Salam. Is it haram to tell someone there beliefs are wrong?
Question
Basing their wrongness on the contradiction of either Quran/Hadith.
Answer
If one is certain that a person?s beliefs are contrary to Shari?ah, he should apply wisdom and diplomacy in rectifying the incorrect belief.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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