In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah [The Exalted] said:

يٰأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوۤاْ إِن جَآءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوۤاْ أَن تُصِيبُواْ قَوْمًا بِجَهَالَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُواْ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَادِمِينَ

O you who believe! If a rebellious evil person comes to you with news, verify it, lest you harm people in ignorance, and afterward, you become regretful of what you have done]. [Surah Al-Hujuraat. Aayah 6]

Imaam As-Sadi [may Allaah have mercy upon him] said: This is also one of the moral etiquettes that are obligated to the people of (sound) understanding to adorn themselves with and put into practice. And that is if a rebellious sinful person informs them of some news, they should verify his news and not merely accept it, because indeed there is great danger (in doing so) and (possibility) of falling into sin. That is because if his news is placed at the same level as the news given by a truthful reliable person, one might pass a judgment based on that news and what it necessitates, so the loss of life and wealth occurs without the right due to that news and thus brings about regret; rather, what is obligated with regards to the news given by a rebellious sinful person is that it is verified and clarified. So, if the proofs and clear indications demonstrate his truthfulness, then it (i.e. the news) is acted upon and declared to be true; but if they demonstrate that he is lying, then it is declared to be lies and not acted upon. Therefore, in this, there is proof that the news of a truthful person is accepted, the news of a liar is rejected and the news of a rebellious sinful person is suspended as we have stated. [(1)]

There are no excuses for a person – regardless of his status or knowledge – who was hasty on the issue of COVID, left no stone unturned to bully and belittle those who disagreed with him, and asked loaded questions in the East to tarnish the image of people he saw as an obstacle to some of his exaggerations and misconceptions, but then after the affair became exactly what some of the elder students of knowledge and scientists observed regarding the fact that – in the West – many were severely affected by the lockdowns and vaccines, he neither acknowledged the facts nor apologised for his bad behaviour. Indeed, it is an insult to make excuses for him in this situation and then label us rigid when we demand an apology.

As for those who never confirmed this person’s claims, leading them to speak without knowing the full specifics of the affair in the West; hopefully, they’ll learn a lesson from it, whether they’re in the East or the West. And if anyone dares to speak about this topic and then attack any of the older Salafi students, they will be met with a response, no matter who they are.

When The Dust Settles We’ll See Who Was Riding The Donkey

“When The Dust Settles, We’ll See Who Was Riding The Donkey!” [Are You Ever Going to Trust Mainstream Media After Two Years of Manipulation?!]

[2] “When The Dust Settles, We’ll See Who Was Riding The Donkey!” [Are We Still Conspiracy Theorists For Declining a Specific Medical Treatment In Our Country of Residence?!]

[3] “When The Dust Settles, We’ll See Who Was Riding The Donkey!” [Are We Still Conspiracy Theorists For Declining a Specific Medical Treatment In Our Country of Residence?!]

[4] “When The Dust Settles, We’ll See Who Was Riding The Donkey!”

Finally, read “An Advice Regarding Differing Over COVID-19 ― And Understanding The Ijitihād Of Scholars In Worldly Affairs” – By Shaikh Abu Khadeejah [may Allaah protect him]: https://abukhadeejah.com/advice-regarding-differing-over-covid-19/

[(1)]: An Excerpt from ‘Tayseer Al-Kareem Ar-Rahmaan Fee Tafseer Kalaam Al-Mannaan’. Slightly paraphrased]