The Ruling on Betraying a Trust for the Benefit of Islam and Muslims
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who betrays a trust for the benefit of Islam and Muslims?
Answer:
This is not called a betrayer. One who works for the benefit of Islam and Muslims is not called one who betrays a trust; he is called one who fulfills the trust. Fulfilling the trust is for the benefit of Islam and Muslims, whereas betrayal is not for the benefit of Islam and Muslims. Betrayal is evil by its very name. But if it is work for the benefit of Islam and Muslims, it is not betrayal.
But what is this work that its owner considered to be betrayal?
Bribery is not for the benefit of Islam and Muslims, and disobeying the rulers is not for the benefit of Islam and Muslims. So one must look into this matter. If a person is ordered to commit a sin against Allah, he does not commit the sin against Allah, because obedience in disobedience to Him is not permissible for him. If this is his intention, then this is what is called betrayal. Rather, this is fulfilling the trust. Not obeying in disobedience is a requirement of the trust, namely not to disobey Allah, because the trust requires him to obey Allah. So if he does not respond to the disobedience, he has fulfilled the trust; he is not called one who betrays the trust.
What is the ruling on one who betrays a trust for the benefit of Islam and Muslims?
Answer:
This is not called a betrayer. One who works for the benefit of Islam and Muslims is not called one who betrays a trust; he is called one who fulfills the trust. Fulfilling the trust is for the benefit of Islam and Muslims, whereas betrayal is not for the benefit of Islam and Muslims. Betrayal is evil by its very name. But if it is work for the benefit of Islam and Muslims, it is not betrayal.
But what is this work that its owner considered to be betrayal?
Bribery is not for the benefit of Islam and Muslims, and disobeying the rulers is not for the benefit of Islam and Muslims. So one must look into this matter. If a person is ordered to commit a sin against Allah, he does not commit the sin against Allah, because obedience in disobedience to Him is not permissible for him. If this is his intention, then this is what is called betrayal. Rather, this is fulfilling the trust. Not obeying in disobedience is a requirement of the trust, namely not to disobey Allah, because the trust requires him to obey Allah. So if he does not respond to the disobedience, he has fulfilled the trust; he is not called one who betrays the trust.
Source
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