The scholars who do not forbid the head of state from abandoning ruling by the Book of Allah

The questioner:
There are very many of them.

The Shaykh:
Yes, may Allah guide us and you. May Allah guide us.

The questioner:
Meaning, you read the Qur'an.

The Shaykh:
Instead of this.

The questioner:
The Messenger and those who shave the beard.

The Shaykh:
Sudan is different; Sudan has something else. May Allah rectify Sudan and those other than Sudan.

The questioner:
Yes.

Another questioner:
No, it is not just from Sudan, but from the whole world.

The Shaykh:
May Allah guide us and him.

The questioner:
And another says: Are the scholars who see that the head of state does not rule by the Book of Allah and do not forbid him, are they sinful, like the scholars of Egypt, Kuwait, and the Islamic countries, and so on?

The Shaykh:
The one who is able to forbid but does not forbid is sinful, and the one who has done what is required of him is rewarded, and the one who does not forbid is sinful, whether in Egypt or elsewhere. Yes.

Another questioner:
Shaykh, there are very many who shave the beard.

The Shaykh:
May Allah guide them. No, no, no.

Another questioner:
The Qur'an and the hadiths of the Messenger.

The Shaykh:
This is greater than shaving the beard and greater than smoking; here is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). I ask Allah to have mercy on the state of the Muslims. May Allah guide everyone, may Allah guide everyone.