Why do you not establish the proof against these rulers? And the Shaykh’s clarification that rebelling against these rulers is not in the interest of the Muslims

The questioner : O Your Eminence.

The Shaykh : Why do you not establish the proof against these rulers?

The Shaykh : Why?

The questioner : Why do you not establish the proof?

The Shaykh : Ah, we Muslims, and this is a reality that we must also be aware of: our problem among ourselves, between one another, is greater than our problem with our rulers. Therefore, those closest to us are more deserving of kindness. Then, our call is a general one that includes every Muslim on the face of the earth, and it is not possible for every Muslim to confront every individual among the Muslims, whether they are rulers or the ruled. Rather, it is incumbent upon him to call to the Book and the Sunnah with wisdom and good exhortation. Regarding a question like this, I say frankly that it is not asked of every caller to Islam or every student of knowledge, but rather of one who has circumstances that give him contact with some of these heads or these rulers. There is no doubt that such a person must clarify the ruling of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) regarding the violations of the Shari'ah in which they are engaged. In my opinion, there are many of our brother callers who have connections with some of the rulers, and they have clarified the ruling of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but they continue to proceed in their misguidance and remain submerged in it. This returns to one of the two matters I mentioned previously and just now: either, may Allah forbid, their disbelief is in their hearts, or their disbelief is practical. In the first case: if such heart-based disbelief were clarified to us, then many of the enthusiastic youth would begin to call for rebellion against these rulers without first providing the details, and secondly, with the details I mentioned, we say that this rebellion is not in the interest of the Muslims.