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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Guidance for those who exploit wrongdoings to incite the common people against the rulers

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Question:
The questioner says: May Allah reward you. There are those who exploit the existence of certain wrongdoings, such as tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment), exposing the body, and free mixing of men and women, to incite the common people against the rulers. What is the guidance of Your Eminence?

Answer:
Yes, there is exposing the body here, there is riba (usury or interest) here, there are sins here, and the rulers are unable to guide the people; they are unable to guide the people. But we say that the rulers are falling short in that they have not exercised full authority over the people and prevented these things, even though they are capable of doing so. In this regard, they are certainly falling short.
But we do not use this to expose them before the people, in forums, or in sermons. We do not expose the rulers, belittle them, or incite people against them. This is not permissible. Rather, we go to them and advise them privately, between ourselves and them. This is not advice if you stand on a pulpit, or by a tape recorder, and attack the rulers and criticize them. This accomplishes nothing; it only increases evil. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 06 من 76/شرح فتح المجيد لشرح كتاب التوحيد/خلق الجن والإنس/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (56:42)

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