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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on accusing scholars of negligence in advising the rulers

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Question:
This questioner says: What is your opinion regarding one who accuses the scholars of negligence in advising the rulers?

Answer:
And how does he know that the scholars are negligent in advising the rulers? Must the scholar, when he advises the ruler, make it public to the people, saying, "I advised, and I said, and I, and I"? This is not permissible. The advice is secret between the ruler and the one advising. You take his hand and alert him to the error you see, in secret between you and him. If he accepts your words, praise be to Allah; and if he does not accept them, you have cleared your conscience.
As for you saying, "The ruler is negligent, and the ruler did such and such, and I advised him, and I said this," that is not permissible. This is part of the propaganda for discord and division.
And it is a belittling of the ruler of the Muslims. It is not permissible for the ruler of the Muslims to be insulted, no matter what he does. It is not permissible for him to be insulted in front of people, nor to be cursed in front of people. Yes. May Allah reward you, our Shaykh, for these comprehensive answers, and thank you for your efforts. I, on my own behalf and on behalf of the principal of this secondary school, the fellow teachers, and all those present, extend to you our thanks for your attendance and coming to this place and delighting us with these blessed words. I ask Allah, Exalted and Majestic, by His beautiful names and His sublime attributes, to reward us and the Muslims with the best reward. And to prolong your life in His obedience. And to bless your knowledge and your deeds. And to reward us all and you with gardens of bliss. And to gather us, our parents, and those we love in the highest paradise with Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions
In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ
[Al-Qamar 54:55]
. And Allah the Exalted knows best and is the most Wise. And may Allah send prayers and blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad. 'Umar.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-03-وإنه لكتاب عزيز\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com (40:33)

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