How do we fight those who want to destroy Islam and tear it apart?
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Question:
One of the brothers says that those who wanted to destroy Islam and tear it apart in the hearts of people in various strata have entrenched themselves in sensitive places such as the media, schools, and newspapers. And I say, why is there not a person in every institution who combats these destroyers? What is the concrete plan for that, and you are scholars of Najd who are still alive, and praise be to Allah?
Answer:
You, the questioner, are with us and with the scholars, so write to the officials, write to whom you see fit, and write to some of the scholars. Say, "I saw such and such, and I heard such and such, and the obligatory thing is such and such, and fear Allah in such and such." This is how the believer is in a position to advise and establish what he saw and witnessed. "I heard on the radio on such and such a day, and I saw on television on such and such a day and at such and such a time, and I saw in such and such a newspaper such and such." So he writes to whom he sees fit, and to whom he thinks will benefit and be useful. He says, "Not by dealing with [them directly], but to the head of the organization, to such and such a scholar, to such and such an official." All of this is among the good, beneficial ways that are useful and do not harm the writer; rather, Allah will reward him and make it a good deed for him.
The press is in the hands of the ignorant, and the radio is in the hands of the ignorant, and all the media is in the hands of the ignorant. Nothing has become corrupt; rather, all affairs have become upright. But the calamity came from what you pointed out: the presence of those who are not fit for these positions is the cause of many problems.
If the positions, jobs, and responsibilities were in the hands of the select people and the best of them, the affairs would have settled and the matters would have stabilized, as was the case in the era of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction) and in the era of many rulers who have passed away. But the conditions have changed, the alienation of Islam has become severe today, the good people have become few, and the evil people have become many.
People went to study in America and in Europe, and they brought back much evil and much affliction. They became in sensitive positions, building what they learned there and what their hearts absorbed, so great harm occurred among them. We ask Allah to guide them, rectify their hearts, and make them among the righteous, and to replace them with the righteous and the sincere, so that they establish the command of Allah and prevent evil from the Muslims.
One of the brothers says that those who wanted to destroy Islam and tear it apart in the hearts of people in various strata have entrenched themselves in sensitive places such as the media, schools, and newspapers. And I say, why is there not a person in every institution who combats these destroyers? What is the concrete plan for that, and you are scholars of Najd who are still alive, and praise be to Allah?
Answer:
You, the questioner, are with us and with the scholars, so write to the officials, write to whom you see fit, and write to some of the scholars. Say, "I saw such and such, and I heard such and such, and the obligatory thing is such and such, and fear Allah in such and such." This is how the believer is in a position to advise and establish what he saw and witnessed. "I heard on the radio on such and such a day, and I saw on television on such and such a day and at such and such a time, and I saw in such and such a newspaper such and such." So he writes to whom he sees fit, and to whom he thinks will benefit and be useful. He says, "Not by dealing with [them directly], but to the head of the organization, to such and such a scholar, to such and such an official." All of this is among the good, beneficial ways that are useful and do not harm the writer; rather, Allah will reward him and make it a good deed for him.
The press is in the hands of the ignorant, and the radio is in the hands of the ignorant, and all the media is in the hands of the ignorant. Nothing has become corrupt; rather, all affairs have become upright. But the calamity came from what you pointed out: the presence of those who are not fit for these positions is the cause of many problems.
If the positions, jobs, and responsibilities were in the hands of the select people and the best of them, the affairs would have settled and the matters would have stabilized, as was the case in the era of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction) and in the era of many rulers who have passed away. But the conditions have changed, the alienation of Islam has become severe today, the good people have become few, and the evil people have become many.
People went to study in America and in Europe, and they brought back much evil and much affliction. They became in sensitive positions, building what they learned there and what their hearts absorbed, so great harm occurred among them. We ask Allah to guide them, rectify their hearts, and make them among the righteous, and to replace them with the righteous and the sincere, so that they establish the command of Allah and prevent evil from the Muslims.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 042 كيف نحارب من يريدون تدمير الإسلام وتمزيقه؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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