The ruling on assisting the oppressor in his oppression

Question:
This person asks: What is the ruling on one who assists an oppressor in his oppression?

Answer:
His ruling is the ruling of the oppressor.

And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.

وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ

[Al-Ma'idah 5:2]

. However, if his intention in assisting the oppressor in his oppression is to stop the oppression, this is mentioned in the hadith:

Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one.

انصر أخاك ظالما أو مظلوما

. They said: O Messenger of Allah, we support him when he is oppressed, but how do we support him when he is the oppressor? He said:

Prevent him from oppression, and that is your support of him.

تَمْنَعُهُ مِنَ الظُّلْمِ فَذَلِكَ نَصْرُكَ

. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (058) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-07-16] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (51:50)

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