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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on the Saying "The End Justifies the Means"

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Question:
What is the ruling on the saying "The end justifies the means"?

Answer:
If the end is good, then if the end is good, it justifies the means; because that without which an obligatory act cannot be completed is itself obligatory. As for if the end is forbidden, then the means to it are forbidden. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/218 — archive.org (14:16)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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