Is it permissible to disclose a secret if there is a public benefit?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to disclose a secret if there is a public benefit?
Answer:
If there is a stronger public benefit, and this secret harms the Muslims, and it is conveyed to the people of authority and decision so that they can restrain its owner from harming the Muslims, then it is obligatory. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to disclose a secret if there is a public benefit?
Answer:
If there is a stronger public benefit, and this secret harms the Muslims, and it is conveyed to the people of authority and decision so that they can restrain its owner from harming the Muslims, then it is obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [66 -954] هل يجوز إفشاء السر إذا كان هناك مصلحة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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