بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

I was sent the following message from the notorious chatroom, in which the writer states: "JazaakAllaahu khairan Yaa Abaa Ibraaheem for this Excellent piece of advice may Allaah reward you for your gentleness, justice and patience upon your brothers even when they don't repay you in the same manner..." RESPONSE: That's right, we've been falling short in repaying him for that chatroom of his, which previously featured some of the following statements: "... This new stuff from brothers who seemed to be amazed by their own opinions and ijtihaads..." "... If you check, he (Abu Ishaq) didn’t remove most of these disparaged individuals’ post in his another channel named ‘Talafi’ Records!..." "...Persisting upon doubts is up to you leave your followers out of it...." " ... Abu Ishaaq promoting disparaged individuals... " "...We ask to protect Abu Rizq and Abu Rayhaanah not to fall into this! Aameen!..." THE WRITER CONTINUES: "... At the end of the day what was needed to be said has been said..." RESPONSE: Yes, that’s correct. The advice from the scholars on this matter—emphasizing unity, patience with one another, and avoiding division—has already been shared. We hope it resonates with you. For instance, let me quote some of the words from Shaykh Mansoor al-Majeedi, whom you brothers are said to represent: وبخصوص المشكلة التي سألت عنها: أنصح إخواني أهل السنة حفظهم الله بالهدوء والصبر على بعضهم بعضا وتجنب أسباب الخلاف فإن حصل شيء من ذلك فعليهم الرجوع إلى أهل العلم وفي مقدمتهم شيخنا العلامة المحدث يحيى بن علي الحجوري قبل أن تتوسع دائرة الخلاف "Regarding the issue you inquired about: I advise my brothers from Ahlus-Sunnah, may Allah protect them, to remain calm, exercise patience with one another, and avoid the causes of discord. If any dispute arises, they should refer to the scholars, foremost among them our esteemed Sheikh, Al-Allamah, Al-Muhaddith, Yahya ibn Ali Al-Hajoori, before the conflict escalates." [end of quote] Is this truly what you are doing in that chatroom of yours, or are some of you posting insulting remarks? Have you opted to address this issue publicly without first consulting scholars like Shaykh Yahya Al-Hajoori, in order to prevent further division, as advised by the Shaykh you claim to represent? I’ll leave it to you to reflect and evaluate your chatroom honestly. If you're truly concerned about the brothers at Masjid Muqbil, wouldn’t it be better for both of you to agree on a well-constructed question to present to scholars like Shaykh Yahya, following Shaykh Hassan Qaasim Raymi's advice on the matter? This way, you can see whether he advises you to publicly discuss the brothers in your chatroom if someone from Masjid Imam Muqbil continues to follow that Shaykh in Kuwait. I’m very interested to see what the outcome would be. THE WRITER CONTINUES: "... and this post by the brother proves that the advice was done in private initially with gentleness and kindness and not being hasty and rushing to defame brothers social standing as was eluded to by some of our brothers in the audio..." RESPONSE: Sorry, the situation is not as you claimed. In fact, some members of your chatroom already made a public post regarding the tele-link before you decided to private message Abu Mariam. Afterward, when Abu Attiyah informed him that he would look into the concerns about the Shaykh in Kuwait and follow up, your member went ahead and made another public statement. As for the other individual you mentioned, let me share some of the words he sent to Abu Maryam: "... I thought I would send you what I have come across from the speech of the Mashaayikh upon him, for you to send it to our brothers, perhaps they didn't know of these affairs and that certain Mashaayikh advising against this man. And I thought I would send this in private to our brothers before putting it in my channel." Is this the approach that Shaykh Abdul Ghani recommended, or did he say that the approach to this matter should be as follows? Let me quote his words: