The Meaning of "The Majority" in the Speech of the Scholars
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this phrase appeared in the lesson, and this is what the majority held. What is meant by "the majority"?
The Shaykh:
The majority means the greater number; that is, the majority of the scholars. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it forbidden?
The Shaykh:
Or do you mean the crowds in the current demonstrations, the mobs and the rabble? No, what is meant is the greater number among the scholars and the people of insight. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant us success.
The Shaykh:
This is the desire of the crowd and the demand of the crowd; this is not the "majority" that the scholars refer to. Yes. This is chaos. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this phrase appeared in the lesson, and this is what the majority held. What is meant by "the majority"?
The Shaykh:
The majority means the greater number; that is, the majority of the scholars. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it forbidden?
The Shaykh:
Or do you mean the crowds in the current demonstrations, the mobs and the rabble? No, what is meant is the greater number among the scholars and the people of insight. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant us success.
The Shaykh:
This is the desire of the crowd and the demand of the crowd; this is not the "majority" that the scholars refer to. Yes. This is chaos. Yes.
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [26] — alfawzan.live (50:08)
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