Answered by Sayyidi Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah protect him and benefit us by him).
Many of the scholars of whom we have a high opinion of have taken political stances in these times of discord. How should we deal with this?
If they have taken political stances we should firmly believe that they have taken these stances on the basis of understanding given to them by Allah. We accept their stances but do not follow them in them and do not publicise those stances. We should follow them in other things.