Suhaib Webb – Imam Subki’s Advice On Critique

			First of all, Imam Asukri,
		

			who comes later on, he's a later scholar,
		

			he comes after Imam. He's an Imam student.
		

			Right? He writes a very important book called.
		

			And he mentions this very important principle when
		

			it comes to,
		

			criticism and the validation of a person.
		

			And he says, it is crucial and beneficial
		

			to understand this principle,
		

			which is not commonly found in the foundational
		

			text. And that is the principle is when
		

			you there should be a colon there. When
		

			you hear the criticism,
		

			that criticism takes precedence over validation. You hear
		

			this
		

			a lot. You hear it a lot. But
		

			it's not true, actually.
		

			And that's something that you may find out
		

			there. Like if someone's criticized, we prefer the
		

			criticism, and we don't listen to any good
		

			qualities about them, so we cancel them, basically.
		

			So
		

			is saying,
		

			no.
		

			They said that might cause you to assume,
		

			especially if you are inexperienced or solely rely
		

			on books,
		

			that criticism should always be adhered to.
		

			So like now, we think about how easily,
		

			like, you could just put something online. Someone
		

			can put something online about someone
		

			and that's it. Like, it's a wrap. Peace
		

			out, homie.
		

			At least Khadr gave him 3 times.
		

			So he says beware of this assumption
		

			that, you know, if someone's criticized, that's it.
		

			As it is critical to approach this matter
		

			with caution.
		

			The correct approach as we see it is
		

			that when someone's leadership and integrity has been
		

			established,
		

			and they have numerous supporters and years also
		

			of work and few detractors,
		

			and if there is evidence suggesting that the
		

			criticism
		

			stems from sectarian bias,
		

			or other motives,
		

			we disregard the criticism
		

			and uphold their integrity.