If one leaves the position of authority to another, and then learns that the one who will be appointed is not qualified for it, is he entitled to request it?
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The questioner : Shaykh, for example, if a person did not request the position of authority and left it to others, but the one who holds it is a man not qualified for it, and he is an open sinner... is he entitled to request it?
The Shaykh : Yes, if he knows that someone who is not qualified for it has been nominated, and that this will inevitably happen unless he takes it on himself, then we might say that he should request it to avert the evil of this, not to seek his own benefit. In that case, there is no blame on him.
The Shaykh : Yes, if he knows that someone who is not qualified for it has been nominated, and that this will inevitably happen unless he takes it on himself, then we might say that he should request it to avert the evil of this, not to seek his own benefit. In that case, there is no blame on him.