The reason for not rebuking those who drink intoxicants
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Question:
My brothers, may Allah love you. Shaykh al-Islam, may Allah have mercy on him, why did he not rebuke those who were drinking intoxicants in the army, and why did he not say to them, "Do not possess them"?
Answer:
Because if he had rebuked them, an evil would have resulted. Yes, he said, "Let them drink intoxicants, but do not kill the Muslims." Because if he had prevented them from drinking intoxicants, they would have risen up against the Muslims and killed them. So he left them alone to commit the lesser of two harms in order to avert the greater one. This is part of his jurisprudence, may Allah have mercy on him. Yes.
My brothers, may Allah love you. Shaykh al-Islam, may Allah have mercy on him, why did he not rebuke those who were drinking intoxicants in the army, and why did he not say to them, "Do not possess them"?
Answer:
Because if he had rebuked them, an evil would have resulted. Yes, he said, "Let them drink intoxicants, but do not kill the Muslims." Because if he had prevented them from drinking intoxicants, they would have risen up against the Muslims and killed them. So he left them alone to commit the lesser of two harms in order to avert the greater one. This is part of his jurisprudence, may Allah have mercy on him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 35 من 36 /شرح العقيدة الواسطية (شرح قديم)/يأمرون بالمعروف وينهون عن المنكر/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة — youtube.com (1:07:36)
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