The Boldness Toward Rulers and Scholars and Its Effect on Division
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Are the causes of division and the failure to unite in word the boldness toward the loyal ones among the politicians and scholars? And is combating?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
The boldness. The boldness toward the loyal ones among the politicians and scholars, and is combating such matters supporting the unity of word?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if one speaks against the rulers, this is a cause of division, because they will hate the ruler, and there will be, meaning, a severing of the tie with the ruler and rebellion against him. This is a legal principle; in any case, this action is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Are the causes of division and the failure to unite in word the boldness toward the loyal ones among the politicians and scholars? And is combating?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
The boldness. The boldness toward the loyal ones among the politicians and scholars, and is combating such matters supporting the unity of word?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if one speaks against the rulers, this is a cause of division, because they will hate the ruler, and there will be, meaning, a severing of the tie with the ruler and rebellion against him. This is a legal principle; in any case, this action is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
النصيحة وأثرها في وحدة الكلمة — alfawzan.live (1:14:09)
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