A list of some of the martyr Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Sa‘īd Ramadān al-Būtī's stances from the regime showing just how much he supported them
1. In 1973, when Hafez changed the constitution removing the condition of the president being Muslim, the Shaykh was of the harshest critics x.com
1. In 1973, when Hafez changed the constitution removing the condition of the president being Muslim, the Shaykh was of the harshest critics x.com
2. In 1963, he wrote an article in Majallat al-Hadārah al-Islāmiyyah, Mustafā al-Sibā‘ī's (head of the Ikhwān) publication journal, about the danger of the spread of Arab nationalism and Ba‘thism (which was at its peak in the 60s) x.com
4. When the revolution started, a soldier asked the Shaykh whether he was allowed to shoot protestors if he would be killed otherwise
He said: It is impermissible even if it leads to your own death, as no innocent life is more valuable than another
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He said: It is impermissible even if it leads to your own death, as no innocent life is more valuable than another
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5. When he was asked by a soldier who was forced to shoot at protestors what he should do, he replied:
“If you are sure you killed someone, you must pay their Diyyah”
It's now “broken” on his official website
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“If you are sure you killed someone, you must pay their Diyyah”
It's now “broken” on his official website
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6. He was asked by a soldier who defected from the army because he didn't want to kill anyone if what he did is right
The Shaykh said: If you know that you will be forced to kill an innocent soul, then it is mandatory upon you to defect from the army
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The Shaykh said: If you know that you will be forced to kill an innocent soul, then it is mandatory upon you to defect from the army
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7. He prayed the absentee Janāzah prayer for martyrs who were massacred by the regime in Daraa in early 2011
And later in a Fatwā he said they are martyrs
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And later in a Fatwā he said they are martyrs
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8. In 2011 he was sent a question by a man from Idlib whose son was killed as he was trying to defend his womenfolk from a soldier's harassment
The Shaykh told him: The soldier's blood is Halāl, and your son was allowed to kill him
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The Shaykh told him: The soldier's blood is Halāl, and your son was allowed to kill him
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9. He explicitly says people protesting against injustice and for reforms is permissible
In fact he goes further and says protesting and demanding the ruler resign and leave is also permissible x.com
In fact he goes further and says protesting and demanding the ruler resign and leave is also permissible x.com
You may ask: Why then did he not support the protests in Syria?
Because while protesting itself is permissible, the regime was murdering protestors in the streets. He wanted to prevent the spilling of the protestors' blood
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Because while protesting itself is permissible, the regime was murdering protestors in the streets. He wanted to prevent the spilling of the protestors' blood
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10. He said clearly and openly, a plethora of times, that the desires of the protestors are absolutely correct, their emotions justified, and that injustice and corruption must be eliminated immediately
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11. His rejection of corruption did not begin there
As an example, during his TV lessons he spoke extensively about the corruption in the food industry which was ran by the regime
He was warned not to mention this, but he didn't listen
Suddenly his TV lessons stopped
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As an example, during his TV lessons he spoke extensively about the corruption in the food industry which was ran by the regime
He was warned not to mention this, but he didn't listen
Suddenly his TV lessons stopped
—His son x.com
12. When Ghazi Kan‘an, the former head of Syrian intelligence and one of the biggest regime criminals, started messing with laws to do with hotels, allowing unmarried people to book a room together, the Shaykh stood and chastised him from his Minbar
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13. In almost every Khutbah of his since the beginning of the revolution (and before), he called the army and the government to repent and uphold the laws of Allah explicitly and repeatedly, until the last days before his martyrdom
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14. In 2011 when the Shaykh was asked about regime thugs forcing people to prostrate to Bashar's picture, he said:
“Pretend like the picture is a carpet, make your intention to prostrate to Allah, and you will be rewarded for it, rather than falling into Kufr” x.com
“Pretend like the picture is a carpet, make your intention to prostrate to Allah, and you will be rewarded for it, rather than falling into Kufr” x.com
Later he directly attacked those who were willingly doing it, and said they have done an act of Kufr
This was a direct attack at intelligence forces, as they were the ones forcing people to do it
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This was a direct attack at intelligence forces, as they were the ones forcing people to do it
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15. In 2011, scholars got together to write a letter addressing the government and holding them fully accountable for the security chaos that was happening
Shaykh Sāriyah al-Rifā‘ī says that Shaykh al-Būtī was present and wrote himself the opening and closing x.com
Shaykh Sāriyah al-Rifā‘ī says that Shaykh al-Būtī was present and wrote himself the opening and closing x.com
16. The Shaykh, like other major scholars such as Shaykh Krayyim Rajih, used to have opportunities to speak to Bashar and his henchmen personally
Many witnesses testify to his harshness with them, to the extent that they “fear for him from their savagery” x.com
Many witnesses testify to his harshness with them, to the extent that they “fear for him from their savagery” x.com
17. An example of this that Shaykh Sāriyah al-Rifā‘ī mentions:
Shaykh had sent a letter to Bashar objecting to the dismissal of 1200 teachers that wore Niqāb
A month later, an intermediary told him: Bashar tells you that this is a government decision. I.e., stop bringing it up x.com
Shaykh had sent a letter to Bashar objecting to the dismissal of 1200 teachers that wore Niqāb
A month later, an intermediary told him: Bashar tells you that this is a government decision. I.e., stop bringing it up x.com
As you may have noticed, these stories only reach us from third parties and never from the Shaykh's own mouth, for he said himself:
“If I was to tell you of the things I say in private sittings to major figures, forbidding them of evil, I would be wasting my reward with Allah” x.com
“If I was to tell you of the things I say in private sittings to major figures, forbidding them of evil, I would be wasting my reward with Allah” x.com
These are a select few instances, of which there are many more
Shaykh Sāriyah accurately notes:
“Shaykh Dr. al-Būtī (may Allah have mercy on him) had just as many criticisms of the regime as we do, and even more!”
Shaykh al-Būtī spoke against the regime more than anyone else x.com
Shaykh Sāriyah accurately notes:
“Shaykh Dr. al-Būtī (may Allah have mercy on him) had just as many criticisms of the regime as we do, and even more!”
Shaykh al-Būtī spoke against the regime more than anyone else x.com
For this reason, it was not unsurprising how harshly he was treated by regime elements such as Ali Mamluk (former intelligence chief) who threatened to kill him
He even told him: We do not need a bullet to kill you, we will strangle you with your Imāmah
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He even told him: We do not need a bullet to kill you, we will strangle you with your Imāmah
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“We have to reform ourselves. I say this to myself and I say this to the biggest person in charge!
Do not assume negatively of me, for your assumption will become a burden on you. I never once desired the pleasure of the rulers, I desire only the pleasure of Allah!” x.com
Do not assume negatively of me, for your assumption will become a burden on you. I never once desired the pleasure of the rulers, I desire only the pleasure of Allah!” x.com
He lived his whole life without justifying any injustice of any tyrant. Never did he change the religion for them nor compromise on his principles
His sole intention was easing the tyrant's tyranny, and preserving the religious fabric that you see has survived until today
His sole intention was easing the tyrant's tyranny, and preserving the religious fabric that you see has survived until today
Ultimately the regime assassinated him because he became too much of a burden on them both internally and externally
Yet some accuse him of standing with the regime... You are handing the regime a good clean man, they don't deserve him
May Allah have mercy on him x.com
Yet some accuse him of standing with the regime... You are handing the regime a good clean man, they don't deserve him
May Allah have mercy on him x.com
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