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As'salamu Alaikum dear brothers,
Jazakum Allah Khayr for the clarifications, and also akhi Fadi for the beautiful Hadiths that you gave. Indeed, the closer we bring ourselves to the rulers, the more corrupt we become. I hope our corrupt scholars of today understand these Hadiths. Thank you akhi Fadi for these amazing Hadiths. They're quite powerful.
As to Dr. Zakir Naik, I am not sure where he stands now, but I did see some of his debates with Salafies before. Brother Ahmad mentioned one example about apostates. Another one is niqab. Is it obligatory upon Muslim women to cover their faces? He of course doesn't believe it is mandatory.
As to the reward that he received from the Saudi king, I am not sure how that effected him. I myself have made it clear to all of the readers that may donate to my website is that there are no strings attached, and no influence upon me or upon this site in anyway:
"All donations and identities will remain confidential. No one will know how much you donated, insha'Allah. This I promise you! And no special thank yous will be posted either. This is not a politically-driven website. No donation, regardless of how big it is, will ever impose any condition or favoritism or agenda on me or on this website. I post the Truth as I genuinely best see it, and I am always humbly open to corrections. You donate to Allah Almighty Alone, and not to me. And don't expect anything back in return from me. I might even get too busy to send you a thank you email. I am always swamped and busy. But thank you very much in advance, and may Allah Almighty bless you, my dear brother or sister in Islam! Ameen."
So as far as I am concerned, if Dr. Zakir Naik accepted the prize, then all good for him and his organization, insha'Allah, as long as it didn't cause him to fundamentally compromise himself and change any message or belief that he otherwise wouldn't have changed.
I hope this helps, insha'Allah.
Take care,
Osama Abdallah
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Wa Alaikum As'salam my dear brother Fadi,
What a courageous brother you are, akhi :). May Allah Almighty keep you this way and protect you. Ameen.
In regards to Dr. Zakir Naik, brother I wholeheartedly believe he is genuine. When we virtually did not exist on the internet, when this website was still in its diapers, Dr. Zakir Naik was out there clobbering serious infidels' rear ends. He and the late Sheikh Ahmed Deedat are very precious to our Ummah. And both met Muslim presidents and dictators and spoke with them, dear brother. I even remember Sheikh Ahmed Deedat in one of his speeches in the UAE, he said that he would like to go to Israel and debate the Jews in Israel.
People who reach out to corrupt rulers akhi may not be sell outs. They may still be genuine. But I get you, akhi. I fully understand everything you say, and this is why my tongue is a sharp sword on the corrupt Muslims. But I can't fault brother Zakir Naik for simply shaking hands with the ruler of Saudi Arabia, even though I dislike Salafies and all other Islamic cults very much:
www.answering-christianity.com/ac11.htm#links
If you're suggesting that I post a warning message under Dr. Zakir Naik's photo and link, then wouldn't you think that's a bit harsh on him, akhi? I mean, the brother hasn't gone bad and became a shoe in the feet of corrupt rulers. All he did was take their money and still remained as he is. May be because he was so powerful that the rulers of Saudi overlooked his differences with them and still rewarded him the prize.
What do you think, akhi Fadi?
Take care,
Osama Abdallah
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