Scholars displaying their advice to rulers to ward off the accusation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is your guidance regarding those who say: Why do the scholars not display that they are advising the rulers and pointing out their faults to them, so that they may ward off the accusation against themselves that they are not fulfilling their obligation?
Answer:
It is not permissible for the scholars to disclose the mistakes of the rulers and say, "We advised them and told them this." These are secrets. These are secrets of the trust you have heard of:[An-Nisa 4:58] And among the trusts are the secrets, the secrets that exist between people, which are not disclosed to people or spread. The advice to those in authority from the scholars is a matter of secrecy, and people are not to be informed of it.
And those who speak will speak; the hypocrites will speak even if you inform them that you have advised the ruler. They will still speak, because hypocrisy drives them to do so, and they love to talk. Nothing will stop their tongues except for the Shari'ah etiquette. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Honorable Shaykh, what is your guidance regarding those who say: Why do the scholars not display that they are advising the rulers and pointing out their faults to them, so that they may ward off the accusation against themselves that they are not fulfilling their obligation?
Answer:
It is not permissible for the scholars to disclose the mistakes of the rulers and say, "We advised them and told them this." These are secrets. These are secrets of the trust you have heard of:
Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا الْأَمَانَاتِ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهَاAnd those who speak will speak; the hypocrites will speak even if you inform them that you have advised the ruler. They will still speak, because hypocrisy drives them to do so, and they love to talk. Nothing will stop their tongues except for the Shari'ah etiquette. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-33-حقوق الراعي والرعية|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (48:00)
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