Voting in Municipal Elections
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, some people hesitate to vote in municipal elections on the grounds that this aligns with the Western system, which holds that the majority is the one whose opinion is adopted, whereas the Shari'ah methodology is that the people of authority and decision (ahl al-hall wa al-'aqd) are the ones who choose.
Answer:
Yes, if only they would follow this path and there were no elections, for this is a principle that starts with the municipality and then gradually rises until voting becomes a general matter. By doing this, we have opened the door. If the Muslims had left this to the one in authority, who would choose whoever is qualified for the position, that would have been the successful methodology, with Allah's permission. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, some people hesitate to vote in municipal elections on the grounds that this aligns with the Western system, which holds that the majority is the one whose opinion is adopted, whereas the Shari'ah methodology is that the people of authority and decision (ahl al-hall wa al-'aqd) are the ones who choose.
Answer:
Yes, if only they would follow this path and there were no elections, for this is a principle that starts with the municipality and then gradually rises until voting becomes a general matter. By doing this, we have opened the door. If the Muslims had left this to the one in authority, who would choose whoever is qualified for the position, that would have been the successful methodology, with Allah's permission. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح — alfawzan.live (49:48)
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