Is it obligatory for students of knowledge to enjoin good and forbid evil toward the rulers if something wrong occurs, or is this limited to the scholars?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it obligatory for beginner students of knowledge or for the common people to enjoin good and forbid evil toward the rulers if something wrong occurs, or is this limited to the scholars? And how is one’s conscience cleared in this matter?

Answer:
Enjoining good and forbidding evil toward the rulers—how is this done? It is advising the rulers. It is obligatory to advise the rulers. The religion is advice. We asked: To whom? He said: To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their common people. Advice is not backbiting. One advises them by enjoining good and forbidding evil in gatherings. One conveys this either directly to those who can, or by writing to them, or by instructing someone who has contact with them to convey this matter to them. Yes.