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My question is what are the rulings in regards to voting?

I've heard that it is permissible and that it's not permissible so I'm not sure.

Wama

A rus

al-Sal-Namin

K K I'll la Rijalan

no he ile him.

Fes alu.

Ah la Dikriim

kuntum la ta'alamu. So this is a notion that really needs to be put to rest.

When I was growing up back in the 80s, it started to get in vogue that there were

certain movements that were importing certain understandings of Islam from their own cultural

paradigms and it is very convenient for certain regimes

to priest to their masses that they should be apolitical.

And as these people came from these countries to America, they genuinely believe that Islam

wanted them to be apolitical. They genuinely believe that it was against the

teachings of Islam to speak against the ruler, to become involved, and these

notions became convoluted with theology and

some began to say that if you vote it is a type of endorsement for the entire system and the

reality is that this is a very very miniscule interpretation held by a handful of

scholars who some of them are worthy of respect but frankly they are simply

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