Defending the religion with a wicked man and its relation to enjoining good and forbidding evil
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The questioner:
This questioner says: “Allah supports this religion through the wicked man. How is this possible, when we are required to enjoin good and forbid evil?”
The Shaykh:
This religion is supported by the permission of Allah. It may be supported by a wicked man. Allah has made some of the wicked support this religion if there is no one from the people of righteousness and uprightness to support it. Allah may appoint some of the wicked to support it, for Allah does not let His religion be lost, ever. Allah does not let His religion be lost. Yes.
The questioner:
This questioner asks: Is it permissible?
The Shaykh:
No, the term "fasiq" (open sinner) does not mean a disbeliever. It refers to a Muslim who commits sins, or to the condition that the one who enjoins good and forbids evil must be free from sin, meaning he makes no mistakes and commits no sins.
This questioner says: “Allah supports this religion through the wicked man. How is this possible, when we are required to enjoin good and forbid evil?”
The Shaykh:
This religion is supported by the permission of Allah. It may be supported by a wicked man. Allah has made some of the wicked support this religion if there is no one from the people of righteousness and uprightness to support it. Allah may appoint some of the wicked to support it, for Allah does not let His religion be lost, ever. Allah does not let His religion be lost. Yes.
The questioner:
This questioner asks: Is it permissible?
The Shaykh:
No, the term "fasiq" (open sinner) does not mean a disbeliever. It refers to a Muslim who commits sins, or to the condition that the one who enjoins good and forbids evil must be free from sin, meaning he makes no mistakes and commits no sins.
Source
وجوب الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر، المقدمة — islamhouse.com (45:54)
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