Is it permissible for the people of a small village to appoint an amir to whom they refer for organizing gatherings and scholarly lessons?
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The questioner : Regarding the small village, is it permissible to appoint an amir to whom they refer for organizing gatherings and scholarly lessons?
The Shaykh : Regarding the organization of gatherings and scholarly lessons, if that is the case, the answer is: Yes. But if the question is turned into political organization, that is not permissible.
The questioner : And he would be an ordinary amir.
The Shaykh : Listen, O Shaykh, may Allah guide you. You asked and I answered you; did you hear the answer?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : It is permissible for him to be the one to whom they refer for organizing gatherings, not political affairs.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : It is permissible to refer to him for organizing the scholarly gatherings, not political things, for example.
The Shaykh : Yes, not political organization.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, now what else do you have?
The questioner : I want to know if he is called an ordinary amir, or does this contradict the explicit text of the Prophet’s hadith?
The Shaykh : No, this is like a company president or a company manager; this is not an amir who must be obeyed.
The Shaykh : Regarding the organization of gatherings and scholarly lessons, if that is the case, the answer is: Yes. But if the question is turned into political organization, that is not permissible.
The questioner : And he would be an ordinary amir.
The Shaykh : Listen, O Shaykh, may Allah guide you. You asked and I answered you; did you hear the answer?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : It is permissible for him to be the one to whom they refer for organizing gatherings, not political affairs.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : It is permissible to refer to him for organizing the scholarly gatherings, not political things, for example.
The Shaykh : Yes, not political organization.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, now what else do you have?
The questioner : I want to know if he is called an ordinary amir, or does this contradict the explicit text of the Prophet’s hadith?
The Shaykh : No, this is like a company president or a company manager; this is not an amir who must be obeyed.
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