Advice for those who declare the leaders and scholars of the country to be disbelievers

Question:
May Allah send you well. Your Eminence, the father, he says: What is your advice to those who declare the leaders of this country or its scholars to be disbelievers, especially since some of them are afflicted by being among our sons?

Answer:
We have known nothing but good of the leaders of this country, and praise be to Allah. We live under their shadow and their rule. We do not say that they are infallible and that no mistakes have occurred from them. Mistakes do occur from them. But we say that there is much good in them. And we ask Allah for their guidance and more of His favor. These people want to break the stick of obedience. Those who utter these statements want to break the stick of obedience and divide the Muslims; that is their aim. And I think they are driven by the disbelievers and the enemy. We warn against them; they divide our community and break the stick of obedience. We do not accept this at all. Yes, they are living now, they are living under the shadow of this government and this state, and they deny the blessing. They live under its shadow and deny the blessing. Yes.