The ruling on not making the truth clear by one who knows it?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is not making the truth clear to people, when it has become clear to its owner, considered hypocrisy?
The Shaykh:
I did not understand the question. I mean, for a person not to make the truth clear to people while he knows it, this is a shortcoming, there is no doubt in that, because the obligation is to convey the message. And Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Al-Baqarah 2:159] This is far away, it is severe. This is from the concealment that is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Except in some circumstances, in some circumstances concealment is permissible out of dire necessity, yes, or because these people are not suitable to be informed of this matter, lest they become complacent, or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do not inform them, lest they become complacent." So if there is a public benefit in concealing the knowledge, or the repelling of a clear harm, then this is permissible until its time, yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is not making the truth clear to people, when it has become clear to its owner, considered hypocrisy?
The Shaykh:
I did not understand the question. I mean, for a person not to make the truth clear to people while he knows it, this is a shortcoming, there is no doubt in that, because the obligation is to convey the message. And Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَا أَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْهُدَىٰThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Except in some circumstances, in some circumstances concealment is permissible out of dire necessity, yes, or because these people are not suitable to be informed of this matter, lest they become complacent, or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do not inform them, lest they become complacent." So if there is a public benefit in concealing the knowledge, or the repelling of a clear harm, then this is permissible until its time, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1939- 4717] حكم عدم بيان الحق ممن يعلمه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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