Imaam Abu Muhammad ibn Hazm wrote in ‘al-Muhalla bil ‘Athaar’ vol. 1:
“Issue: It is not permissible for anyone to make taqlid of any other person, dead or alive. Everyone must exercise ijtihad according to his ability. So the one who asks about his religion, he only intends to know what Allah had obligated upon [...]

Government scholars are the body established by the rulers containing the top scholars of the country, made and sponsored by him, to justify the following:
1. His authority over the country and its people, even though he legislates against what Allaah has revealed, which is a clear kufr, under the Islamic Shari’ah. This nullifies his position [...]

http://hadith.al-islam.com/Display/Display.asp?Doc=0&Rec=2972
Collected by Imaam Bukhaari in his Saheeh vol. 3, Book 31, Hadeeth #115

From Qutaybah ibn Saeed from Isma’eel ibn J’affar from his father Abu Suhail from his father Talha ibn ‘Ubaidullaah:
A bedouin with unkempt hair came to Rasoolullaah sAllaahu alayhi wa salam and said, “O Rasoolullaah! Inform me what Allaah has made obligatory for me [...]

Imaam ibn Taymia had stated in ‘Majmu’ il Fataawa’ vol3, p. 283-284:
“If a Muslim is incorrect in his understanding about killing (a Muslim) or making Takfir (of a Muslim), then he does not become a disbeliever because of that.  This is like when Umar Ibn al Khattaab (ra) said about Haatib ibn Abi Balta’ (ra), [...]

I am reading a book titled “Shahaadatu Qaadatil-Mujaahideena wal-Islaahi ‘Alaa ‘Ulamaa’is-Salaateena fee Bilaad al-Haramayn” by Aboo Mus’ab as-Sooree (Fakk Allaahu Asrah). The book online:
http://www.tawhed.ws/r?i=3248
In this book he crushes two idols of the “Salafee” Trinity, Ibn Baaz and Ibn ‘Uthaymeen. The book consists of an introduction followed by some letters written by al-Imaam Ibn Laadin and [...]

NOTE: This was originally published in a refutation form against a lying arrogant palace worshiper from the Sahawi Salafi sect.  But I chose to edit everything out except the evidences and sayings of scholars.
The First: The vast majority of scholars agreed that it was Haraam, as a basic ruling. They then went on to state [...]

Prophet said “…Out of the offspring of this man there will be people who will recite the Quran but it will not go past their throats, and they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes our through the game. They will kill the Muslims and leave the pagans. If [...]

Various Ahadith on Approaching the Rulers
Abdullaah Ibn ‘Abbaas said that Allaah’s Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “There shall be rulers whom you will recognize from them good and evil. Whoever opposes them is saved. Whoever abandons them is freed. And whoever intermingles with them is destroyed.” (Collected by Ibn Abi [...]

The Consensus Amongst the Salaf That the One Who Does Not Pray Is A Disbeliever
1 - Mujahid bin al-Hajjaj (the noble Tabi’i) asked Jabir bin ‘Abdillah (the noble Companion): “What actions did you use to differentiate between belief and disbelief during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?” He replied: “The [...]

Muslim Scholars Hatred Towards Philosophy
Muslim scholars resisted the trend towards mixing matters of ‘Aqeedah - belief - with philosophy and ‘ilm al-kalaam, which was started by those who were known as the “philosophers of Islaam,” such as Ibn Seena (Avicenna), and they fought those who were influenced by these philosophies.
The great scholars were of two [...]