The Ruling on Backbiting the Rulers
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Some of the young men, may Allah guide them, complain about the rulers and describe them in a certain way, and they have no respect for them. He says: We do not appreciate any of the heads of our council. He says: There is nothing there, so what do you know?
Answer:
It is not permissible to backbite the rulers of the Muslims or to speak ill of them; rather, it is obligatory to make du'a' (supplication) for them and to obey them in what is right. It is not permissible to speak ill of them because this causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and causes evil. Also, this creates enmity between the shepherd and the flock. This is considered a characteristic of the munafiq (hypocrite) and of those who say such things. He must repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If he has a sense of right and wrong and sees something that requires advice, he should advise the rulers. He should advise them. But if he sits and talks about them and considers this to be part of the religion, this is not from the religion. This is not from the religion. Speaking ill of the rulers is backbiting. It is backbiting, and indeed it is among the most severe forms of backbiting because it leads to harms. This matter is not permissible. Then we ask this poor man: Can he be fixed without rulers? I mean, if these rulers were to go, what would he do?
The rulers whom Allah has sent to the lands, by whom He preserves security, establishes the hudud (the fixed Qur'anic punishments), repels oppression, and repels the disbelievers. If they were to go, God forbid, what would happen to his state, this poor man? I mean, we hope for the removal of the blessing. We ask Allah for well-being. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Some of the young men, may Allah guide them, complain about the rulers and describe them in a certain way, and they have no respect for them. He says: We do not appreciate any of the heads of our council. He says: There is nothing there, so what do you know?
Answer:
It is not permissible to backbite the rulers of the Muslims or to speak ill of them; rather, it is obligatory to make du'a' (supplication) for them and to obey them in what is right. It is not permissible to speak ill of them because this causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and causes evil. Also, this creates enmity between the shepherd and the flock. This is considered a characteristic of the munafiq (hypocrite) and of those who say such things. He must repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If he has a sense of right and wrong and sees something that requires advice, he should advise the rulers. He should advise them. But if he sits and talks about them and considers this to be part of the religion, this is not from the religion. This is not from the religion. Speaking ill of the rulers is backbiting. It is backbiting, and indeed it is among the most severe forms of backbiting because it leads to harms. This matter is not permissible. Then we ask this poor man: Can he be fixed without rulers? I mean, if these rulers were to go, what would he do?
The rulers whom Allah has sent to the lands, by whom He preserves security, establishes the hudud (the fixed Qur'anic punishments), repels oppression, and repels the disbelievers. If they were to go, God forbid, what would happen to his state, this poor man? I mean, we hope for the removal of the blessing. We ask Allah for well-being. Yes.
Source
الكلام على ولاة أمور المسلمين — alfawzan.live
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