A Response to Those Who Declare the Rulers Disbelievers
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the response to those who say that the rulers are disbelievers because they show loyalty to the disbelievers? They cite the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:51] and they say: [Al-Ma'idah 5:51] They issue this ruling on the basis of averting harm.
The Shaykh:
Is this person qualified to issue fatwas? So that we might look into his statement and his evidence? He is not qualified to issue fatwas. And what makes him know that the rulers show loyalty to the disbelievers? What makes him know? What proves to him that the rulers show loyalty to the disbelievers? He must prove this. This is recklessness in speech and issuing fatwas without knowledge and haste. Is this speech permissible? No.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Then he judges the scholars, saying that they do not issue this ruling from the perspective of averting harm. What makes him know this? What makes him know about the scholars that they refrained from issuing the fatwa for such and such reasons? All of this is speaking about the unseen without knowledge.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the response to those who say that the rulers are disbelievers because they show loyalty to the disbelievers? They cite the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them
وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْIndeed, Allah
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَاThe Shaykh:
Is this person qualified to issue fatwas? So that we might look into his statement and his evidence? He is not qualified to issue fatwas. And what makes him know that the rulers show loyalty to the disbelievers? What makes him know? What proves to him that the rulers show loyalty to the disbelievers? He must prove this. This is recklessness in speech and issuing fatwas without knowledge and haste. Is this speech permissible? No.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Then he judges the scholars, saying that they do not issue this ruling from the perspective of averting harm. What makes him know this? What makes him know about the scholars that they refrained from issuing the fatwa for such and such reasons? All of this is speaking about the unseen without knowledge.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 29 — archive.org (59:44)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.