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Bayhaqi Q20910 — A man of fiqh is asked about a man of hadith

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: " لَيْسَ هَذَا بِعَدَاوَةٍ وَلَا غِيبَةٍ، إِذَا كَانَ يَقُولُهُ لِمَنْ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَتَّبِعَهُ فَيُخْطِئَ بِاتِّبَاعِهِ، وَهَذَا مِنْ مَعَانِي الشَّهَادَاتِ.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This is neither enmity nor backbiting, when he says it to someone about whom he fears that he will follow him and fall into error by following him; and this is among the meanings of testimonies."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الشهادات / Q20910