The reason the Shaykh al-Islam did not denounce the drinkers of alcohol in Iraq
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Question:
Therefore, why did the Shaykh, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), not denounce those who were drinking alcohol in Iraq and who had seized Iraq for three days?
Answer:
Because if he had denounced them, it would have resulted in an even greater evil. Yes, they said: Let them drink alcohol, but do not kill the Muslims. Because if he prevented them from alcohol, 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.
Therefore, why did the Shaykh, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), not denounce those who were drinking alcohol in Iraq and who had seized Iraq for three days?
Answer:
Because if he had denounced them, it would have resulted in an even greater evil. Yes, they said: Let them drink alcohol, but do not kill the Muslims. Because if he prevented them from alcohol, 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 (مع الأسئلة)/الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة — youtube.com (57:18)
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