Is voting obligatory?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : I apologize, the phone was... the line got cut. I called you a little while ago.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : I was told that you said that going to the elections is obligatory to repel the lesser of two harms.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And is it obligatory to go to the elections, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it obligatory to go to the elections?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Amen, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : My brother, what is the meaning of the question? You are saying, "I was told so," and I am telling you, yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the meaning of repeating the question?
The questioner : Yes, it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory on the basis of choosing the lesser of two harms.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is this the current situation, or the appropriate place in which to put the man who wants to...
The Shaykh : My brother, you are not the one placing him in that position; he placed himself there, but you choose the one who is less evil than the others.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : I apologize, the phone was... the line got cut. I called you a little while ago.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : I was told that you said that going to the elections is obligatory to repel the lesser of two harms.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And is it obligatory to go to the elections, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it obligatory to go to the elections?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Amen, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : My brother, what is the meaning of the question? You are saying, "I was told so," and I am telling you, yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the meaning of repeating the question?
The questioner : Yes, it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory on the basis of choosing the lesser of two harms.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is this the current situation, or the appropriate place in which to put the man who wants to...
The Shaykh : My brother, you are not the one placing him in that position; he placed himself there, but you choose the one who is less evil than the others.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
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