Is it permissible to enter legislative parliaments under the pretext of reforming the affairs of creation?
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The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Welcome, may Allah keep you well.
The Shaykh : How are you? Once again, praise be to Allah for your safe return.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And I congratulate you on your safe arrival on one hand, and on your escape from your disbelieving, sinful country on the other hand. There is no power or might except by Allah. Ah, what are the news in Kuwait?
The questioner : By Allah, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Are things stable, if Allah wills?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : And are the classes and mosques full?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : But there is a question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : This is the National Assembly. How many from the Muslim Brotherhood entered it? And some of the Salafis say: We want to enter so we can reform, and so we can have a strong presence in the country.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And there are people from the Brotherhood in the National Assembly, and of course others besides them. And by Allah, there are people in the National Assembly, O Shaykh, who are more senior than the Muslim Brotherhood. We are reforming and we are stopping this current; we stop it as much as we can. It is better than leaving it to them and taking the flag.
The Shaykh : I mean, the one who wants to reform.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Excuse me. The one who wants to reform, if first: he is a scholar, a scholar of the Book and the Sunnah, and secondly: he is righteous, seeking nothing but the Hereafter, and thirdly and finally: he is a man of resolve, determination, and strength, then he should perform this obligation. But if one of these conditions is lacking, the matter will turn around and weaken, and perhaps he will be influenced by them.
The questioner : O our Shaykh, may Allah benefit us with you...
The Shaykh : I did not understand. I did not understand your last statement. You are saying: "But," and this is called in language a correction (istidrak). What are you correcting in my statement?
The questioner : I tell you: When they entered the National Assembly, may you live long, we do not have Sharia in Kuwait, we have a constitution. And the constitution, may you live long, the one who entered the National Assembly swears that he will not violate the constitution. He swears that he will not violate the government's constitution.
The Shaykh : Even the Islamists?
The questioner: Huh?
The Shaykh : Even the Islamists?
The questioner : Yes? How so, even the Islamists?
Another questioner : I mean, every member, even from the Islamists, they swear?
The questioner : Even from the Islamists, they swear.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But he says to you: We swear, and we change the evil to the best of our ability, meaning like reducing the sale of intoxicants, meaning a corruption that we want to stop.
The Shaykh : Did he mention the parliament in his first statement? I am listening to it.
The questioner : The National Assembly, that is the parliament.
The Shaykh : I understand. Did he mention it in his first statement? Hmm, no, this is not permissible.
The questioner : Welcome, may Allah keep you well.
The Shaykh : How are you? Once again, praise be to Allah for your safe return.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And I congratulate you on your safe arrival on one hand, and on your escape from your disbelieving, sinful country on the other hand. There is no power or might except by Allah. Ah, what are the news in Kuwait?
The questioner : By Allah, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Are things stable, if Allah wills?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : And are the classes and mosques full?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : But there is a question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : This is the National Assembly. How many from the Muslim Brotherhood entered it? And some of the Salafis say: We want to enter so we can reform, and so we can have a strong presence in the country.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And there are people from the Brotherhood in the National Assembly, and of course others besides them. And by Allah, there are people in the National Assembly, O Shaykh, who are more senior than the Muslim Brotherhood. We are reforming and we are stopping this current; we stop it as much as we can. It is better than leaving it to them and taking the flag.
The Shaykh : I mean, the one who wants to reform.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Excuse me. The one who wants to reform, if first: he is a scholar, a scholar of the Book and the Sunnah, and secondly: he is righteous, seeking nothing but the Hereafter, and thirdly and finally: he is a man of resolve, determination, and strength, then he should perform this obligation. But if one of these conditions is lacking, the matter will turn around and weaken, and perhaps he will be influenced by them.
The questioner : O our Shaykh, may Allah benefit us with you...
The Shaykh : I did not understand. I did not understand your last statement. You are saying: "But," and this is called in language a correction (istidrak). What are you correcting in my statement?
The questioner : I tell you: When they entered the National Assembly, may you live long, we do not have Sharia in Kuwait, we have a constitution. And the constitution, may you live long, the one who entered the National Assembly swears that he will not violate the constitution. He swears that he will not violate the government's constitution.
The Shaykh : Even the Islamists?
The questioner: Huh?
The Shaykh : Even the Islamists?
The questioner : Yes? How so, even the Islamists?
Another questioner : I mean, every member, even from the Islamists, they swear?
The questioner : Even from the Islamists, they swear.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But he says to you: We swear, and we change the evil to the best of our ability, meaning like reducing the sale of intoxicants, meaning a corruption that we want to stop.
The Shaykh : Did he mention the parliament in his first statement? I am listening to it.
The questioner : The National Assembly, that is the parliament.
The Shaykh : I understand. Did he mention it in his first statement? Hmm, no, this is not permissible.
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