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O noble shaykh, lately people have busied themselves with books and tapes that contain refutations while being negligent of gaining knowledge. If someone was to advice and encourage the youth to seek knowledge, he may be categorized as one of the followers of fulaan or ‘illaan (so and so or so and so). So what are the regulations in this matter, and what is your advice in dealing with these youth as it relates to this issue, and can you give some general advice to the youth on seeking knowledge? ...I’ll give you an example, the Shaykh Muhammad Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, whom you know well, when he was asked about the books of Sayid Qutub, he said: “I don’t know them, I didn’t read his books a lot, I only read a little when I was younger.” And once he said: “What our brother Shaykh Rabee’ has said about them is sufficient for us.” So he referred you where to go, did you understand, he directed you. His last stance in this matter is his saying, may Allaah have mercy upon him: " If it was not for the fear of Allaah, we would have judged Sayid Qutub to be a kaafir!" Say that ‘Ubaid Al Jabiree has narrated this to you, do you know my name or not? ‘Ubaid ibn ‘Abdullaah ibn Sulaiman Al Jabiree, a former lecturer in the University of Madeenah. May Allaah preserve the Islaamic University and the Universities of the Muslims from all evils. D. ‘Abdullaah ibn Musallam from the people of ‘Unayzah has narrated this news to me. So you say: “Shaykh 'Ubaid Al Jabiree has narrated to us that D. ‘Abdullah narrated to him...” And you have understood the narration. So what I mean is: I forbid you, my sons, from being extreme, I forbid you from it and I order you with leniency. If someone forbids me from occupying myself with rudood while leaving off matters of knowledge, I won’t be harsh upon him, I wont be harsh upon him if I know he is from the people of the Sunnah, I know that he wants to advise me, and he wants me to gain knowledge. Yes, the people of innovations, they are the ones who forbid from refutations altogether, “Leave refutations, forget about refutations, it’s a waste of time and it occupies you from gaining knowledge…” They forbid it altogether. But the people of the Sunnah do not forbid it altogether, even if they do say this at one time, most of the time they mean the first way that I have explained, we know this from their state and from their sayings. For example, when Shaykh Ibnu ‘Uthaymeen (رحمه الله) says to his students, his country men and Muslims in general: “Don’t occupy yourselves with refutations.” What is his state? He is upon the Sunnah, he establishes it, calls to it and defends its people according to his ability. So the circumstance in which a statement is said reveals what is intended by it, the circumstance will show you what is meant by a statement. So if an Ikhwaanee, Banaa-ee, Surooree, Qutbee or Tableeghee was to say to you: “Don’t busy yourselves with refutations, they are a waste of time and they occupy you from seeking knowledge.” Put on a big question mark on him. What does he want from you? He wants to circulate his Bida’h, and pave the way for its propagation, and misguide the people of the Sunnah. So with this it becomes clear now that those who forbid refutations are of two types: The first type are from Ahulus Sunnah and they do not forbid refutations in totality. The other type are from Ahulul Bid’ah, and they are the ones who forbid it in totality. Ahlul bid’ah are known to us, we know the Ikhwaan al Muslimeen, we know the Tableeghees, the Suroorees, the Qutbees, the Hizbees, we know them. So if the one who forbids us from refutations is from them, then he has no honor or position with me, I have nothing to do with him. But if he is from Alulus Sunnah, what I am upon, then what he means is clear, Baarak Allaahu feekum, it’s clear.
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