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Today, when a sincere question is asked about a person who has deviated, the response is often reduced to a hollow phrase: “Seek knowledge” But this raises a serious question — did they come to seek ignorance, or did they come to seek true knowledge? This reminder exposes a dangerous contradiction that has spread in our time: people rush to praise, yet hesitate — or outright refuse — to warn. When it comes to innovators, criticism is softened, concealed, or replaced with declarations of uprightness, even when clear criticism already exists. Yet Ahl al-Sunnah have always held firmly to al-jarḥ wa al-taʿdīl — fair, principled criticism and validation — because knowledge is dīn. As the Salaf said: “This knowledge is dīn, so look carefully at whom you take your religion from.” Just as praising for the sake of truth is part of the religion, warning for the sake of truth is also from the religion of Allāh. Concealing the reality of a person when asked — while knowing he has been criticised — is not neutrality; it is betrayal of the trust of the Messenger ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ said that the religion is sincere advice: to Allāh, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their common folk. When someone asks you about a person, sincerity demands clarity. If you know, you must answer. If you do not know, you must refer them to one who does. This was the way of the scholars of ḥadīth — the very people through whom Allāh preserved this religion.
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