Advising the Ruler and Who Is Qualified to Do So
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The Shaykh:
No. Yes. What? Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Is advising the ruler something that can be done by anyone, and how is it done?
The Shaykh:
Advising the ruler is done by one who has knowledge, who distinguishes error from truth and the correct from the incorrect. So it is done by a scholar. As for the layperson, he may advise, but generally, advising the ruler means doing so with the fear of Allah, by enjoining good and forbidding evil, regarding general matters that are clear to everyone. As for the precise matters of what is lawful and what is forbidden, and these detailed issues, they require a scholar. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
No. Yes. What? Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Is advising the ruler something that can be done by anyone, and how is it done?
The Shaykh:
Advising the ruler is done by one who has knowledge, who distinguishes error from truth and the correct from the incorrect. So it is done by a scholar. As for the layperson, he may advise, but generally, advising the ruler means doing so with the fear of Allah, by enjoining good and forbidding evil, regarding general matters that are clear to everyone. As for the precise matters of what is lawful and what is forbidden, and these detailed issues, they require a scholar. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-003-اجتماع الكلمة وأثره في دفع الفتن|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:27)
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