The ruling on one who remains silent about the errors of his tribal kin
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Question:
He says: If there are no judges in our country or village to whom we can appeal, and we have certain customs where most people in the society have excessive tribalism and the excessive zeal of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), and this excessive zeal of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is for the errors that occur or may occur between them. So what do you advise them? And what is the ruling on one who remains silent about an error if it comes from one of the members of his tribe?
Answer:
It is obligatory to offer sincere advice. If you know of an error, you must offer sincere advice and clarify what is correct. If they accept it, praise be to Allah. If they do not accept it, you have cleared your conscience, offered sincere advice, and clarified the matter, and praise be to Allah.
He says: If there are no judges in our country or village to whom we can appeal, and we have certain customs where most people in the society have excessive tribalism and the excessive zeal of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), and this excessive zeal of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance is for the errors that occur or may occur between them. So what do you advise them? And what is the ruling on one who remains silent about an error if it comes from one of the members of his tribe?
Answer:
It is obligatory to offer sincere advice. If you know of an error, you must offer sincere advice and clarify what is correct. If they accept it, praise be to Allah. If they do not accept it, you have cleared your conscience, offered sincere advice, and clarified the matter, and praise be to Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما نصيحتكم لمن تغلب عليهم القبلية، وحمية الجاهلية الزائدة؟ وما حكم من يسكت عن الخطأ إذا كان صادرا... — youtube.com
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