The Ruling on Peaceful Demonstrations
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Question:
Are peaceful demonstrations, accompanied by specific and legitimate demands, permissible?
Answer:
No, they are not part of the guidance of Islam. Islam did not come with demonstrations. It came with obedience and not splitting the staff of obedience, and with calmness and averting harm. Demonstrations have not been known in Islam from the beginning of its history to the present; they have never been known in it. The acquisition of rights is not achieved through demonstrations, but through legitimate claims, by appealing to the courts, by complaining to the authorities. This is how rights are obtained without disturbance and without demonstrations. These demonstrations are among the customs of the disbelievers, not among the customs of the Muslims. Yes.
Are peaceful demonstrations, accompanied by specific and legitimate demands, permissible?
Answer:
No, they are not part of the guidance of Islam. Islam did not come with demonstrations. It came with obedience and not splitting the staff of obedience, and with calmness and averting harm. Demonstrations have not been known in Islam from the beginning of its history to the present; they have never been known in it. The acquisition of rights is not achieved through demonstrations, but through legitimate claims, by appealing to the courts, by complaining to the authorities. This is how rights are obtained without disturbance and without demonstrations. These demonstrations are among the customs of the disbelievers, not among the customs of the Muslims. Yes.
Source
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