Ibn al-Mubārak said: "Whoever hides his innovation from us, his close associations will not be hidden from us."

[Al-Ibānah As-Ṣughrā, p. 156] 7⃣. Establishing False Principles to Defend Innovators - Al-Ḥalabī has formulated invalid principles to protect and defend people of innovation. - Some of these principles, which he has spread through his lectures and books, include: 1. Requiring unanimous agreement for declaring someone an innovator—meaning no one can be labelled an innovator unless all the scholars agree. 2. Rejecting the reports of trustworthy narrators—despite clear guidance from the Qur’an, Sunnah, and Salafi manhaj that obliges their acceptance—thus undermining the science of Jarḥ wa Taʿdīl (criticism and praise). 3. Misusing the concept of verification (tathabbūt)—not to uphold truth, but to reject it and remain steadfast on falsehood. 4. Using the excuse of "It doesn’t obligate me" (لا يلزمني)—to reject the truth, even when presented with clear evidence. 5. Claiming "We correct, but do not criticise" (نصحح ولا نجرح)—as a way to avoid refuting people of innovation. 6. Saying "We should not let our disagreements with others cause division among us" (خلافنا في في غيرنا لا يكون خلافاً بيننا) —as a means to justify tolerating deviations. - This principle suggests that there is room for differing concerning major innovators like Jahm ibn Safwan and Bishr Al-Mirreesi. ... Refutations of Al-Ḥalabī’s False Principles can be found in many of Sheikh Rabee's refutations on Abul Hasan Al-Ma’ribi as well as Sheikh Yusuf Al-Jazaa'iri's refutations on Muhammad Al-Imam and Farkoos, as these individuals all share the same ideological foundation—the foundation of tamyeeʿ (dilution of the Salafi methodology).