Is voting in elections permissible?
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The questioner : Is voting permissible?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is voting permissible?
The Shaykh : Is voting permissible?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If there are different parties, some Islamic and some not, then voting is permissible. Not because voting or elections are a legitimate means, but because voting is permissible in order to repel the greater evil with the lesser evil. Listen, O Shaykh, let us see if our brother understood my answer or not. Did you understand the answer?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And I add clarification: we do not advise a Muslim to nominate himself to be a member of parliament, because in terms of the outcome and the ending, deeds are judged by their endings, he will end up being a deputy instead of being a representative.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is voting permissible?
The Shaykh : Is voting permissible?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If there are different parties, some Islamic and some not, then voting is permissible. Not because voting or elections are a legitimate means, but because voting is permissible in order to repel the greater evil with the lesser evil. Listen, O Shaykh, let us see if our brother understood my answer or not. Did you understand the answer?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And I add clarification: we do not advise a Muslim to nominate himself to be a member of parliament, because in terms of the outcome and the ending, deeds are judged by their endings, he will end up being a deputy instead of being a representative.
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