What is your opinion on discussing the mistakes of the rulers through the internet and satellite channels?

Question:
Do you, Honorable Shaykh, hold that speaking about the mistakes of the rulers through the internet, satellite channels, and other means that serve the enemies of Allah, such as the Jews, the Christians, and the secularists, and that this method is the method of the hypocrites in spreading fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and discord between the rulers and the people, is a valid position? Please issue a ruling, may Allah reward you.

Answer:
The answer is contained in the question. It is not permissible to spread fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among the Muslims, nor to insult the rulers, nor to insult the scholars, because this divides the community. This is the method of the Khawarij (an early sect that declared sinners disbelievers). The fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) that led to the killing of 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) did not occur except through something like this, when they spoke about the ruler. Then this wicked man, Ibn Abi al-Sara, came and began to wander around, and the young people gathered around him, and he breathed these poisons into them. The matter ended in a catastrophe for the Muslims. So one must not be lenient in this matter at all, and one must beware of this internet which is used for such matters, because this is what plants fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among the Muslims, divides the community, and spreads hatred between the shepherd and the flock, and between the scholars and the common people. They want to divide the Muslims. If one has an observation or advice, there is no harm in expressing it through the proper channels to convey it to those concerned, conveying the advice to those concerned. It is not part of advice to sit in a gathering, or with a recorder, or on the internet, and publish your bad ideas, backbiting, talebearing, and speech. This is not advice; this is disgrace, and this is evil.