The ruling on leaving off the prohibition of evil if a greater evil results from it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a greater evil results from it, is the prohibition of evil left off in this case?
Answer:
Yes, the principle is to ward off the greater of two evils by committing the lesser. So if the prohibition of evil is followed by a greater evil, or even an equal evil, it is not prohibited, because there is no benefit in prohibiting it. Yes. However, if the evil is reduced or removed, this is what is commanded. If it is reduced or removed, it is obligatory. But if it is not removed, and is instead followed by a greater evil, people sometimes say that prohibiting the evil is itself an evil in such a case. Prohibiting the evil becomes an evil in such a case if it is followed by a greater or equal evil.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a greater evil results from it, is the prohibition of evil left off in this case?
Answer:
Yes, the principle is to ward off the greater of two evils by committing the lesser. So if the prohibition of evil is followed by a greater evil, or even an equal evil, it is not prohibited, because there is no benefit in prohibiting it. Yes. However, if the evil is reduced or removed, this is what is commanded. If it is reduced or removed, it is obligatory. But if it is not removed, and is instead followed by a greater evil, people sometimes say that prohibiting the evil is itself an evil in such a case. Prohibiting the evil becomes an evil in such a case if it is followed by a greater or equal evil.
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