Is it a sin if one does not work to establish a Khilafah? Hizb ut-Tahrir say it is.
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Is it a sin if one does not work to establish a Khilafah? Hizb ut-Tahrir say it is.
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Allah Ta?ala has placed us on this Earth as His vicegerents. It is compulsory upon every individual to adhere to the rules of Allah in his individual way.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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