The Reality of What Is Called the Arab Spring
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The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe, in his second question: What is your opinion regarding what is now called the Arab Spring?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, we have not seen a spring. We have seen nothing but killing, and we have seen nothing but trials, and we have seen nothing else. This is not a spring; this is an age. Yes. The disbelievers are the ones who call it that. The Muslims did not call it a spring. They call it trials and evils. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. In his third question, he says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
That it is a spring for the disbelievers, because they harm the Muslims with it, and they are pleased by what harms the Muslims. They are pleased by this; it is their spring.
He says, may Allah keep you safe, in his second question: What is your opinion regarding what is now called the Arab Spring?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, we have not seen a spring. We have seen nothing but killing, and we have seen nothing but trials, and we have seen nothing else. This is not a spring; this is an age. Yes. The disbelievers are the ones who call it that. The Muslims did not call it a spring. They call it trials and evils. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. In his third question, he says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
That it is a spring for the disbelievers, because they harm the Muslims with it, and they are pleased by what harms the Muslims. They are pleased by this; it is their spring.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2547] حقيقة ما يسمى بالربيع العربي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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