[ أما أهل البدع والضلالة ومن تشبه بالعلماء وليس منهم فيجوز بيان جهلهم وإظهار عيوبهم تحذيرا من الاقتداء بهم ]
”As for ahlul bidah wad-dalaalah (the people of innovation and misguidance) and those who imitate the scholars, but are not from them, then it is permissible to clarify their ignorance and manifest their dificiencies, so as to warn (others) from following them.”
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[الفرق بين النصيحة والتعبير : page 36] [The Difference between sincere advice and exposing faults]
Ibraaheem Ibn Adham (rahimahullaah) wrote to Sufyaan Ath-Thawri (rahimahullaah) and said: ”Whoever knows what he is seeking for (i.e. paradise etc), he will belittle the deeds he performs. Whoever allows his eye sight to roam freely (i.e. looking at everything), his sorrow will be prolonged. Whoever prolongs his hopes (i.e. in coveting the worldly pleasures etc), he will commit evil deeds. And whoever allows his tongue to speak freely (i.e. uttering evil or that which does not concern him etc) has killed himself.” [Seerah As-Salaf As-Saaliheen 1/970. By Al-Asbahaanee]
The best of deeds is the fulfillment of what Allaah has made obligatory, refraining from what Allaah has forbidden out of fear of Him and having a truthful intention in (hoping) for what Allaah has with Him (of reward in the hereafter).
Sulaymaan At-Taymi (rahimahullaah) wept severely when he became ill; so it was said to him, “What makes you weep, it is out of distress (because) of death?” He said: No, rather I went pass a Qadariy and gave him salaam, so I fear that my Lord will call me to account for that.
Ibn Shawdhab (rahimahullaah) said: Indeed, from the blessings of Allaah upon a young person man when he becomes devoted to (piety), is that he takes a person of Sunnah as a brother who guides him to it (i.e. to the Sunnah)
Ayyoub As-Sakhtiyaani (rahimahullaah) said: Indeed, from the good fortune (upon) a young man or a Non-Arab is that grants them a scholar from Ahlus Sunnah.
Yusuf Bin Asbaat (rahimahullaah) said: ”If it reaches you about a man in the east that he is person of the Sunnah, then send salaams to him; for indeed Ahlus Sunnah are few.”
Be patient with yourself upon the Sunnah and stop were [Al-Qawm-the people (i.e. Sahaabah(1)] stopped; speak with what they spoke with; refrain from what they refrained from and follow the path of your righteous predecessors; for indeed what sufficed them suffices you. (2)
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(1) Al-Qawm in this context means the Salaf and the sahaabah being the foremost. For further details, see sharh mandhoomah Manhajul Haqq by Shaikh Abdur-Razzaaq Al-Badr. Tape 1 [ http://al-badr.net/sub/281]
(2) Reported by Imaam Al-Laalikaa’ee in Sharh Usool Al-Ittiqaad 1/154-155. Ibnul Jawzi in Talbees Iblees p: 8-9. Imaam Ibn Abdur Barr in Jaami Bayaan Al-Ilm 2/144. Imaam Adh-Dhahabi in Siyar 7/120