿwah. To be clear: I condemn the insults, exaggerations, and unfair treatment directed toward him. Mere photographs are not proof of deviation. However, legitimate criticism cannot simply be dismissed as “extremism,” “Haddādiyyah,” or “cultism.” The central issue is the difference between the general principle and its exceptions. The scholars restrict cooperation with people of bidʿah to specific circumstances where there is a genuine Sharʿī benefit or necessity. My contention is that Abu Taymiyyah expands these exceptions until they risk becoming the rule. I discuss the difference between interacting with, advising, or refuting people of bidʿah and actively cooperating with them in daʿwah; the misuse of scholarly statements regarding extremism in refutation; and the danger of turning exceptions into regular conferences, podcasts, appearances, mutual promotion, and public daʿwah relationships. The Prophet ﷺ said concerning the callers at the gates of Hell: فَاعْتَزِلْ تِلْكَ الْفِرَقَ كُلَّهَا “Then keep away from all of those groups.” — Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7084 The issue is not whether we may ever speak to, advise, debate, or teach someone who has fallen into innovation. These matters have details. The issue is turning legitimate exceptions into a broad methodology of public cooperation. If I am shown by qualified scholars that my understanding is wrong, I am prepared to publicly retract, apologize, and remove the video. References & relevant material: Shaykh Ibn Bāz — Ruling on visiting people of bidʿah for the purpose of calling them to Allah: https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/13707/حكم-زيارة-اهل-البدع-من-اجل-دعوتهم Shaykh Ibn Bāz — Ruling on sitting with people of bidʿah: https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/20160/%C2%A0حكم-مجالسة-اهل-البدع Relevant video: https://youtu.be/B9EMzREZFO4?si=EJb7xujRSZiO_OD- Relevant video: https://youtu.be/B9EMzREZFO4?si=k22H1H0wL6Kh439i Relevant video: https://youtu.be/WxbTaMqplwM?si=IWJ0JBE_Ry06POb8 Relevant short: https://youtube.com/shorts/U6UkfNGQt2I?si=E3zqwUwJguVnR9js Relevant video: https://youtu.be/LksAr-zSwEw?si=eu7Pc_sq4sgsZwEb Relevant video: https://youtu.be/LuzAERG5Ns4?si=A6-0KrA5nF5lhkDU Relevant video: https://youtu.be/fLLKJeF2Asg?si=FwgSE1_hZ9MInAzy Article on cooperation with people of bidʿah: https://www.islamancient.com/ما-حكم-التعاون-مع-أهل-البدع-في-الأمر-بال/ Timestamps: 00:00 — The Core Issue 00:44 — Setting the Record Straight 02:51 — Taking Statements Out of Context? 08:18 — The Real Dispute 09:12 — Cooperation With Deviants? 10:35 — When Is Cooperation Allowed? 11:15 — The Exceptions Explained 14:04 — Five Conditions 16:42 — Do These Conditions Apply? 17:24 — Other Du‘āt & Da‘wah 18:01 — Qur’an & Sunnah 20:01 — Beware of Deviance 21:01 — Why Boycott Bid‘ah? 22:09 — The Hidden Dangers 22:55 — Giving Deviants Credibility 24:13 — When Exceptions Expand 26:47 — Public Association 27:33 — Interaction vs Cooperation 28:03 — The “Greater Good” Argument 29:30 — The LGBT Example 31:48 — When Is It Necessary? 34:04 — Sitting With Them? 35:13 — Does the Exception Apply? 39:49 — “You Don’t Know the West” 41:34 — The Rebuking Issue 42:48 — What Principle Is This? 43:23 — “I’m Not Cooperating” 58:21 — A Message to the Ummah 59:26 — An Open Challenge 1:00:02 — “I’ll Apologize If I’m Wrong” #AbuTaymiyyah #Salafiyyah #Salafi #Manhaj #Dawah #Bidah #AhlusSunnah #Sunnah
