You are not understanding what he's saying, you are assuming what he is saying. He is not saying that it is wrong to support the Palestinian Muslims, in fact the grand mufti already stated that every Muslim should support the Palestinians. Go to this link to read for yourself: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=117791&d=3&m=1&y=2009
What shaykh fawzan is saying that these rallies cause trouble and chaos. Which anyone would know if they think about how riots start and what they yield. People end up hurting their own people and destroying their own people's property in a riot and the enemies get nothing but pleasure out of it. Look at countries like Pakistan and Indian where you often see protests turned into riots and the rioters end up destroying businesses, shops vehicles and other property. The poor owners of these property are hurt not the enemies against whom they were rioting. Then there are curfews because of riots, or just unsafe to go out days after the riots so the businesses and shops are closed and when these shops are closed then merchants can't make money to feed their families. Again your own people are hurt and not the enemies. These protests and rallies are created to let the people vent and get out their feeling without taking any action. So in the end nothing changes. The protesters go home feeling better they have done something and the enemies laugh at the idiocracy of the people and their own safety. Look at the Muslims of the past, they did not make protests or rallies but they took action. They followed the command of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wassalam) by changing the evil with their hands. Look at the example of the Muslim brother, who upon hearing that had a hindu pervert king kidnapped a Muslim woman going on hajj for his own pleasure, left his home with his sword to free his Muslim sister and on the way other Muslims joined him and when they reached India, the hindu king had to face a whole army of Muslims and he lost to them miserably. Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wassalam) said that if you see evil then change it with your hand, if you cannot do so then with your tongue (speak against it), if you can't then hate it in your heart and that is the weakest of imaan (faith). Muslims have been protesting for 60 years about Palestine and Israel, what has that gotten them? nothing more land for Israel and less for Palestinians. Now if they had tried to change this evil with their hands (actions) then it would be a different world today. So before jumping the gun, like most Muslims do, try to understand the message and if you don't then ask someone. Saudi Cleric Says pro-Gaza Protests 'Corrupt' Posted by: "Islahonline" [email protected] islahonline Wed Jan 7, 2009 12:05 pm (PST) Corrupt scholars supporting Muslim corrupt rulers and need to be removed urgently !!! Top Saudi Cleric Says pro-Gaza Protests 'Corrupt' http://www.almanar.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=69101&language=en Online Palestine Holocaust Museum: http://www.islamonline.net/English/In_Depth/GazaHolocaustMuseum/index.shtml Islahonline
