The Ruling on Campaigns to Defend the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
He says: We find that some righteous people conduct campaigns called "Campaigns to Defend the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)" in response to disbelievers who make errors and act badly toward him. What is the ruling on these campaigns?
Answer:
What kind of campaigns are these? I do not know of these campaigns. Are they campaigns of speech and explaining the Sunnah and refuting doubts, or are they campaigns of hand and fighting? This is like what we mentioned: this must be from the rulers and must be under Islamic protection. As for defending by speech, for one who is skilled in this, he must defend the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), refute the doubts they raise, and dismantle them. This is our obligation. But, O brothers, defending the Messenger is not enough; it is necessary to follow him, it is necessary to follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for us defending him while falling short in following him, this is not appropriate.
He says: We find that some righteous people conduct campaigns called "Campaigns to Defend the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)" in response to disbelievers who make errors and act badly toward him. What is the ruling on these campaigns?
Answer:
What kind of campaigns are these? I do not know of these campaigns. Are they campaigns of speech and explaining the Sunnah and refuting doubts, or are they campaigns of hand and fighting? This is like what we mentioned: this must be from the rulers and must be under Islamic protection. As for defending by speech, for one who is skilled in this, he must defend the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), refute the doubts they raise, and dismantle them. This is our obligation. But, O brothers, defending the Messenger is not enough; it is necessary to follow him, it is necessary to follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for us defending him while falling short in following him, this is not appropriate.
Source
حقوق النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم — alfawzan.live (45:45)
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