A Response to the Opinion of 'Ali ibn al-Hajj on the Means of Governance
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The questioner : The point mentioned by our brother 'Ali ibn al-Hajj, may Allah reward him with all good, in this topic is that it is permissible for Muslims to adopt certain means, or some means, to reach governance other than the means of da'wah (calling others to Islam), and so on, as you mentioned previously in other places on this topic. It seems to our brother 'Ali that there are means, such as strikes and the parliamentary route, and so on. He cited the incident of the Trench as evidence for this, stating that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was advised by some of the Companions, specifically Salman, to dig a trench around Madinah, he used this matter as evidence, as if he is basing his argument on this. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace. Yes. Abu.
The questioner : This was the opinion of our brother 'Ali ibn al-Hajj, so I do not know if you have a response to this statement.
The Shaykh : A response? Or did you not notice it clearly?
The presenter : Shaykh, if you could repeat, Shaykh, two points. We are behind you. We have a second point, so if you could repeat the three points so that we can catch up.
The Shaykh : We answered the questioner that it is permissible to adopt means that originate from the disbelievers, subject to two conditions. The first condition is that they must not be a substitute for a prescribed means, and the second condition is that they must not be a symbol of the disbelievers. Is the answer clear? Do you have any observation to share?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with all good. The matters are clear.
The Shaykh : Did you record it?
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Are there any other questions?
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace. Yes. Abu.
The questioner : This was the opinion of our brother 'Ali ibn al-Hajj, so I do not know if you have a response to this statement.
The Shaykh : A response? Or did you not notice it clearly?
The presenter : Shaykh, if you could repeat, Shaykh, two points. We are behind you. We have a second point, so if you could repeat the three points so that we can catch up.
The Shaykh : We answered the questioner that it is permissible to adopt means that originate from the disbelievers, subject to two conditions. The first condition is that they must not be a substitute for a prescribed means, and the second condition is that they must not be a symbol of the disbelievers. Is the answer clear? Do you have any observation to share?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with all good. The matters are clear.
The Shaykh : Did you record it?
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Are there any other questions?
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1320 — d3watuna.com (3:57)
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