The scholars' public rebuke of the ruler
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Question:
He says: Some people claim that Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) and other scholars used to publicly rebuke the ruler. Is this true?
Answer:
Where is this public rebuke by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim and the others? Who said this? Where is this in his words or in his writings? This is a fabrication and a lie. Yes, they did advise the ruler, but they would go to him and advise him in private, between themselves and him. As for them rebuking the ruler away from him, in the streets or in the mosques, that is far from them, no, that is far from them. It is far from the scholars to rebuke the ruler in this way. These are liars. Yes.
He says: Some people claim that Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) and other scholars used to publicly rebuke the ruler. Is this true?
Answer:
Where is this public rebuke by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim and the others? Who said this? Where is this in his words or in his writings? This is a fabrication and a lie. Yes, they did advise the ruler, but they would go to him and advise him in private, between themselves and him. As for them rebuking the ruler away from him, in the streets or in the mosques, that is far from them, no, that is far from them. It is far from the scholars to rebuke the ruler in this way. These are liars. Yes.
Source
نعمــة الأمـن — alfawzan.live (38:05)
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