The authority entrusted to them in this regard is administrative management.

The questioner : May Allah preserve you. Now, you mentioned it as a condition, meaning that no matter how much one delves into the subject, it is necessary to point out that the authority which we can currently entrust to them, or in which we can entrust them, is administrative authority, if that expression is correct.

The Shaykh : And this is what we mentioned.

The questioner : And the matter is not related to reward or punishment, or as they do when they rebuke, expel, punish, and denounce.

The Shaykh : Also, among the things they do is that if they see a member of the party who has violated some of the regulations they established, they suspend him, and then either they reinstate him or they dismiss him. What does this mean? It means that they have actually established, just as legislators do, laws that they use to contradict the Shari'ah, claiming that this is in the interest of the people. And thus these Islamic party members did to their followers what rulers do to their peoples: they enact for them laws for which Allah has not sent down any authority. And Allah is the One to be sought for help.