Is it permissible to mock the rulers?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to weave satirical stories and jokes about the rulers, and does this count as rebellion against them?
Answer:
Yes, this is belittling them. It is not permissible for you to weave stories about any Muslim, so how much less about the rulers? Because this diminishes the status of the rulers and violates their sanctity. So this is not permissible regarding individual Muslims, so how much less regarding the rulers of the Muslims? Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to weave satirical stories and jokes about the rulers, and does this count as rebellion against them?
Answer:
Yes, this is belittling them. It is not permissible for you to weave stories about any Muslim, so how much less about the rulers? Because this diminishes the status of the rulers and violates their sanctity. So this is not permissible regarding individual Muslims, so how much less regarding the rulers of the Muslims? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز السخرية من ولاة الأمور؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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