Who is the greater source of harm: the one who rises against the ruler with the sword, or the one who rises against him with words only?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Who is the greater source of harm: the one who rises against the ruler with the sword, or the one who rises against him with words only?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling on killing him?
The questioner:
The one who rises against the ruler with the sword, or the one who rises against him with words only?
The Shaykh:
Words. Both are the same. The one who rises against him with words is the cause of the sword and misleads the people. He may be worse than the one who fought, because he is the one who misled the people and incited them to this. He is the source of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Who is the greater source of harm: the one who rises against the ruler with the sword, or the one who rises against him with words only?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling on killing him?
The questioner:
The one who rises against the ruler with the sword, or the one who rises against him with words only?
The Shaykh:
Words. Both are the same. The one who rises against him with words is the cause of the sword and misleads the people. He may be worse than the one who fought, because he is the one who misled the people and incited them to this. He is the source of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من أشرّ ضرًّا الذي خرج على ولي الأمر بالسيف، أو الذي خرج عليه بالقول فقط؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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