Clear and advisory speech has decreased

Clear and advisory speech has decreased

Shaykh Muhammad Bin Hadi al-Madkhali حفظه الله said :

In these times - and I say it in all honesty - clear and advisory speech has decreased and "ghamghamah" (unclear utterances) has increased. And that is due to a number of reasons which can be confined to the following three:

1) The fear of the person speaking upon himself. He himself does not want to be spoken against!

2) The fear that some of them have upon his own benefits. If he were to speak the truth, perhaps he would not receive some of those benefits!

3) The keenness of the speaker to have many that follow him. He thinks if he were to speak those with me will flee! And let it be so! You are commanded to clarify the truth - not to gather people to follow you no matter if it you were upon truth or upon falsehood.

24th Sha'baan 1435

(كان هذا في كلمةٍ للشّيخ يوم: 24 / شعبان / 1435هـ)

قال فضيلةُ الشّيخ العلاّمة مُحمّد بن هادي المدخليّ -حفظهُ اللهُ-:

وفي هذه الآونة –وأقولها بصدق-: قلَّ البيانُ النَّاصحُ الواضحُ وكثُرَت الغمغمة؛ وذلكَ لعدّة أسبابٍ تنحصرُ في ثلاثة مُجملةٍ:

• الأوَّل: خوفُ المُتكلِّم على نفسِهِ؛ لا يُريدُ أن يُتكلّم فيهِ!

• الثّاني: خوفُ بعضهم على مصالحِهِ ربّما تكون له مصالح ومنافع فتفوت عليه إن تكلّم بكلمة الحقّ!

• الثّالث: الحرص على الكثرة والتّجميع! لو تكلّمت نفر الذين عندي!

ولْيَكُن! أنت مأمورٌ ببيان الحقِّ لا بجمع النّاس؛ مُجرّد الجمع ولو كان على الباطل.

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