The brothers in Algeria complain of state oppression; what should they do?
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The questioner : But they are complaining now about the state's combing through [the area]. What happened...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is known.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In severe weakness to this day, questions come to me from individuals, of course I do not know them: Is it permissible for me to shave my beard so that I can escape the surveillance of the intelligence there, or not?
The questioner: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : Is it permissible for me to change my Arab clothing to Western clothing? To this day, it means there is still pressure from some rulers.
The questioner : Yes, yes, yes.
The student : ... strong, some ... internationally, listen to me, oh ...
Another student: What happened in Egypt until recently...
Another student: Subhan Allah, they are not considering it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : If you tell the common people, "Why do you not let your beard grow?" they say, "So that the state does not bother me and consider me one of the Muslim Brotherhood." Thus, they harmed the Sunnah through partisanship and harmed the common people in their worship. And Allah is the helper.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is known.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In severe weakness to this day, questions come to me from individuals, of course I do not know them: Is it permissible for me to shave my beard so that I can escape the surveillance of the intelligence there, or not?
The questioner: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : Is it permissible for me to change my Arab clothing to Western clothing? To this day, it means there is still pressure from some rulers.
The questioner : Yes, yes, yes.
The student : ... strong, some ... internationally, listen to me, oh ...
Another student: What happened in Egypt until recently...
Another student: Subhan Allah, they are not considering it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : If you tell the common people, "Why do you not let your beard grow?" they say, "So that the state does not bother me and consider me one of the Muslim Brotherhood." Thus, they harmed the Sunnah through partisanship and harmed the common people in their worship. And Allah is the helper.
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