Dealing with the Absence of Sharia Courts: The Duty of Advising Rulers Without Causing Greater Harm
- Muiz As-Siddeeqi
- May 24
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Dealing with the Absence of Sharia Courts: The Duty of Advising Rulers Without Causing Greater Harm
Question to Shaykh Ibn Baaz:
What if there are no Sharīʿah courts?
Shaykh Ibn Baz Answer:
If there are no Sharīʿah courts, then the responsibility is only to give advice—advising the rulers, guiding them towards goodness, and cooperating with them in order that they may implement the law of Allah. As for the one enjoining right and forbidding wrong taking matters into his own hands by killing or striking—this is not permissible. Rather, he should cooperate with the rulers in the best manner so that they may apply the law of Allah upon His servants.
Otherwise, his duty is to advise, to direct towards good, and to forbid evil in a manner that is best. This is his obligation. Allah, the Most High, says:
"So fear Allah as much as you are able." [Surah at-Taghābun, 64:16]
For to forbid evil with the hand—by killing or striking—leads to greater harm and more severe corruption, without any doubt whatsoever, for anyone who has examined and understood these matters.
Majmūʿ Fatāwā wa Maqālāt ash-Shaykh Ibn Bāz (8/207).
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