What is the ruling on supporting an Islamic party over a disbeliever party?
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The questioner : ... with wisdom and the word, but I ... the socialist party, is this not a party that means ... Islam and claims ... because our original position is that our stance should be clear, which is supporting Muslims ... as for the naming, the least we can say is that it is closer to Islam and Muslims and closer to adhering to Islam, whereas the socialist party is a party that means ...
The Shaykh : ... it is against Islam and has actually declared fighting Islam.
The questioner : ... Yes, exactly, we must now support strongly and clearly. We are now with the North against what is called the South to unify Yemen, whereas now Yemen is actually fragmented by the existence of two leaderships.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... So I do not know whether ...
The Shaykh : ... May Allah reward you, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this statement, especially if we remember the jurisprudential maxim that says, "When a Muslim falls between two calamities, it is obligatory for him to choose the one with less harm." There is no doubt that the one with less harm is the first ruler, whatever his name is, Ali.
The questioner : ... Ali Saleh.
The Shaykh : ... Ali, and although we did not know of his declaration of ruling by what Allah has revealed, or at least ...
The Shaykh : ... it is against Islam and has actually declared fighting Islam.
The questioner : ... Yes, exactly, we must now support strongly and clearly. We are now with the North against what is called the South to unify Yemen, whereas now Yemen is actually fragmented by the existence of two leaderships.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... So I do not know whether ...
The Shaykh : ... May Allah reward you, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this statement, especially if we remember the jurisprudential maxim that says, "When a Muslim falls between two calamities, it is obligatory for him to choose the one with less harm." There is no doubt that the one with less harm is the first ruler, whatever his name is, Ali.
The questioner : ... Ali Saleh.
The Shaykh : ... Ali, and although we did not know of his declaration of ruling by what Allah has revealed, or at least ...
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