The Ruling on Publicly Rebuking the Rulers
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Question:
Shaykh, may Allah prolong your life, one of the preachers appeared on Al-Majlis channel yesterday and declared that rebuking the rulers publicly is the method of the Companions and the method of the Successors. The second question, O Shaykh. All right, the Shaykh will answer the question in a moment. Please go ahead.
Answer:
This statement is wrong. Rebuking the rulers is not done publicly; rather, it is done by contacting them and advising them directly, between the advisor and the one being advised. The hadith says: "Whoever has advice for the ruler, let him take his hand and then advise him in private, between him and himself. If he accepts it, that is good and praise be to Allah. If he does not accept it, his conscience is clear." So this is wrong. To say that one rebukes the rulers publicly causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and causes evil. It is a lie about the Companions, the Successors, and the righteous Salaf; they did not do this. Yes.
Shaykh, may Allah prolong your life, one of the preachers appeared on Al-Majlis channel yesterday and declared that rebuking the rulers publicly is the method of the Companions and the method of the Successors. The second question, O Shaykh. All right, the Shaykh will answer the question in a moment. Please go ahead.
Answer:
This statement is wrong. Rebuking the rulers is not done publicly; rather, it is done by contacting them and advising them directly, between the advisor and the one being advised. The hadith says: "Whoever has advice for the ruler, let him take his hand and then advise him in private, between him and himself. If he accepts it, that is good and praise be to Allah. If he does not accept it, his conscience is clear." So this is wrong. To say that one rebukes the rulers publicly causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and causes evil. It is a lie about the Companions, the Successors, and the righteous Salaf; they did not do this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1593 - حكم الإنكار العَلَني على ولاة الأمر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:16)
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