A word on the ruling of political work before being prepared for it.
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The Shaykh : They apply and enforce them in the Islamic lands; so if any individual or any group wants to engage in political work within these methodologies and man-made laws, there is no doubt that the outcome of that matter will be loss, and the result for the workers will be that they return in retreat, just as their predecessors returned before them. Therefore, I do not support this political work; not because it is not necessary, but because it is premature.
Perhaps among the things I can mention is that one of the warnings indicating the truth and the danger of political work before being prepared for it is that I recall, if I am not mistaken, that the book or the message referred to explicitly stated that Muslims in this time must be lenient in committing some of what is forbidden by the Shari'ah until they are able to achieve the desired goal of establishing the Islamic society. I am mentioning this; do you remember it with me, or do you correct my memory? Is there anyone who remembers?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : A gesture.
The Shaykh : Ah, so we ask: how does this align with the Shari'ah, which we mentioned earlier in a verse that the common person and the specialists among the scholars share in knowing? It is His saying, the Exalted:[Muhammad 47:7]; will Allah's victory for us be by us making permissible some of the prohibitions of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, or will it be by our mindfulness of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, so that we deserve victory from Allah? Thus, we can say here and take as an example the saying of the well-known poet:
"Sa'd drove them in, and Sa'd was wrapped up *** This is not, O Sa'd, how camels are driven in."
It is not permissible to launch into political work and open the door to calling for political work by explicitly stating that it is necessary to commit some of what is forbidden so that economic and social work and the like can launch; whereas the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly stated in some authentic hadiths when he addressed the people saying:. The message says: it is necessary to look away from some of what is forbidden and commit it so that we become materially strong, otherwise we will be lagging behind the pace of the present age.
This is what comes to my mind in answer to such a question.
Perhaps among the things I can mention is that one of the warnings indicating the truth and the danger of political work before being prepared for it is that I recall, if I am not mistaken, that the book or the message referred to explicitly stated that Muslims in this time must be lenient in committing some of what is forbidden by the Shari'ah until they are able to achieve the desired goal of establishing the Islamic society. I am mentioning this; do you remember it with me, or do you correct my memory? Is there anyone who remembers?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : A gesture.
The Shaykh : Ah, so we ask: how does this align with the Shari'ah, which we mentioned earlier in a verse that the common person and the specialists among the scholars share in knowing? It is His saying, the Exalted:
if you support Allah, He will support you
إِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنْصُرْكُمْ"Sa'd drove them in, and Sa'd was wrapped up *** This is not, O Sa'd, how camels are driven in."
It is not permissible to launch into political work and open the door to calling for political work by explicitly stating that it is necessary to commit some of what is forbidden so that economic and social work and the like can launch; whereas the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explicitly stated in some authentic hadiths when he addressed the people saying:
O people, fear Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and be excellent in your seeking; for what is with Allah is not attained through what is forbidden. Indeed, a soul will not die until it completes its provision and its term; so be excellent in your seeking; for what is with Allah is not attained through what is forbidden.
يا أيها الناس ، اتقوا الله - عز وجل - وأجملوا في الطَّلب ؛ فإن ما عند الله لا يُنال بالحرام ، إنَّ نفسًا لن تموتَ حتى تستكمِلَ رزقها وأجلها ؛ فأجمِلُوا في الطَّلب ؛ فإن ما عند الله لا يُنال بالحرامThis is what comes to my mind in answer to such a question.
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