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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Forcing the Change of the Mosque's Imam

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Question:
He says: An imam and preacher in a mosque, who is the author of a distorted book, misleads the youth regarding the bloody jihad operations. An imam and mosque preacher, the author of a distorted book, misleads the youth regarding the bloody jihad operations. The people of the neighborhood do not want him, and they do not want him to write the appointment as imam, and they are asking: Do we change him by force and challenge him until he writes the mosque?

Answer:
No, this is not permissible. Changing him by force is not permissible. The responsible party, the government authority responsible for mosques, is the one who changes him. As for you changing him by force, he may overpower you or bring someone to help you against you, so force is not appropriate in this. Force is for the rulers; you do not have force. You should complete the matter with reform and advice. If that does not work, pray with someone else in other mosques. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14 من 25|دروس التفسير في الحرم المكي|تفسير سورة النساء|077-082|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:50)

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