The Meaning of the Report: Whoever Does Not Care About the Affairs of the Muslims Is Not One of Them
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It is reported in a narration that whoever does not care about the affairs of the Muslims is not one of them. Is the intended meaning following the news broadcast in the media and knowing their conditions, or is another meaning intended?
Answer:
First, this hadith is not authentic; there is discussion among the scholars regarding it. Second, this is not what is meant by caring about the affairs of the Muslims. Caring about the affairs of the Muslims means resolving problems, resolving problems; merely looking at them is not caring. If he is able to resolve the problems, that is caring about the affairs of the Muslims. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It is reported in a narration that whoever does not care about the affairs of the Muslims is not one of them. Is the intended meaning following the news broadcast in the media and knowing their conditions, or is another meaning intended?
Answer:
First, this hadith is not authentic; there is discussion among the scholars regarding it. Second, this is not what is meant by caring about the affairs of the Muslims. Caring about the affairs of the Muslims means resolving problems, resolving problems; merely looking at them is not caring. If he is able to resolve the problems, that is caring about the affairs of the Muslims. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما ما أفتى به الحسن وإبراهيم النخعي ومالك في إحدى الروايتين عنه — islamhouse.com (1:03:39)
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