Advice for those who are criticized for being among the people of the pledge of allegiance in a country whose ruler is Muslim
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Question:
We are in an African country where our ruler is Muslim, but the state does not apply the Shari'ah. We see the pledge of allegiance and obedience to the ruler, and there are those who claim to be followers of the Sunnah who criticize us and slander us as being among the people of the pledge and the sect of the pledge. What is your advice to us?
Answer:
You must commit the lesser of two harms to avert the greater of them. You must commit the lesser of two harms to avert the greater of them. It is not necessary that the country become entirely pure and free of errors, but rather one takes the good matters and avoids the bad ones. Yes.
We are in an African country where our ruler is Muslim, but the state does not apply the Shari'ah. We see the pledge of allegiance and obedience to the ruler, and there are those who claim to be followers of the Sunnah who criticize us and slander us as being among the people of the pledge and the sect of the pledge. What is your advice to us?
Answer:
You must commit the lesser of two harms to avert the greater of them. You must commit the lesser of two harms to avert the greater of them. It is not necessary that the country become entirely pure and free of errors, but rather one takes the good matters and avoids the bad ones. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-050-حاجة الأمة للمنهج السلفي|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (43:10)
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