Does this not include concealing for foreigners residing in the country, for example, in an unlawful status, from whom harm may be feared?
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The questioner : Does this include concealing for foreigners residing in the country, for example, in an unlawful status, from whom harm may be feared, or...
The Shaykh : And this.
The questioner : Is this also, of course, a violation of the teachings or the regulations of the state?
The Shaykh : And this is the same as that.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is also like concealing for one who resides in the country without following the regulations.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is because the state organizes the regulations it sees as being in its interest and the interest of its subjects. If one conceals for one who violates these regulations, it means that he has assisted this violator in his violation. Furthermore, this is not advice to his state and government; rather, this is harm and bad reputation. Indeed, when foreigners see such matters from the subjects, and that they betray the state in its regulations and conceal what violates them, they undoubtedly take a bad impression of this people regarding its government. It is obligatory upon us, as subjects under a ruler whom we have pledged allegiance to with obedience in what is right, that we assist him in his regulations that do not contradict the Shari'ah and which aim at the benefit of the subjects and the benefit of the country, so that the ruler and the subjects meet in what is in the interest and benefit of the country.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And this.
The questioner : Is this also, of course, a violation of the teachings or the regulations of the state?
The Shaykh : And this is the same as that.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is also like concealing for one who resides in the country without following the regulations.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is because the state organizes the regulations it sees as being in its interest and the interest of its subjects. If one conceals for one who violates these regulations, it means that he has assisted this violator in his violation. Furthermore, this is not advice to his state and government; rather, this is harm and bad reputation. Indeed, when foreigners see such matters from the subjects, and that they betray the state in its regulations and conceal what violates them, they undoubtedly take a bad impression of this people regarding its government. It is obligatory upon us, as subjects under a ruler whom we have pledged allegiance to with obedience in what is right, that we assist him in his regulations that do not contradict the Shari'ah and which aim at the benefit of the subjects and the benefit of the country, so that the ruler and the subjects meet in what is in the interest and benefit of the country.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.