Regarding the permissibility of sending scouts, should it be restricted to sending scouts against disbelievers?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. We said that it is derived from the hadith that it is permissible to send scouts.
The Shaykh : Permissibility of what?
The questioner : Sending scouts.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Should we not restrict this... sending scouts against disbelievers?
The Shaykh : No, it is general for anything one fears from, even from Muslims.
The questioner : One sends...
The Shaykh : Yes, anything one fears from, because there are Muslims who have weakness in their faith and commit some sins, for example, or bring harm to the society, so there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
The Shaykh : Permissibility of what?
The questioner : Sending scouts.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Should we not restrict this... sending scouts against disbelievers?
The Shaykh : No, it is general for anything one fears from, even from Muslims.
The questioner : One sends...
The Shaykh : Yes, anything one fears from, because there are Muslims who have weakness in their faith and commit some sins, for example, or bring harm to the society, so there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.