The Ruling on Sit-Ins and Demonstrations

The questioner:
The questioner says: What is the ruling on demonstrations and protests, and do they have any basis in the religion? Some scholars have issued a fatwa stating that they are among the greatest forms of jihad in the path of Allah, and that they remove oppression.

The Shaykh:
This is something that Islam forbids because of the disobedience to the authority contained in it, the chaos contained in it, the shedding of blood contained in it, and the destruction contained in it. It contains harms and is in no way part of the religion of Islam. This is a system of the earth; it is a system of non-Muslims. As for Muslims, they must adhere to calmness and tranquility and resolve problems according to the Shari'ah, not through demonstrations. Yes. Yes. As for whoever performs Hajj from the people of Makkah to someone else, or whoever performs Hajj from the people of Makkah or others, if he wants to travel after Hajj, he must perform the farewell tawaf. Yes.