Reliance on Others in the Ummah and Its Remedy

Question:
Does not Shaykh Salih see that the door of reliance on others has opened in this particular area?

Answer:
There is no doubt that the cause of the defect that occurred in the ummah (the Muslim community) is, of all things, reliance on others. Many students of knowledge and scholars have the capacity and the knowledge to distinguish truth from falsehood, but they delegate the matter to others, entrust the matter to others, and rely on them. Satan comes to them and says, "There is someone more deserving than you, someone more knowledgeable than you, someone who is... and someone who is..." So reliance on others occurs, and everyone throws the responsibility onto the other. This is a great danger. It is obligatory for every person to do what he is able to do; it is obligatory for every person to do what he is able to do. Whoever has knowledge should spread his knowledge among the people, and . And whoever does not have knowledge but has faith and other qualities, he should convey to these scholars what they do not know about the reality of the people and cooperate with them. That would be in the category of cooperating in righteousness and piety. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you well.