What is the role of scholars in achieving security in societies?
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Question:
What is the role of scholars in achieving security? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The role of scholars is to guide people to good, to direct them to good, to teach people what Allah has made obligatory upon them, and to warn them against what Allah has forbidden.
The role of those in authority is to enforce this. Those in authority, namely the rulers, must enforce this, and the ruler must enforce this when a matter is brought to him.
It is the duty of scholars and callers to Allah to guide people to good, to call people to what Allah has made obligatory, and to warn them against what Allah has forbidden; and through this, security is achieved. Through the fear of Allah and obedience to Allah, security is achieved. Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Nur: 55], and He the Exalted said: [Al-Hajj 22:40] those whom We have established in the land establish prayer, give zakah, enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong, and to Allah belongs the outcome of all matters [Surat al-Hajj: 40-41], and He the Exalted said: [Al-An'am 6:82] meaning: by shirk [Surat al-An'am: 82].
So through obedience to Allah and His Messenger, carrying out the command of Allah, enforcing the truth upon people by those in authority, and spreading knowledge and da'wah by the scholars; through all of this, the servants attain great good, happiness in this world and the Hereafter, and immediate and ultimate security.
We ask Allah to guide the Muslims to what pleases Him, to reform the scholars, the rulers, and all the Muslims, and to guide them to good.
What is the role of scholars in achieving security? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The role of scholars is to guide people to good, to direct them to good, to teach people what Allah has made obligatory upon them, and to warn them against what Allah has forbidden.
The role of those in authority is to enforce this. Those in authority, namely the rulers, must enforce this, and the ruler must enforce this when a matter is brought to him.
It is the duty of scholars and callers to Allah to guide people to good, to call people to what Allah has made obligatory, and to warn them against what Allah has forbidden; and through this, security is achieved. Through the fear of Allah and obedience to Allah, security is achieved. Allah the Exalted said:
Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًاAnd Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
وَلَيَنْصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ They who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍthose will have security, and they are [rightly] guided.
أُولَئِكَ لَهُمُ الْأَمْنُ وَهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَSo through obedience to Allah and His Messenger, carrying out the command of Allah, enforcing the truth upon people by those in authority, and spreading knowledge and da'wah by the scholars; through all of this, the servants attain great good, happiness in this world and the Hereafter, and immediate and ultimate security.
We ask Allah to guide the Muslims to what pleases Him, to reform the scholars, the rulers, and all the Muslims, and to guide them to good.
Source
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