Translation: Abū Mūsá Rāḥa Batts

Points Made In This Lecture:

💠 The definition of protests/ demonstrations.

💠 The affair of protesting originated from the Kuffār, unbelievers.

💠 Protests and demonstrations are not permissible in al-Islām as they oppose the Book of Allāh and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allāh - ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم -.

💠 The ʿUlamā' (scholars) of Sunnah are in agreement regarding the impermissibility of protests and demonstrations [scholars the likes of Shaykhs Ibn Bāz, al-Albānī, Ibn ʿUthaymīn, Muqbil al-Wādi'ī, al-Luḥaydān, Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān, and others]. There is no difference of opinion.

💠 Those "scholars" who invite to protests care only about themselves, and will take any means to rebel against the rulers even if it will destabilise society.

💠 Protests contain disobedience to Allāh.

💠 The Companions and Tabi'īn never protested as a response to an oppressive leader.

💠 Even in the lands of the Kuffār it is not permissible to protest, so how much in the lands of the Muslims?

💠 Protests remove safety and security, and leads to the loss of lives and businesses.

💠 Take a look at countries who turned to protests. Are they stable today? Look at Yemen, look at Libya.

💠 Often in protests the goals and objectives of protesting are hardly achieved.

💠 The Prophets were from the most patient of the people. The Messenger - ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم - remained in Makkah for 13 years and never once turned to protest.

We ask Allāh to bring prosperity, safety and security to our land, Nigeria.

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَـٰذَا بَلَدًا ءَامِنًۭا وَٱرْزُقْ أَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ مِنْهُم بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖ قَالَ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُۥ قَلِيلًۭا ثُمَّ أَضْطَرُّهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

And (remember) when Ibrâhîm (Abraham) said, "My Lord, make this city (Makkah) a place of security and provide its people with fruits, such of them as believe in Allâh and the Last Day." He (Allâh) answered: "As for him who disbelieves, I shall leave him in contentment for a while, then I shall compel him to the torment of the Fire, and worst indeed is that destination!"

[al-Baqarah: 126 + Dr. Khān & Sh. al-Hilālī Translation]