What is the ruling on Muslims entering the Council of the Nation?
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The questioner : And what is the ruling on Muslims entering the councils of the nation?
The Shaykh : The Muslim nation, or the existing nations?
The questioner : The existing nations.
The Shaykh : In the Muslim nation, it should be composed only of righteous people, because this council is a council of... It should contain the elite of the nation in terms of religion, opinion, and knowledge. But today, unfortunately, the good and the bad are mixed together. These councils and parliaments are all foreign methods. When the Muslim state is established—and may that be soon—all these matters will change, and there will no longer be councils called parliaments with an electoral system, where votes are bought with money, dirhams, and dinars. All of this will become a thing of the past. Our master 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) rebuked Abu Musa al-Ash'ari because he appointed a Christian as his scribe. Just a scribe, like any other employee. He said: "Did you not find among the Muslims someone who could suffice you for him?"
The Shaykh : The Muslim nation, or the existing nations?
The questioner : The existing nations.
The Shaykh : In the Muslim nation, it should be composed only of righteous people, because this council is a council of... It should contain the elite of the nation in terms of religion, opinion, and knowledge. But today, unfortunately, the good and the bad are mixed together. These councils and parliaments are all foreign methods. When the Muslim state is established—and may that be soon—all these matters will change, and there will no longer be councils called parliaments with an electoral system, where votes are bought with money, dirhams, and dinars. All of this will become a thing of the past. Our master 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) rebuked Abu Musa al-Ash'ari because he appointed a Christian as his scribe. Just a scribe, like any other employee. He said: "Did you not find among the Muslims someone who could suffice you for him?"
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