BENEFIT 294: Students of Knowledge should dedicate Some Time to Reading Knowledge-based Refutations

Sheikh Khaleel Al-Hammadi ḥafidhahullāh said: "I advise students to read what has been written regarding the fitnah of [Abdurahman] Al-’Adani, Abul Hasan Al-Misri Al-Ma’ribi, and others who stirred up fitnah, such as Salih Al-Bakri and others like them. This is because a student of knowledge, the more they read knowledge-based refutations, the stronger and more steadfast they become, and the more knowledgeable they become about the fitan and events that occurred. For instance, some students may ask, “What exactly happened with Abul Hasan? What happened with so-and-so? What occurred with Salih Al-Bakri? What happened with Al-Adani?” Such questions arise because they have not read or explored these matters. Had they done so, they would have gained significant knowledge and understanding. Knowledge-based refutations enhance one's intellectual robustness and act as a safeguard, increasing strength and awareness of such fitan. Do we not, even to this day, continue to read the refutations against the Jahmiyyah, the Mu’attilah, the Ash’aris, and other sects? We read these works even though the Jahmiyyah are no longer present, yet we still benefit from these refutations. Similarly, we continue to read the refutations of scholars in these matters, as they provide great benefit in understanding what these groups stood for, the fitan they caused, and their plots against this blessed da’wah that Allah has preserved. Allah has guided and strengthened those whom He willed to remain steadfast upon this goodness.