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What is the answer to one who issues a fatwa permitting demonstrations, citing the hadith: “Many women came around the houses of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)…”

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people have come out issuing a fatwa permitting demonstrations, citing a hadith. We ask for clarification on how to respond to this. He says: Demonstrations are permissible based on the hadith: “Many women came around the houses of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) complaining about their husbands. Those are not the best of you,” provided that it is free from violations of the Shari'ah, destruction, and corruption on earth, and that it is a suitable and valid means to achieve the goal. I ask for clarification on the ruling regarding this evidence, and whether holding demonstrations is permissible?

Answer:
Praise be to Allah. It is a refutation of itself, because demonstrations involve corruption, evil, and… He said, “provided that it is free from these things.” Does this demonstration come free from these matters? It is inevitable that these matters occur in it. So it is a refutation of itself, because it is not permissible due to these harms. The fact that the women came to the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)—all the Companions would come and ask him, seeking his ruling, both women and men. This is not in the category of demonstrations, but rather in the category of asking questions. They came to ask the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes, demonstrations are not from the practice of the Muslims; rather, they are imported from the practices of the disbelievers. They do not establish truth; rather, they increase falsehood with falsehood through destruction, bad speech, and known matters. That is, the one who holds demonstrations is associated with known actions, sometimes reaching killing, shedding of blood, beating, and so on. And the destruction of property. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [463 -1024] ما الجواب على من يفتي بجواز المظاهرات مستدلا بحديث(لقد طاف بأبيات محمد ﷺ نساء كثير.. — youtube.com

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