The Way Out of the Fitnahs and Crises That Muslims Are Living Through

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Question:
This is a questioner from Morocco. He says: Is there a word, Your Excellency the Shaykh, for the Muslim to follow in order to get out of these fitnahs (trials, discord or temptation) and crises that Muslims are living through today?

Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for Muslims, in the face of these fitnahs, to hold fast to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the way out; this is the way out of the fitnahs

Whoever among you lives will see much disagreement, so hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided caliphs.

من يعيش منكم فسيرى اختلافا كثيرا فعليكم بسنتي سنة الخلفاء الراشدين المهديين

after me.

And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way

وَأَنَّ هَٰذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ

[Al-An'am 6:153]

So there is no way out of these fitnahs except by holding fast to the Book and the Sunnah and acting in accordance with them, not by acting according to the laws and the obedience of the disbelieving tyrants, saying, "This is permissible according to the states, this is not permissible." We have a Shari'ah; we have a Book and a Sunnah. We return to them. This is the obligation of every Muslim.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.

Source بلوغ المرام [57] — alfawzan.live (1:03:36)

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