The Ruling on Gathering People to Hold Officials Accountable
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Question:
Mu'adh al-Shaykh says: The questioner asks: Is gathering people and assembling a large number of them under the pretext of holding officials accountable a means of forbidding evil?
Answer:
No, this is itself an evil. Gathering people at the doors of officials is something that delights the enemies and angers the people of faith. This is not permissible. The review should be conducted in an appropriate manner, by an appropriate person, and at an appropriate time. This is a review. There is nothing wrong with a review, but it must have guidelines. Yes.
Mu'adh al-Shaykh says: The questioner asks: Is gathering people and assembling a large number of them under the pretext of holding officials accountable a means of forbidding evil?
Answer:
No, this is itself an evil. Gathering people at the doors of officials is something that delights the enemies and angers the people of faith. This is not permissible. The review should be conducted in an appropriate manner, by an appropriate person, and at an appropriate time. This is a review. There is nothing wrong with a review, but it must have guidelines. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-069-ضوابط الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (48:15)
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