The Ruling on Spreading Calls for Demonstrations
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Question:
He brings up something from social media. The call to demand, for example, rights on such-and-such a day. So what is the ruling on the scene of this message?
Answer:
The answer has already been given that demanding rights through demonstrations and publicizing them is not permissible, because this is a cause of evil for the Muslim community, and it involves destruction, and it may lead to killing, destruction of property, and fires. This is a matter that is not permissible, and this is not part of the system of the Muslims. There are safe and lawful ways to demand rights.
He brings up something from social media. The call to demand, for example, rights on such-and-such a day. So what is the ruling on the scene of this message?
Answer:
The answer has already been given that demanding rights through demonstrations and publicizing them is not permissible, because this is a cause of evil for the Muslim community, and it involves destruction, and it may lead to killing, destruction of property, and fires. This is a matter that is not permissible, and this is not part of the system of the Muslims. There are safe and lawful ways to demand rights.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 08- — archive.org (43:11)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.