The ruling on voting in the elections of the lands of disbelief in favor of the candidate who is least hostile to Islam
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We reside in the lands of disbelief, so what is the ruling on voting in the elections in favor of a candidate who is less hostile to Islam and Muslims?
Answer:
By Allah, I do not know. Your circumstances differ, so ask your scholars who are with you; they know the reality and they know. As for us, we do not intervene in this.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We reside in the lands of disbelief, so what is the ruling on voting in the elections in favor of a candidate who is less hostile to Islam and Muslims?
Answer:
By Allah, I do not know. Your circumstances differ, so ask your scholars who are with you; they know the reality and they know. As for us, we do not intervene in this.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2512] حكم التصويت في انتخابات بلاد الكفر لصالح الأقل عداوة للإسلام - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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