Criticizing government agencies in gatherings and the ruling on backbiting
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a question that often comes up in gatherings: criticizing government agencies. Does this count as backbiting the employees, or not?
Answer:
Gatherings are not the place to discuss government agencies. If one has an observation, he should convey it to the authorities without broadcasting it in gatherings, unless his intention is to cause chaos, or to sow discord among people, or his intention is backbiting; that is a different matter. But if his intention is advice, advice is not talking about absent people and officials in gatherings. If he has a valid observation, he conveys it to the authorities. By way of advice, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 55a, Sahih Muslim 55a. So he conveys the valid observations to the Muslims, and his conscience is cleared by that. But his talking in gatherings increases evil and decreases trust between the Muslims and the officials and others. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah reward you. This is a question that often comes up in gatherings: criticizing government agencies. Does this count as backbiting the employees, or not?
Answer:
Gatherings are not the place to discuss government agencies. If one has an observation, he should convey it to the authorities without broadcasting it in gatherings, unless his intention is to cause chaos, or to sow discord among people, or his intention is backbiting; that is a different matter. But if his intention is advice, advice is not talking about absent people and officials in gatherings. If he has a valid observation, he conveys it to the authorities. By way of advice, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"The Religion is sincerity." We said, "To whom?" He said "To Allah, to His Book,
الدين النصيحة قلنا لمن؟ قال لله ولكتابهTo His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their masses.
ولرسوله ولأئمة المسلمين وعامتهمThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-103-واجب المسلم تجاه الأفكار والآراء المضللة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (17:55)
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