Causes of the Weakness of the Muslim Ummah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what are the causes that led to the weakness of the Muslim Ummah? Is it the Muslims' weakness in holding fast to their religion, or is it that the rulers did not fulfill their duty?
Answer:
We always place the blame on the rulers and do not examine ourselves. This is a calamity. A person must first examine his own errors before those of others. Every person is responsible for his own error, every person is responsible for his own sin, and every person is responsible. So we blame ourselves first and hold ourselves accountable first, then we advise others. And among the first people who must be advised are the rulers, through the lawful means. This is our obligation. As for not looking at the errors of people and the errors of the rulers, and not looking at our own errors, that is a very serious matter. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what are the causes that led to the weakness of the Muslim Ummah? Is it the Muslims' weakness in holding fast to their religion, or is it that the rulers did not fulfill their duty?
Answer:
We always place the blame on the rulers and do not examine ourselves. This is a calamity. A person must first examine his own errors before those of others. Every person is responsible for his own error, every person is responsible for his own sin, and every person is responsible. So we blame ourselves first and hold ourselves accountable first, then we advise others. And among the first people who must be advised are the rulers, through the lawful means. This is our obligation. As for not looking at the errors of people and the errors of the rulers, and not looking at our own errors, that is a very serious matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-33-حقوق الراعي والرعية|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:07)
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