The Ruling on Participating in Elections to Mitigate Harm for Muslims
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Question:
This questioner says: Some countries in Europe are still issuing laws against the hijab, and even against Islam in general. For this reason, is it permissible for a Muslim to go to the elections to choose the political party that mitigates harm for Muslims?
Answer:
I do not know about this. Elections are not part of the system of Islam, and Islam did not bring them. Islam came with the principle that the one in authority chooses his successor, and this is called the appointment of a successor. Or, the people of authority and binding in the nation, or in the state—the people of authority and binding being the scholars and those with opinion and political acumen—choose, and the rest follow them. The rest of the people follow the people of authority and binding.
This questioner says: Some countries in Europe are still issuing laws against the hijab, and even against Islam in general. For this reason, is it permissible for a Muslim to go to the elections to choose the political party that mitigates harm for Muslims?
Answer:
I do not know about this. Elections are not part of the system of Islam, and Islam did not bring them. Islam came with the principle that the one in authority chooses his successor, and this is called the appointment of a successor. Or, the people of authority and binding in the nation, or in the state—the people of authority and binding being the scholars and those with opinion and political acumen—choose, and the rest follow them. The rest of the people follow the people of authority and binding.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 63 من 83 / شرح مختصر زاد المعاد / والله لا يحب الظالمين / صالح الفوزان / السيرة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:30)
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