Can we implement the qāʿidah (ie: rules of) al-Jarḥ wa ʿl-Taʿdīl on everyone who errs or there is a detailed addressing whereas some people are advised and others are criticized?”
Can rules of al-Jarḥ wa ʿl-Taʿdīl (ie: praise and criticism) be implemented on everyone who errs? (Question): “Can we implement the qāʿidah (ie: rules of) al-Jarḥ wa ʿl-Taʿdīl on everyone who errs or there is a detailed addressing whereas some people are advised and others are criticized?” (Muqbil b. Hādī al-Wādiʿī): Praise is to Allah, and may Allah send praise and peace upon our Prophet Muḥammad, all of his household and his companions. I bear witness that no deity is worthy of worship except Allah and I bear witness that Muḥammad is His messenger and His servant. To proceed: Verily al-ʿulamāʾ wa ʿl-ṣaḥābah (ie: the scholars and the companions) before them used to commit mistakes, And Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taimiyyah may Allah have mercy on him mentioned some of that in his treatise “Rafʿ al-Malām ʿan al-Aʾimmah al-Aʿlām”. And he mentioned errors of Abū Bakr then ʿUmar then ʿUthmān then ʿAlī, may Allah be pleased with them all, And mentioning these mistakes takes a long time so we ...