Is it permissible for ordinary people to change what is wrong by force?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it permissible for ordinary people to change what is wrong by force if they have knowledge and know that no harm will result from it?
Answer:
What is changed by force is only by the ruler, or one whom the ruler has appointed, or the head of the household with his children. Strike them for it with ten [strikes]. The head of the household changes what is wrong by force regarding those in his house and under his authority. The ruler does the same regarding his subjects. Likewise, the men of the market inspection (hisbah) whom the ruler has appointed do not change what is wrong by force.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it permissible for ordinary people to change what is wrong by force if they have knowledge and know that no harm will result from it?
Answer:
What is changed by force is only by the ruler, or one whom the ruler has appointed, or the head of the household with his children. Strike them for it with ten [strikes]. The head of the household changes what is wrong by force regarding those in his house and under his authority. The ruler does the same regarding his subjects. Likewise, the men of the market inspection (hisbah) whom the ruler has appointed do not change what is wrong by force.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3046] هل يجوز لآحاد الناس تغيير المنكر باليد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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