The ruling on answering the national referendum with yes or no.
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The questioner : The question is about the charter they are currently preparing.
The Shaykh : Charter?
The questioner : The national charter, in my capacity as a Muslim.
The Shaykh : No, why did the hadith come...
The questioner : Or in my capacity as a Muslim.
The Shaykh : In my capacity.
The questioner : Or in my capacity as a Muslim.
The Shaykh : Fine, good.
The questioner : Now, this charter will be put to a referendum.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In it, a person says yes or no to the referendum.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, in my capacity as a Muslim, is it obligatory for me to refrain from participating in the referendum, or is it obligatory for me to participate in the referendum by saying no?
The Shaykh : Do you mean in answering the referendum?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Of course, it is obligatory for you. How could it not be?
The questioner : I mean, is it obligatory for me to participate in the referendum?
The Shaykh : That
The questioner : To participate in the referendum and say no.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, I told you, my brother, the correct question, as it appears to me, if my understanding is correct, is that you want to ask: Is it obligatory for me to answer with yes or no? Not to participate in the referendum.
The questioner : First, is it permissible for me to participate in the referendum before I answer?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by participating in the referendum?
The questioner : I mean this referendum is being put forward by a certain party.
The Shaykh: Okay
The questioner : Like the ruling on parliamentary elections.
The Shaykh : No problem, my brother, tell me what you mean by participating in the referendum. Are you following the referendum?
The questioner : No, I will participate with my approval or rejection of it.
The Shaykh : That is what we said. May Allah bless you. Is it obligatory for you to answer this referendum with approval or rejection?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for your question, is it obligatory for you to participate in the referendum, it is as if you are one of the members who are drafting the referendum, and that is not what you mean. If you mean, do you answer or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, I said earlier that it is obligatory for you to answer. Welcome, and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Is the answer clear? Of course, as soon as this so-called and claimed charter contains a ruling that contradicts the Shari'ah, it is not permissible for the answer to be anything other than no. And I will say in advance that there will be many violations of the Shari'ah in it.
The Shaykh : Charter?
The questioner : The national charter, in my capacity as a Muslim.
The Shaykh : No, why did the hadith come...
The questioner : Or in my capacity as a Muslim.
The Shaykh : In my capacity.
The questioner : Or in my capacity as a Muslim.
The Shaykh : Fine, good.
The questioner : Now, this charter will be put to a referendum.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In it, a person says yes or no to the referendum.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, in my capacity as a Muslim, is it obligatory for me to refrain from participating in the referendum, or is it obligatory for me to participate in the referendum by saying no?
The Shaykh : Do you mean in answering the referendum?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Of course, it is obligatory for you. How could it not be?
The questioner : I mean, is it obligatory for me to participate in the referendum?
The Shaykh : That
The questioner : To participate in the referendum and say no.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, I told you, my brother, the correct question, as it appears to me, if my understanding is correct, is that you want to ask: Is it obligatory for me to answer with yes or no? Not to participate in the referendum.
The questioner : First, is it permissible for me to participate in the referendum before I answer?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by participating in the referendum?
The questioner : I mean this referendum is being put forward by a certain party.
The Shaykh: Okay
The questioner : Like the ruling on parliamentary elections.
The Shaykh : No problem, my brother, tell me what you mean by participating in the referendum. Are you following the referendum?
The questioner : No, I will participate with my approval or rejection of it.
The Shaykh : That is what we said. May Allah bless you. Is it obligatory for you to answer this referendum with approval or rejection?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for your question, is it obligatory for you to participate in the referendum, it is as if you are one of the members who are drafting the referendum, and that is not what you mean. If you mean, do you answer or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, I said earlier that it is obligatory for you to answer. Welcome, and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Is the answer clear? Of course, as soon as this so-called and claimed charter contains a ruling that contradicts the Shari'ah, it is not permissible for the answer to be anything other than no. And I will say in advance that there will be many violations of the Shari'ah in it.
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