Ruling on backbiting and condemning the rulers - Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymîn

Scholar: Imâm Muhammad bin Sâlih bin ´Uthaymîn Source: Liqâ' al-Bâb al-Maftûh (62 B) Reference: Darulhadith, Sweden Courtesy of http://www.afatwa.com Question: Who is the one who decides that the sins in the society are to be openly condemned? Is it the scholars or the callers? Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymîn: As for the decision, it concerns the condemnation of the rulers and not the widespread sins in the society. We have for example widespread sins such as usury and gambling (games of chan