Question:
Why have you left off the Jews and the Christians but you backbite the religious callers of the Muslims?

Answer:
Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him) stated: The corruption of the Jews and the Christians is apparent to the general masses of the Muslims. As for the people of innovation, their corruption is not apparent to every person.

Source: Majmoo’ al-Fataawaa, vol. 28, pg. 232

Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
8th of Rabee’ ath-Thaani, 1436 H (01-28-2015)
Masjid Nur Allah, Queens, NYC

Original Arabic

:ﻗﺎﻝ ﺷﻴﺦ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺔ

ﻓﺴﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻴﻬﻮﺩ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺼﺎﺭﻯ ﻇﺎﻫﺮ ﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﻴﻦ
ﺃﻣﺎ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﻉ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻻﻳﻈﻬﺮ ﻓﺴﺎﺩﻫﻢ ﻟﻜﻞ ﺷﺨﺺ

مجموع الفتاوى 232/28