The Ruling on Backbiting the One in Authority
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Question:
This is a question that says: We have heard from many of the precise scholars that backbiting the one in authority, and this includes rumors and lies, is among the greatest of sins. How do you clarify this, Your Eminence (may Allah preserve you)?
Answer:
Backbiting the one in authority is the methodology of the Khawarij, who are more harmful to the Muslim community than others. One should pray for the one in authority for success and guidance, and offer sincere advice privately. If any of you wishes to advise the one in authority, let him take his hand and change his behavior. If he accepts it, praise be to Allah; otherwise, his conscience is clear. Yes.
This is a question that says: We have heard from many of the precise scholars that backbiting the one in authority, and this includes rumors and lies, is among the greatest of sins. How do you clarify this, Your Eminence (may Allah preserve you)?
Answer:
Backbiting the one in authority is the methodology of the Khawarij, who are more harmful to the Muslim community than others. One should pray for the one in authority for success and guidance, and offer sincere advice privately. If any of you wishes to advise the one in authority, let him take his hand and change his behavior. If he accepts it, praise be to Allah; otherwise, his conscience is clear. Yes.
Source
حكم غيبة ولي الأمر — alfawzan.live
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