BENEFIT 203: The Mistake Of A Scholar Is A Great Test For The People

Imam 'AbdurRahman Al-Mu'allimi rahimahullah said: واعلَمْ أنَّ الله تعالى قد يُوقِعُ بعضَ المخلصين في شيءٍ من الخطإِ ابتلاءً لغيره: أيتَّبعون الحقَّ ويَدَعُونَ قولَه أم يغترُّون بفضله وجلالته؟ "Know that Allah, the Exalted, may cause some of the sincere to fall into some errors as a test for others: whether they will follow the truth and abandon the person's statement, or be deceived by the person's virtue and grandeur. The individual is excused and even rewarded for their effort, good intentions, and lack of negligence. However, those who follow them, being deceived by their greatness without paying attention to the true evidence from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger ﷺ, are not excused and are in great danger. When the Mother of the Believers, 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), went to Basrah before the Battle of the Camel, the Commander of the believers, 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), sent his son Al-Hasan and 'Ammar ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with them both) to advise the people. 'Ammar said to the people of Basrah: 'By Allah, she is indeed the wife of your Prophet ﷺ in this world and the Hereafter, but Allah is testing you through her to see whether you obey Him or her.' One of the greatest examples in this context is Fatimah's (may Allah be pleased with her) demand for her inheritance from her father ﷺ. This was a significant test for Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and Allah fortified him in it." [رفع الاشتباه عن معنى العبادة والإله] @almanhajussalafi