Some people claim that you hold elections to be permissible. What is your guidance on this matter?
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Question:
Some students claim that you hold municipal elections and presidential elections by the general populace to be permissible. We have been asked about this by some of your admirers from outside this country. What is your guidance in clarifying this matter?
Answer:
Lying is rampant today and cheap. Everyone spreads the rumor that so-and-so said this or that. They answer a fatwa that I said with my voice, or with my handwriting and signature. As for the lies and claims, I do not recall ever issuing a fatwa on elections, nor did I engage in them, nor do I have any involvement in them.
Some students claim that you hold municipal elections and presidential elections by the general populace to be permissible. We have been asked about this by some of your admirers from outside this country. What is your guidance in clarifying this matter?
Answer:
Lying is rampant today and cheap. Everyone spreads the rumor that so-and-so said this or that. They answer a fatwa that I said with my voice, or with my handwriting and signature. As for the lies and claims, I do not recall ever issuing a fatwa on elections, nor did I engage in them, nor do I have any involvement in them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 183 - يتناقل البعض أنكم تقولون بجواز الانتخابات فما توجيهكم لهذه المسألة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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