Is it permissible to do what is called a peaceful descent to oppose the ruler if several benefits are realized thereby?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner, who is from outside this country, says: Public opposition to the ruler has spread among us, which is called a peaceful descent into the streets, and several benefits have been realized thereby. Is such an action permissible?
Answer:
Even if benefits are realized in it, harms are also realized in it, and the harms outweigh the benefits. The harms outweigh the benefits: shedding of blood, loss of security, division and discord. The harms are greater. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner, who is from outside this country, says: Public opposition to the ruler has spread among us, which is called a peaceful descent into the streets, and several benefits have been realized thereby. Is such an action permissible?
Answer:
Even if benefits are realized in it, harms are also realized in it, and the harms outweigh the benefits. The harms outweigh the benefits: shedding of blood, loss of security, division and discord. The harms are greater. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4633- 4717] هل يجوز ما يسمى بالنزول السلمي للإنكار على الحاكم إذا تحقق بذلك عدة مصالح؟-صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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