The harms of entering parliament.

Al-Halali: You previously said a word we heard from you long ago, that these people enter to change, but they end up being changed.

The Shaykh : They get changed. This is observable. Some of our brothers in Kuwait entered with beards and left without beards. They wore Arab clothes and then adopted Western styles.
Abu Layla : Do you remember, Shaykh, that engineer with the long beard who entered parliament in 1990? He looked like a farmer. When I told him, "What a beard, by Allah's will..." I saw him a few days ago, and it was as if it were him, but his beard, Shaykh, is light now; it is no longer the magnificent, broad beard.
Al-Halali: And he wore a suit and a tie, and took off the thobe.
Abu Layla : What is his name?
Al-Halali: Muhammad 'Alaunah.

The Shaykh : Where did you see this?
Abu Layla : I saw it on the television a few days ago.

The Shaykh : No, you are speaking as if I know him.
Abu Layla : You saw him, Shaykh, as if you saw him in a newspaper.

The Shaykh : These are many examples, unfortunately.
Abu Layla : When I saw him, I remembered the words ofThe Shaykh : .

The Shaykh : Now, look at the individuals entering parliament from among the Islamists, without specifying who they are. They do not enter wearing Islamic clothing at all. They consider these ties to be necessary, meaning they must wear them to keep up with the times. They want to attract people to them. If the situation reverses, they will be attracted to the others. May Allah help us.
Abu Layla : Shaykh, apply this to one of our brothers who once debated one of the men of the Tabligh group, who are veterans among them. He said to him, "If you went to a place where there is a grave and you saw people circumambulating it, what would you do?" He said, "I would circumambulate with them so that I can blend in with them, and then I would tell them that this is not permissible, that this is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and so on." So, Shaykh, can this be compared to wearing these ties? That is, let us now walk with them and then...?

The Shaykh : I hope the matter is so, but the matter is more serious. However, they consider these to be customs and sunnah (recommended practices), and the matter is broad in their view. We are strict because this Tablighi person you are pointing to denies it, but he imagines that participating in their misguidance is the way to attract them. These people, out of their ignorance, Allah the Exalted raised the Muslim community in the person of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) when He addressed him in the Qur'an: This is a severe threat and warning, but not for the Messenger himself, rather for people like these who think that leaning toward these people will attract them to them. The opposite is the case. So I say there is a difference between this example and changing one's attire, because they see nothing wrong with this change. As for circumambulating a grave, they see it as an abomination. So there is a great difference. You will not find anyone among the Muslim Brothers, except very rarely, who has knowledge of the Sunnah and correct Islamic culture and is convinced that he will not wear a tie and will be distinguished among the Muslim Brothers. These are individuals who can be counted on one's fingers. Among them wasThe Shaykh : Abdullah 'Azzam.
Al-Halali: Now in parliament, Dr. Hammam Sa'id is in Arab dress.

The Shaykh : I am saying that there are individuals who can be counted on one's fingers, like Nawfal. What is his name? Ahmad Nawfal, I think he does not wear a tie.
Abu Layla : It seems, Shaykh, that he does wear one.

The Shaykh : We seek help from Allah.