Is it permissible for Muslims in China to enter parliament in order to protect the rights of Chinese Muslims?
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The questioner : There is also a question for you, and we hope for your generosity, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed, the questions are endless, may Allah reward you, please go ahead.
The questioner : He says that communism in China has also begun to decline, just as it did in the Soviet Union.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : And there is a trend to replace it with democracy.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And consequently, the National Assembly or parliament.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So, in their case in China, is it permissible for some Muslims to enter parliament to protect the rights of, I mean, Chinese Muslims?
The Shaykh : We do not advise a Muslim in the Arab countries, which are governed by a system or constitution that states in its preamble that Islam is what? The primary reference, that is what they say, and their rulers are Muslims, not disbelievers or atheists, and yet we advise that no young Muslim should enter any Arab parliament, because he cannot accomplish anything, because the vast majority are driven by, if you like, whips, or if you like, votes, do you understand?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the foreigners and non-Arabs, they cannot accomplish anything. On the contrary, they may lose much of their morals and the traditions of their religion. Therefore, we do not advise it, especially in non-Arab countries governed by disbelieving governments that do not recognize Islam, not even by name. We do not advise it at all. But we advise them to unite and to cooperate in righteousness and piety, and not to cooperate in sin and aggression. Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You, I bear witness that there is no god but You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You. And we seek forgiveness from Allah. Welcome, may you be safe with Allah.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed, the questions are endless, may Allah reward you, please go ahead.
The questioner : He says that communism in China has also begun to decline, just as it did in the Soviet Union.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : And there is a trend to replace it with democracy.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And consequently, the National Assembly or parliament.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So, in their case in China, is it permissible for some Muslims to enter parliament to protect the rights of, I mean, Chinese Muslims?
The Shaykh : We do not advise a Muslim in the Arab countries, which are governed by a system or constitution that states in its preamble that Islam is what? The primary reference, that is what they say, and their rulers are Muslims, not disbelievers or atheists, and yet we advise that no young Muslim should enter any Arab parliament, because he cannot accomplish anything, because the vast majority are driven by, if you like, whips, or if you like, votes, do you understand?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the foreigners and non-Arabs, they cannot accomplish anything. On the contrary, they may lose much of their morals and the traditions of their religion. Therefore, we do not advise it, especially in non-Arab countries governed by disbelieving governments that do not recognize Islam, not even by name. We do not advise it at all. But we advise them to unite and to cooperate in righteousness and piety, and not to cooperate in sin and aggression. Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You, I bear witness that there is no god but You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You. And we seek forgiveness from Allah. Welcome, may you be safe with Allah.
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