The Ruling on Demonstrations Against Disbelieving Rulers
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you. Some people say that demonstrations against disbelieving rulers are permissible, because it is permissible to rise up against a disbeliever.
Answer:
If demonstrations lead to harm, destruction, killing, shedding of blood, and loss of security, they are not permissible. Rising up against disbelieving rulers is not done through demonstrations.
It is done through jihad in the path of Allah under a Muslim banner that leads them to fight the disbelievers, just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions did, fighting the disbelievers with armies under organized banners. As for these demonstrations, they do not bring anything but harm. They do not bring good; rather, they are a cause of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and produce nothing, as you know now. Have these demonstrations produced any good? They have not produced any good, and they do not end from one demonstration to another, because they are not organized in a Sharia-compliant manner under a conquering Muslim banner. Yes.
He says: May Allah reward you. Some people say that demonstrations against disbelieving rulers are permissible, because it is permissible to rise up against a disbeliever.
Answer:
If demonstrations lead to harm, destruction, killing, shedding of blood, and loss of security, they are not permissible. Rising up against disbelieving rulers is not done through demonstrations.
It is done through jihad in the path of Allah under a Muslim banner that leads them to fight the disbelievers, just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions did, fighting the disbelievers with armies under organized banners. As for these demonstrations, they do not bring anything but harm. They do not bring good; rather, they are a cause of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and produce nothing, as you know now. Have these demonstrations produced any good? They have not produced any good, and they do not end from one demonstration to another, because they are not organized in a Sharia-compliant manner under a conquering Muslim banner. Yes.
Source
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